Kalmykia: A Buddhist Enclave in Europe
In southwestern Russia, near the Caspian Sea, is a republic, one of the smallest in Russia. It’s called Kalmykia, and you have probably never heard
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Griffith College Men’s Basketball Team Head Into 2020 as League Leaders
Griffith College men’s basketball team has started the season undefeated, winning their first two games. So far the team has beaten DBS and IT Sligo,
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Why are basketball players not getting drug tested in Ireland?
At first you don´t think about it. Sure, it´s a bit weird no one has shown up to drug test your team all season, after
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Dinka: The Basketball Tribe
On June 21st, 2019, the Denver Nuggets selected Bol Bol with the 44th pick of the NBA draft. He is the son of Manute Bol,
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Lithuania: A Small Country With a Big Basketball Tradition
In Lithuania, basketball is king. And queen. And prime minister, president, emperor and everything else. The small Baltic country with less than three million inhabitants
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Is Octopus Wrestling the Weirdest Sport Ever?
Do you consider yourself a sporty person, but find mainstream sports like football or basketball boring? Why don´t you try octopus wrestling? This action-filled water
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Swedish Midsummer: 5 Things You Need To Know
Each culture has it´s own cultures and oddities, and Sweden is certainly no different, whether it is our truck-filled graduations, our fondness of weird and
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Donald Duck: A Swedish Christmas Tradition
Every Christmas Eve, at 3 o´clock, over three million Swedes gather in front of their TVs to enjoy an hour of Disney cartoons. In fact,
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Backpacking in Iraq
Ever wanted to go somewhere exotic? Ever wanted to go somewhere exciting and different? Why not try Iraq? The Circular spoke to Ollie Jenks who
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Sports Psychologist Niamh Fitzpatrick and the Stigma of Mental Health in Sports
The Circular spoke to a number professional athletes, as well as renowned sports psychologist Niamh Fitzpatrick, to understand the stigma surrounding mental health issues in
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