2022 Smedias Nominees Congratulations to all the nominees! If you have been nominated, you will have received an email so please check your inbox as this contains important information, including a link to purchase tickets! Collaborative Journalism of the Year Gale Aitke...
Tips to avoid procrastination Take breaks In secondary school I had a tendency to cram and work for hours in a row without stopping, which quickly led to either intense burnout or long periods of stress-induced procrastination. The advice that finally worked for me was to take frequen...
Why are we more willing to talk about date rape drugs than alcohol? Across social media platforms, young, largely college-aged men and women have begun to post in droves about having been suddenly afflicted on a night out with symptoms such as dizziness, amnesia, and extreme disorientation, only to wake up the next day to the...
Should you do a Masters? The Pros and Cons In the final year of your bachelors, you might start considering whether or not you should progress and do a Masters degree. The amount of people entering third level education is increasing, along with the amount completing level 9 qualifications. While the ...
UCD Confessions: An Interview with the Mind behind the Madness I arranged a Zoom interview for Monday with UCD Confessions the exact day that Instagram went down. Understandably he didn’t trust me enough to give me a phone number or Snapchat, which caused a few issues when half of social media just stopped working for a ...
Collaborative Journalism of the Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to best article written by multiple student journalists. The article can be on news, current affair, sport, arts, and entertainment. Submit one article published in student or nation...
SFI Award for Journalism relating to Science and Technology All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. The Science Foundation of Ireland Award for Journalism relating to Science and Technology will be awarded to any student who was written and published an article, in any form of student...
Film Documentary of the Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the best student documentary film that has reported on real life events. The film will be judged based on its ability to inform and educate a wide audience while exhibiting the fi...
Journalism Relating to Health All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the student producing the best journalism relating to health in any form of student media. Journalism plays a vital role in informing the public about health concerns and advice. ...
EPA Award for Journalism Relating to the Environment All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. The ‘EPA Award for Journalism Relating to the Environment’ is a new category that will feature at this year’s National Student Media Awards 2022. Submissions for this category will be judged...
Gearrfhíseán Dátheangach na Bliana All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Tá BLOC TG4 sa tóir ar an ngearrfhíseán is cruthaithí, is nuálaí, is siamsúla agus is úrnua ó mhic léinn sa chatagóir nua Gearrfhíseán dátheangach Smedia seo. Ní mór do na físeáin shóisialt...
EDITORIAL: Core principles of punching up and fairness need to be at the fore of reporting on protests Through every level of journalism, from school to community to national, the core principle remains that journalism should always punch up, meaning it should always hold those in power to account. With protests across the world supporting the #BlackLivesMa...
Video Journalist of the Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the best student video journalist of the year reporting on news and current affairs. This can include campus, national and international news. Judges will be looking for an abilit...
Student Dates In Dublin We're almost halfway through the second semester or perhaps you've even already hit reading week! Point is, by now you're most likely living on a diet of dry pasta or toast. With Valentine's day just having past, I have dating on the brain. This article is de...
Journalist Of The Year – National Media All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. This award is open to students who have managed to get their work published in the national media during the academic year. Submit one to three articles published in national medi...
Short Story Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the most original, well-written work of short fiction. Applications can include published or unpublished material. Every applicant is however restricted to just one entry. Su...
Sports Writer Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the journalist producing the most consistently high quality sports writing over the course of the year. Submit three articles published in student media since February 202...
Colour Writer Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. This is awarded to the finest writer of features with a particularly satirical slant and distinctly humourous tone. Imagination and wit are key. Submit three articles published in student me...
Layout And Design Of The Year Applications are open from March 1st 2022 Open to any publication produced in student media, awarded for innovative and intelligent creativity in design and layout. Submit three links to three issues (except in cases where the publication is a once-off,...
European Commission Award for Journalism relating to European Issues All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. It will be awarded to the best article which covers EU affairs and which was printed in a student publication in the year previous to the closing date of entries to the Smedia awards 20...
Small College Or Society Publication Of The Year Applications are open from March 1st 2022 Awarded to the best newspaper, magazine or society publication produced by a Small College or Society. Applications for small college publication, are only acceptable from colleges with 4,000 full-time students or ...
