Smedias 2022

SMEDIAS 2024 Categories

The National Student Media Awards are fast approaching, and here are the categories for this year! Entries will open on the 26th of February 2024 and will close on the 7th of March 2024. Get writing! Colla...

Tales from Białowieża

by Tom O’Connor Nestled in the north-east of Poland, the Białowieża forest spans the country’s border with Belarus. The combined area of the Belarusian and Polish parts of the forest is more than 3,0...
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SMEDIAS Winners 2023!

Here are the winners for all categories for the Smedias awards 2023. Congratulations to all! Collaborative Journalism of the Year: David Wolfe, Shannon Connolly & Kate Henshaw- TCD Short Story of...

Oxygen’s Fresher Survival Guide

Surviving your first year in college is no easy feat. From meeting so many new faces to navigating college-level classes, there are many adjustments that freshers face. Not to mention learning to live on your ...

Some Thoughts on Elden Ring After Getting The Platinum

It may have taken a grand total of 82 hours, 42 minutes, and 42 seconds, but here I stand with the Platinum Trophy for Elden Ring – that is to say, I have done everything the developers, FromSoftware, have dee...

Watership Down 50 Years On

2022 marks fifty years since the first publication of Richard Adams’ novel Watership Down, a children’s animal fantasy that chronicles the journey of a group of rabbits trying to find a new home at the titular...

My Summer Book List

So exams are over, academics are done and I have found myself with an abundance of time on my hands with nothing to fill it.  But luckily I remembered that I am an English Lit student that actually ado...