Growing up, I have always been a huge football fan. I remember when my dad first took me to watch a Benfica game in Portugal when I was five. Being one of the biggest clubs in Portugal and maybe Europe, Benfica had a huge fan base that gave the stadium an amazing atmosphere. The fans
Month: February 2020
If you’re like me and find anything to do other than what you’re supposed to be doing, then welcome aboard my train departing from procrastination station first stop anxiety and on to guilt and self-destruction. I will be your captain for this evening, and I am a 22-year-old recovering procrastinator. The very idea of this blog post came
The answer, I’m sure for the majority is yes, even without realising. Everyone loves a bargain right? I can’t speak for us all, but I know for sure I can justify just about absolutely anything that is on sale, regardless whether I need it or not. Initialled mug for my tea? Yes please, because the
If you don’t know already, I’m single *Shocking*. In fact, I have been for 22 years, that is unless I already met the love of my life still wearing nappies. You may be asking yourself; why am I making a big deal out of this? What’s the big deal about being single? Why am
I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I signed up for placement year with the Police Service of Northern Ireland. I wasn’t even sure what the role of a press officer involved when I walked into placement on the first day. Would I just be responsible for making tea and coffee? Or maybe I
After finishing my first year in Uni and thankfully living at home with my parents, I had saved up some student finance to join my friend travelling across Canada. Here are some well needed travel tips to surviving across the waters for the first time. #1 Hostels 101 Always try to stay in Hostels or
Roll that 90’s VHS Tape… were our early counter arguments in the 1990’s the exact same thing, ‘it’s not our fault, it’s just a game.?’ Or is it time to look beyond this ‘he said they cause violence, she said they’re just games’ style of argument this conversation has been mired in for decades. We
Some photos from our School Formal last week:
Hi, my name is Jamie Doran. I am a final year communication management and public relations student and any fifty shades of grey jokes will not be tolerated. In all honesty, I’ve struggled to settle on something to talk about. I’ve read a good few blogs now with topic’s varying, which have been written by students in
Having just returned to final year after a year out of education, the month of September had me reminiscing on the previous year I spent on placement and the adjustment I needed to get back into the swing of lectures, coursework and the dreaded dissertation! As mid-September came around, I was struck by the ‘change