Gillian Chapman

Olympics symbol. Photo Credit: Christine Rondeau

My time at the Olympics: An interview with Irish hockey star Shane O’Donoghue

April 25, 2018

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Back in 2016, the Irish men's field hockey team became the first Irish 'team' to qualify for the Olympic games since 1948 and the first Irish hockey team to qualify since 1908. Following a long qualification pr...

The history and beauty inside Marlay Park

Gillian Chapman

April 22, 2018

Life and Style, Slider

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Marlay Park is a public park in the suburban area of Rathfarnham in south Dublin. The parkland spans 200 acres and comprises of woodlands, ponds and recreational spaces including a nine-hole, golf course, tenni...

The Scene and Heard Festival: Take 2

Gillian Chapman

April 13, 2018

Culture, Slider

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This weekend saw the return of the Scene and Heard festival of new work, 2018 to Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin. The festival originally began on February 14th and ran until the beginning of March. Unfortunat...

Is reality television driving a ‘lad culture’?

Gillian Chapman

April 3, 2018

News, Slider

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Last Wednesday, the 29th March 2018 following a 42-day trial, 30 witnesses and a 3 hour 40-minute jury deliberation, Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding, Blane McIlroy and Rory Harrison were acquitted on all charges t...

A rainwater harvester in The Rediscovery Centre. Photo Credit: Ciara Margolis

The Circular Visits The Rediscovery Centre

Gillian Chapman

March 27, 2018

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As global warming becomes more and more apparent, there are more initiatives and incentives than ever encouraging people to get involved in recycling. Recycling is the process in which used materials are proces...

The Fertilisation of an egg. Maria Mellor (flickr).

Fertility expert speaks to the Circular

Gillian Chapman

March 21, 2018

Health, Slider

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Fertility is the natural way in which humans produce offspring. But, what happens when this doesn't come as naturally as we expect? What really is infertility? and is there anything we can do to improve our fer...

Author Gillian Chapman

My time at the Olympics: An interview with Irish hockey star Shane O’Donoghue

The history and beauty inside Marlay Park

The Scene and Heard Festival: Take 2

Is reality television driving a ‘lad culture’?

The Circular Visits The Rediscovery Centre

Fertility expert speaks to the Circular