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It’s hard to be a boy. Let me introduce you to three of them. One was my friend in primary school, another my friend from mini-rugby, the final being a student two years below me in secondary school. All three are dead, all three died from suicide. Whilst each and every suicide is devasting, I…
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Dublin has no houses. I fucking hate it. Episode over. Everyone’s already angry. Done. Dusted. Quick and simple, unlike the construction of new homes. I don’t need to tell you to be angry about the housing shortage, I know you already are. Indeed, I’m one of the “lucky” ones to have a place to stay…
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In the blink of an eye, human connection has fundamentally changed. More often than not, our relationship to others is facilitated by a screen. Despite this, the discourse on healthy phone usage is so wide of the mark and the reality on the ground. We all know that things on the internet last forever, and…
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I’m angry about energy, let me tell you why. As electricity production accounts for roughly 25-30% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, it is necessary to understand the state of play so that you may be anger too [1]. First and foremost, we must accept that the burning of fossil fuels for energy is a…
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Climate change is a hot topic … literally. It’s fashionable to be sustainable, yet it’s never sustainable to be fashionable. Business schools and consultants are in love with MBAs and ESGs, but do they even know their ABCs about SDGs and GHGs. Climate change is arguably the one topic I’m at least slightly qualified to…
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Are phones are a force for good or bad in the world? How many times did you check your phone today? How long did you spend on it? When was the last time you didn’t use your phone for a day? When was the last time you sat through a whole movie without checking your…
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We are imperfect, it’s just who we are. We are the choices we make, the systems we build. Unfortunately, we get lots of things wrong. Indeed, we are everything wrong with the world, but everything right with it too. We are irrational creatures, unaware of our own shortcomings, who can be easily manipulated. However, this…
The Angry Generation 