88 per cent of secondary schools students stated that their learning had been adversely affected in 2020, due to having missed out on a normal
The adoption of a child or youth often leads to crucial changes of the living situation and the separation from their birth mother and family
Everyone is probably itching to travel abroad at the moment, but sadly we can’t. With countries continuing to announce travel related restrictions(most recently Canada and
During lockdown, there’s been a massive surge in the amount of pet ownership, particularly cats and dogs. Finglas’ Dogs Trust claim they would have had seventy people filling out their inquiry forms per week in the past. It’s been closer to four-hundred a week since the pandemic. Although not as well known, another pet slowly rising in popularity is the chinchilla.
Zoom classes, lack of activity, little or no social connections… Students suffer significantly from this Irish confinement, sometimes causing a malaise. Their rooms have become
The video game industry has seen great success for many years, and the figures prove it so. Before the end of 2023, there should be
For most people, wearing jewellery is just something that we do – putting on earrings, rings, or necklaces has become habit. It has become part
According to women’s magazines, the issue of hair is at the centre of interest. By the way, did you know that we were already waxing
Ever since the global Covid-19 outbreak contact tracing has been a “core health response” to the pandemic. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and
In four corners of the world, countries globally strengthen each year the budget dedicated to the army. Most of the time, the strengthening of the
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder that causes uncontrollable and unwanted behaviours. A person with compulsive disorders feels the need to repeat certain actions
For many, there may appear to be a neverending doom and gloom news cycle these days, at times making it difficult to properly understand the
Stereotypes that only models suffer from eating disorders is damaging because it means that people around you showing warning signs of an ED slip through the cracks if they don’t fit this stereotype. A yoga instructor? A personal trainer? A vegan blogger? These are jobs that center on health but they can also be the perfect jobs for someone to hide their ED behind. When I went on a trip with my friend Ish, her militant vegan diet and restriction on the times she ate didn’t seem weird because she’s a yoga instructor. I’d read about the benefits of vegan diets and saw Youtubers do intermittent fasting but the truth is, an ED can affect anyone.
It is evident that the pandemic has disrupted the lives of many all over the world. One can argue that one of the most effected
Due to the fast-approaching pandemic, from late March 2020 the Government implemented actions to decrease the risk of homelessness. Such included a rent freeze and
The “State of the virus” as the New York Times called the United States of America this week, continues to endure the ravages of a