Magazine Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to one publication produced either as a once-off (e.g. rag mag) or regular publication. Open to any college magazine. Submit three links to three issues (except in cases where the pu...
Newspaper Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the newspaper that sustains the highest quality of journalism, editorial standards, production values and overall professionalism despite budgetary and other limitations. Subm...
Website Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the best maintained, frequently updated, user-friendly and informative website. Students’ Union sites, clubs and societies homepages and college news sites are all welcome. You ca...
Short Animation Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the best animation created by a student in Ireland since February 2021. Finalists will be shown on the night and hosted on the Oxygen.ie website. Must be produced expressly as par...
Film Script Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the most original, well-written, imaginative script showing the most insight to the cinematic form. Scripts may be filmed or un filmed at time of submission and may be fo...
Léiriúcháin Teilifíse i nGaeilge- Faisnéis agus Drámaíocht All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Tá an-áthas orainn eagraíocht chomh mór le rá Gaeilge a bheith againn ag déanamh urraíochta ar ár gcatagóir teilifíse Gaeilge. Taispeánann Údarás na Gaeltachta a bhaineann leis an gcata...
Short Film Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. The Short Film of the Year will be awarded to the film that shows the greatest imagination and production values despite budgetary and other limitations. Please submit your work as a link v...
TV Production Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the best student TV production of the year. This includes news, arts, and entertainment shows. Must be produced expressly for broadcast on student or campus television. Submit on...
Photographer Of The Year Applications are open from March 1st 2022 Awarded to one individual for an outstanding sample of photography produced since February 2021. The judges will be looking for excellence in composition, subject matter and for startling images. This category ...
Sports Photographer Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. We're looking for the most dynamic, creative and technically impressive pieces of the year, produced since February 2021. It doesn't necessarily need to have been published in student media, yo...
News Photographer Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the photographer best capturing news events and current affairs on camera, produced since February 2021. The work should either have been published in the student press OR be th...
Radio Journalist Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the best student radio journalist of the year reporting on news and current affairs. This can include campus, national and international news. Judges will be looking for an ability to d...
Radio DJ(s) Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. NB: Can also apply as duo or group of DJs. Awarded to the student(s) who present the best music show broadcast on student radio. The show may also include chat and / or interview but some element o...
Raidió Trí Ghaeilge All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Bronnadh ar an léiriúchán raidió is fearr trí Ghaeilge. D’fhéadfadh craoltaí nuachta, díospóireachtaí painéil, agallaimh, seó ceoil, agus seónna nuachta agus cúrsaí reatha eile a bheith...
Radio Documentary Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the best radio documentary production. Must be produced expressly for broadcast on student radio. Submit one episode, or montage of episodes (maximum 1 hour), broadcast since February 20...
Radio Production Of The Year- News & Current Affairs All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the best radio production covering news and current affairs. This can include news broadcasts, panel discussions, interviews and other news and current affairs related shows. Must be...
Radio Production Of The Year- Arts & Features All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the best radio production covering the arts, culture and entertainment. This can include magazine shows, comedy programmes, drama, non-news documentary, arts coverage, interviews and...
People’s Choice Award Applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. The People's Choice Award is the only Smedia to be chosen, not by judges, but by a popular vote. It is open to all college publications; any person significantly involved in their college; any radi...
Features Writer Of The Year – Arts & Pop Culture All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the best student features writer of the year writing about the arts or pop-culture. Judges will be looking for entertaining, stylish, authoritative criticism, which offers a fresh, i...
Journalist Of The Year – Iriseoireacht Scríofa All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Bronnadh ar an iriseoir mac léinn is fearr sa bhliain tuairisciú ar nuacht agus cúrsaí reatha na hÉireann. D’fhéadfadh campas na hÉireann, nuacht náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta a bheith san á...
Journalist Of The Year All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the best student journalist of the year reporting on news and current affairs. This can include campus, national and international news. Judges will be looking for an ability...
Goodie Bag up for Grabs: Our freebies hit campus this week! Our annual goodie bag campaign is hitting campuses all across the country this week. We've all been there: you start out Freshers' with the best intentions to embody the block of sense you swear to your Mam you are. Come Friday, however, your best laid plans ...
