College Living

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We’re Hiring Students!

Do you like money? Do you like providing goods and services in exchange for money? Then keep reading! We need loads (excuse the technical industry jargon) of students over the next few weeks to help us out w...
student recipes

Student Recipes: Chicken Fajitas

Serves 4-6 Chicken Fajitas make a delicious and versatile meal. Lunch with a group of friends at the weekend or a quick to make mid-week dinner. INGREDIENTS 4 chicken breasts, cut into thin strips Juice...
student cooking

Student Recipes: Creamy Pesto Chicken

Serves 4 This recipe dresses up a chicken dinner with little fuss! Tender chicken breasts and juicy plum tomatoes with a creamy yet light pesto flavoured sauce is an easy dinner any night of the week. Serve ...
electric picnic 2015 review

Electric Picnic 2015 Review

Last weekend almost 50,000 people congregated at Stradbally Hall, County Laois for Ireland’s biggest music and arts festival. The festival lasted three days, bringing some of the biggest names in music to Irela...
ultimate grilled cheese

How to Make the Ultimate Grilled Cheese

We have the secret to making the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich so never again will you end up with a toastie that’s burned on the outside but improperly melted on the inside! Whether you prefer white bread...
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Top Five Tips For Homeless Students

It's 2015, college is just around the corner, and Ireland has more homeless students than ever before! There are currently about 25,000 students struggling to find accommodation, and this figure is expected ...
student cooking

Tips for Students Cooking for the First Time

Cooking at college doesn’t mean settling for boring, bland food or having to buy expensive take-aways. With a few key tools you can cook for one or twenty people with ease and for less.  www.ilovecooking.ie has...
starting college guide

Advice for Starting College

It’s that wonderful time of year again where colleges all over Ireland reopen their doors to old, new and foreign students alike. For all those first time college students, here is some useful advice to help yo...
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Electric Picnic Stage Times Released

The official stage times for Electric Picnic 2015 has been released, allowing guests to optimise their time and see as many acts as possible. Check out the full list of stage times below. Friday Main Stage 1...
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My New York J1 Experience

I couldn’t reach the overhead storage on the plane and I wasn’t strong enough to lift my suitcase up over my head. After a couple of strangers rose from their seats and helped me, I sat down in a slump, wonderi...