Internet killed the video star, I mean store…

Internet killed the video star, I mean store…

Internet killed the video star, I mean store… If you haven’t heard the news yet, ...

Internet killed the video star, I mean store…

Internet killed the video star, I mean store…

By on May 14, 2013 in News

Internet killed the video star, I mean store… If you haven’t heard the news yet, let me fill you in. Xtra-Vision, Ireland and Northern Ireland’s only film rental chain has gone into receivership.

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The FA Cup Trophy

FA Cup Final: Well done Wigan – but leave out all that romance and magic stuff

By on May 14, 2013 in Sport

FA Cup Final: Well done Wigan – but leave out all that romance and magic stuff On Saturday, Wigan Athletic won the FA Cup for the first time in their history.  

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Old Trafford

Manchester United: Not great, just better than the rest

By on April 24, 2013 in Sport

Manchester United: Not great, just better than the rest From a fan’s point of view, we take a look at the big win!

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Rare Reddit Apology for Boston Bombers Witch Hunt

Rare Reddit Apology for Boston Bombers Witch Hunt

By on April 24, 2013 in News

Rare Reddit Apology for Boston Bombers Witch Hunt Reddit is a hugely popular website, with millions of users. However during the aftermath of the Boston bombings, it’s been accused of going too far and creating an “online witch hunt.” There has been a rare Reddit apology for the debacle.

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Boots Employees Campaign for MacMillan

Boots Employees Campaign for MacMillan

By on April 16, 2013 in Entertainment, Life

  Saturday is one of the busiest days in Belfast’s city centre. On the streets and indoors, people are campaigning for different causes and charities. MacMillan Cancer Support were one of those charities out in force recently. MacMillan is the charity of choice for Boots of Royal Avenue. Employees in green t shirts emblazoned with the MacMillan, sporting outrageous green Harpo Marx-esque wigs and classic songs such as “Build Me Up Buttercup” and “I’ll Be There For You”, made famous by the T.V. show Friends, pumping through the store. At the Fountain [...]

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Boston Marathon explosions – 3 Dead, 130+ injured

Boston Marathon explosions – 3 Dead, 130+ injured

By on April 16, 2013 in News

Boston Marathon explosions Three people have been killed and more than 130 have been injured in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Among the dead is an 8-year-old spectator.

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Horse Racing Cruelty: Is the Grand National too dangerous?

Horse Racing Cruelty: Is the Grand National too dangerous?

By on April 14, 2013 in Sport

Horse Racing Cruelty: Is the Grand National too dangerous? We don’t usually spend our money on gambling. Of course you may buy a scratch card or put a wee something on football match. But annually we rush to put money on the Grand National. It’s a tradition that is nearly universal in this country. Is the Grand National too dangerous? But really what are you putting your money into?

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Harlem Shake

A Harlem Shake Too Far?

By on March 25, 2013 in Entertainment

A Harlem Shake Too Far? So it seems that not everyone is actually a fan of the Harlem Shake after all.

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Gladstone's Red Box

Let them drink Corona!

By on March 25, 2013 in Life

Let them drink Corona! As students, we are a group, who are somewhat notorious for our drinking habits and with St Paddy’s now behind us for another year, we’re probably thinking about how we are going to top the shenanigans next year.

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Sebastian Vettel & Red Bull

Formula 1: Vettel’s Malaysian antics are nothing new

By on March 25, 2013 in Sport

Formula 1: Vettel’s Malaysian antics are nothing new It has taken two races – slightly longer than normal – for the first major controversy of the Formula 1 season to explode.   Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, the reigning World Champion, won the Malaysian Grand Prix but only after overtaking his team-mate, Mark Webber, in defiance of a team order, which had told the drivers to hold positions as they were; Webber in the lead, Vettel second. 

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