What Love Island’s Maura has taught us about gender stereotypes The arrival of twenty-eight year old Longford native Maura Higgins into the Love Island villa two weeks ago shook the villa and the public so hard, we still haven’t restored our balance. With her fiery demeanour, unfiltered mouth and overall carefree attitu...
Summer Stories – Part 1 There is something universally exciting about summer. Whether you're 12 years old and its a couple of months before you start secondary school, you're a young student about to spend the next 3 months working in America or you're mentally preparing to spend th...
Smedias 2019 – Update! Hey everyone! So, first things first - congratulations on your nomination for the Smedias! We are all busy getting ready and trying to make this one the best Smedias yet, and we hope that you’re just as excited! This year we’ve made a change, a...
2019 Smedia Nominees are in! The 2019 National Student Media Awards are fast approaching, and we are delighted that we can announce our first selection of nominees! These entrants have made their way through the shortlisting process, and will progress onto the next stage - the awards ...
Smedia’s Update First things First, we were absolutely blown away by the number of applicants to the annual Smedia awards this year. So on behalf of the whole team, we want to thank every one of you who have taken part in the awards thus far and sought to further yoursel...
A Festival Dedicated To Cakes, Bakes And Doughnuts Is Coming To Dublin A festival dedicated to cakes, bakes and doughnuts is coming to Dublin on April 6th and 7th, and the best part of all, it's free! From crisps to wine and cheese festivals, Eatyard have become known for their quirky food events, but this is truly their bes...
Here’s Everything New To Netflix This April April is certainly a big month for the world of film and TV with the final season of Game Of Thrones, Avengers: Endgame and the Derry Girls finale I know you will need new content to get you through the month, so here is everything new to Netflix this April. ...
New Study Says People Don’t Become Adults Until Their 30s The term "grow up" is about to have a brand new meaning, a new study has suggested that people don't become fully "adult" until they are in their 30s. In Ireland, as well as most places elsewhere, people technically become adults at the age of 18, but thi...
A Drake And Josh Reboot Is Finally Happening Drake Bell has confirmed that he and former co-star Josh Peck are working on a Drake & Josh reboot and I honestly cannot wait! Drake and Josh played stepbrothers in the early 2000s hit Nickelodeon show and now, 12 years after the show came to an e...
If You Loved Bojack Horseman Then You Will Love Tuca & Bertie Netflix have announced their brand new Netflix Original set to hit screens May 3rd starring Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) and I am 100% here for it. As Netflix themselves put it "They're relatable, fly AF, and just happen to be bird women." and honestl...
Pat Laffan Has Died Listen up lads cause I have got some sad news for you, Pat Laffan (aka Pat Mustard) has died. Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan confirmed the news last night, for many Father Ted fans (including myself) Pat will always be remembered for his beloved rol...
8 Tips for the Student Traveling to New York Aghhhh you and your mates have just booked flights for New York and you’re just full of excitement thinking about all the adventures you’re going to have this summer. And you keep thinking about those same adventures and how much they’ll cost and quickly that...
A Brand New Trailer For The Avengers: Endgame Has Been Released Marvel have released a brand new trailer for Avengers Endgame and I have a lot of questions. The video revisits the pasts of each of our favourite heroes (or should I say fallen heroes), however a new character has been introduced to the film, Captain Mar...
5 Places To Go For A Girls Weekend Away There's nothing better than having a girls weekend away. But, where to go? I've put together some of the best places to go on a girls weekend away. 1. The G Hotel https://www.instagram.com/p/BtJzA44lxaK/ The G Hotel in Galway is a really beautiful...
Boost To Sponsor ‘Radio DJ(s) Of The Year’ Award At 2019 Smedias The National Student Media Awards is one of the most important dates in the student calendar, and is a fantastic career opportunity – and night out - for students. This year – for the 19th awards – we are delighted to announce that our ‘Radio DJ of the Year’...
