Hopes of earning ‘big bucks’, gaining experience and living the adult life for a year, it all landed like a lead balloon. Thanks, Covid-19, just one of the many things we can blame you for. How it begins We all have great aspirations for placement year. The beginning of second year starts with a reality
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What would we do without video conferencing in the Covid-19 pandemic. I have been using a mixture of Zoom, Teams, Skype and Houseparty to keep connected for Pilates classes, catch ups with family and friends and the obligatory quiz night. With so much choice of video communication platforms there is no excuse for not getting
‘Among Us’ is the game of the moment. There’s very few who haven’t heard of it by now. Despite the fact it came out in 2018 it’s taken off over lockdown as perhaps the biggest games on PC and mobile of recent times, with The Guardian (2020) reporting that ‘Among Us’ has attracted more than
Since COVID-19 hit Northern Ireland back in 2020 life has changed completely. I remember I was at Limelight in Belfast at an Example concert living my best life on the 28th of February 2020 and then woke up the next morning and the first thing I saw on my phone was that Covid-19 had hit
When COVID-19 transmission started to spread from country to country, from the big cities to the small country towns and from household to household, with it came a big question mark over the economy for the rest of 2020. The economy took an immediate hit in March, with thousands of people furloughed and let go
I know what you are thinking, the food set in front of you at a restaurant and the information you read on your mobile phone have nothing in common, right? Wrong! Over the last ten years social media has become one of the main marketing strategies used by all business’, in particular the hospitality industry
What can I say? Burger King is flying the flag of brilliance for all fast food chains out there. Two months ago, they won the hearts of millions when they urged people to buy from other fast food branches; “We never thought we’d be asking you to do this, but restaurants employing thousands of
Background Information Founded in 1890, Dungannon is a well-maintained parkland course which challenges all levels of player, from the beginner to the scratch golfer. The course was designed by the notorious open champion Darren Clarke and Patrick Merrigan, challenging elite players to complete the course in as low a score as possible. In May
As most of us heard in recent news, the AQE Transfer test was finally cancelled after various debates and rescheduled times due to COVID-19, which is completely understandable. Although the decision could have been made earlier to inform pupils before they put the hard work and effort into studying for it, I do feel like
This year there has been so much loss, hardship, and struggle. We have witnessed the world go into lockdown, the loss of so many lives and the struggle of our healthcare systems around the world – it’s now normal to wear masks and stay two metres away from each other, to have no idea what