A Lindt Chocolate Afternoon Tea Is Coming To Dublin Attention all chocolate lovers this is not a drill, I repeat this is not a drill, a Lindt chocolate afternoon tea is coming to Dublin! To mark Mother's Day (31st of March), Lindt Chocolate Ireland have teamed up with The Morrison Hotel to create a del...
Disney Have Released The Full Aladdin Trailer The full Aladdin trailer is FINALLY here and it is truly magical, Disney announced the news yesterday and now the wait is over! The full trailer has been posted on their YouTube channel and honestly I cannot wait, the movie is set to premiere 24th of May ...
Ireland Has Been Voted One Of The Top Ten Countries To Live In If You’re A Woman A new study has revealed the best and worst countries to live in as a woman and shock horror Ireland has just made the top ten, who would've thought eh? Every year Nepstick compiles a liveability index that focuses on one group society, last year the stud...
5 Places You Need To Travel While In College Ah spring, the time of year when the sun comes out but it still continues to snow, only in Ireland of course, feel like you need a holiday and fast? Then keep reading, here are the top 5 places you need to visit in college. 1. Budapest, Hungary ...
Drinking Tea Could Lengthen Your Life Listen up guys cause I've got news for you, a new study has found that drinking tea could lengthen your life, I think it's time we stick on the kettle lads eh? Researchers from the University of Western Australia looked at over 1,000 older women, aged in ...
7 Girl Boss TV Shows You Need In Your Life As today is International Women's Day here are the 7 most iconic and totally girl boss TV shows you need in your life, so kick off your shoes, put up your feet and get watching gals, cause these are some shows you won't want to miss. 1. The Bold Type ...
What To Give Up For Lent. So you've made the pancakes (and eaten them all) now it's time to give up something for Lent. Your Granny would say chocolate, your bank would say shopping. Here at Oxygen, I've come up with an 'alternative' list of things you should give up for Lent. 1. T...
True Crime Shows To Binge Watch True Crime has become a major phenomenon, there are countless documentaries and shows popping up on all our favorite streaming sites so here are a few for you to binge watch (if you haven't already of course) and sharpen your detective skills. The Staircas...
Derry Girls Star Nicola Coughlan Reveals How She Mastered The Derry Accent Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan, best known as Clare Devlin in the hit Channel 4 sitcom has revealed how she nailed the Derry accent. Nicola, who appeared along with fellow Derry Girls stars, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell and...
Celebrate Pancake Tuesday With A Smiley Face Pancake Tuesday takes place this year on March 5th (today), people all over the country whip out their pans and try to flip the perfect pancake, while others, like me, are lazy and buy them. Mostly because I don't want to burn the kitchen down. https://ww...
Kevin McGahern’s Solo Pollo Comedian and Republic Of Telly star Kevin McGahern is back and with a brand new show! The silver tongued Cavan native promises a mix of traditional stand up, character based comedy and lovely funny songs, all in all a great Friday night out. https://w...
The Cast Of Derry Girls Will Be On The Late Late Show Tonight As many of you know Derry Girls is back next week and nothing could be more exciting, to top it all off, the cast of the hit show, will be talking Tubs himself on The Late Late Show tonight! They will be discussing why a show about teenagers getting thems...
The Jonas Brothers Are Back The Jonas Brothers are officially back and have released their new single "Sucker" and honestly my inner teen is screaming! Having been a major fan of The Jo Bros this news absolutely made my life and so the time has come, they have finally released brand...
Marmite Easter Eggs Are A Thing, And Just No Ah Easter, the time to completely binge out on all things to chocolate and of course Easter eggs, well listen up lads (and lassies) as I have a shock for you. Marmite Easter eggs are a thing and I am not here for it, the disgusting (probably) egg has just...
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Has Been Renewed For Season 7 Listen up Brooklyn Nine-Nine fans cause I have got news for you, the hit show has officially been renewed for a seventh season! NBC announced the news yesterday after sharing the moment the cast found out and honestly it is the sweetest thing. The...
Women Protest With Suitcases Against Northern Ireland Abortion Laws Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that is yet to allow legal access to abortion, to protest this, 28 women have marched across Westminister Bridge to go against the laws that disable women in Northern Ireland to get an abortion. The number 28 re...
Everything New To Netflix This March Are you bored of watching the same shows and movies over on Netflix? Then don't worry I have got you covered, here's everything coming to Netflix this March. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (21.03) https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=wUn...
Pixar Release Short Film About Animal Abuse Pixar have been known to create some truly beautiful award-winning short films from 'Pip' to 'Paperman', 'Bao' and their most recent one 'Purl' which looks at discrimination in the workplace. They recently released their latest short film 'Kitbull' which...
The Lion King Live Action Release Date Has Been Revealed A new trailer for the 'live action' remake of 'The Lion King' dropped at last night's Oscars and take all of our money now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQN75AKDwks For many it was the film that made their childhood (including mine) but more than...
The Academy Lose The Plot – Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody Win Big At Oscars Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody were the big winners at last night’s Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles. Green Book took home the big prize – 'Best Picture', in a shocking turn of events, as usually, to win Best Picture a movie must be considered good, and no...
Bohemian Rhapsody heading for Oscar Honor One of the best films of 2018 was Bohemian Rhapsody which has already earned itself two Golden Globe's for 'Best Motion Picture' and 'Best Actor' and is nominated in five different categories at the 2019 Academy Awards including 'Best Picture' and 'Best Actor...
Space Jam 2 Is Happening And My Inner Child Is Screaming Ah Space Jam, the classic basketball movie starring Michael Jordan, Bill Murray and all things Looney Tunes, I have been praying for a sequel and that day has finally come, and with a release date. Space Jam 2 is happening and we don't have that long to wa...
The 6 Most Iconic Moments From 2019 The Brit Awards Last night's BRIT Awards included some seriously memorable moments and lucky for you I have compiled a list of the 6 most iconic moments from last night's show. 1. Caroline Flack Taping Her Heel Back Onto Her Shoe Love Island host Caroline Flack suffere...
We Finally Have A Return Date For Derry Girls We finally have a return date for Derry Girls season 2 and oh my god it is so close! The award-winning show, set in Derry during the troubles, will air it's second season from Tuesday the 5th of March. Members of the cast have been hinting that the re...
Miley Cyrus To Join RuPaul’s Drag Race The first official trailer for season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race has been released and it looks like we're in for a fierce season! Last week, Ru revealed that the new season premiere will open with Miley Cyrus as the first guest judge, following in the foots...
A Night At The Chinese Opera This Lunar New Year this year is the Year of the Pig. In traditional Chinese lore they are a sign of wealth, and their cutie round faces are a sign of good fortune as well. Bring on the Year of the Pig so! I attended The Spring Festival Gala Ireland held ...
Irish Film ‘Dub Daze’ To Premiere At International Film Festival. I recently wrote about the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival which is set to take place on the 20th of February until the 3rd of March. The festival has a passionate belief in the power of film and is a massive advocate of Irish cinema, one...
5 Tips For Cooking As A Student For many people their first experience of living away from home comes when they go to university, but for most freshers the task of cooking a decent meal can be a little daunting: it's much easier to get a pizza delivered or to stop off at a late night kebab ...
The First Trailer For Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Is Here Listen up Little Liars cause the brand new trailer for Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists has arrived. Now normally spin-off shows like this don't bring back the original cast, however, The Perfectionists is bringing back two big names and honestly i...
Instagram’s Most Popular Dog Breed Has Been Revealed Let me start off by saying all dogs are beautiful and it's not hard to see why they are called man's best friend (and mine). Each breed is unique in its own way and has its own traits that makes it special, but when it comes to the most-loved breed on Ins...
The Top 3 Martial Art Books for You Should Not Miss! So you want to become a professional martial art player? It isn't easy because you have to improve the level of fitness. According to professionals, martial arts is the most complicated sports that require mental and spiritual aspects. If you want to esti...
Smedias 2019 Pre Registration Please let us know what category(ies) you are interested in and we can communicate updates on categories, reminders of dates and the event. ...
6 Things I Learned From Speed Dating I was excited to go to the CHQ speed dating event as it supported two of my favourite causes, Movember Ireland and Breast Cancer Awareness. It's not often that you get to try something as crazy as this with over 800 people either; The event was an attempt...
Tattoos VS Piercings, which hurts most? So recently, I decided to get a piercing, it's something I've always wanted to do but just never bit the bullet and actually did it. Yeah ok I have my ear lobes pierced but I got them done in Claire's when I was like 10 so that doesn't really count, does it? ...
The Worst Films To Watch Alone On Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is just an excuse for capitalists to make money off a basic human emotion with cards and flowers, and the film industry is no different. If you’re lucky enough to be watching something with a significant other tonight, congratulations, but ...
Barbie Dolls Will Now Have Wheelchairs And Prosthetic Limbs The makers of Barbie have revealed their new line of dolls and honestly it is my new favourite thing. Mattel has introduced a doll in a wheelchair and another with a prosthetic limb, can we just appreciate how amazing this actually is though, good on you B...
Sziget 2019: 5 Reasons Why International Festivals Are Better So Sziget festival just released their second round of announcements for their 2019 festival taking place in Budapest. It included the likes of Post Malone, Sigala, Years & Years and Masego. After this announcement, it basically occurred to us that Intern...
CervicalCheck Screening Faces Backlog Of 78,000 Smear Tests CervicalCheck now has a backlog of 78,000 smear tests following a large increase in samples taken last year. It is estimated that the CervicalCheck scandal in which saw over 200 women who were given false negative results, led to an additional 9,000 women...
The Trailer For Derry Girls Season 2 Has Arrived! The beginning of 2018 started off on a good note for many as our television screens were blessed with the wonder that is Derry Girls. The first season of the show written and created by Lisa McGee proved to be one of the strongest shows on television in 2...
Review: Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next Ariana Grande’s fifth album – and second in half a year – is the strongest work of her career so far; a brilliant blend of personal and crowd-pleasing pop perfection. Sweetener, Ariana Grande’s previous album, was released to critical and commercial succe...
Labour Court Offers Proposal To Nurses Intentions of a three day, 24-hour strike of nurses and midwives across Ireland has been suspended. The strike, planned for February 12th, 13th and 14th ended yesterday with an announcement from Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) general secret...
Today Is The Top Day Of The Year To Get Dumped Although many of us may be preparing for the big day of romance also known as Valentine's Day it might not be your lucky day as today is the top day of the year to get dumped, two days before Valentine's Day talk about harsh! The 12th of February has been ...
A Woman Got Engaged To A Ghost And We Can’t Deal They say there is someone out there for everyone and Valentine's Day certainly could not have come at a better time as a British woman is set to marry her boyfriend, the ghost. Yes you read that right lads, you can now marry a ghost and what the actual f*...
Derry Girl Star Backs Campaign To Decriminalise Abortion In Northern Ireland Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan who plays Clare Devlin in the award-winning Derry Girls has said she supports the campaign to decriminalise abortion in the North of Ireland. The actress appeared alongside fellow Derry Girls co-star Jamie-Lee O'Donnell in...
The New Aladdin Trailer Has Dropped Disney has released a new trailer for the live-action Aladdin remake. The trailer premiered during last night's Grammy Awards and shows Will Smith as the blue Genie for the first time. We also see Jafar, Princess Jasmine, Aladdin and of course the city o...
The Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival The Virgin Media Dublin International Festival takes place on the 20th February until the 3rd of March. 'DIFF curates and presents the best in emerging International and Irish film and moving image culture for a wide audience through its flagship annual f...
Contributors Wanted! Hey guys Oxygen.ie are currently looking for contributors and sub editors to join our team! Not only is it a great way to get experience it is the perfect way to get your name out there in the industry and to network! So please drop us an email over...
Why We Need To Stop Obsessing Over Ariana Grande Ariana Grande is currently one of the biggest global superstars in the world, sure she's beautiful, has got a great singing voice and hair I would kill for but it begs me to the question, why are people so obsessed with her? Now don't get me wrong I h...
Hubba Bubba Gin Is Now A Thing And We Have All The Feels Who else remembers the pure joy of chewing packet after packet of Hubba Bubba chewing gum? Well now you can enjoy the delicious treat while also getting your drink on! https://www.instagram.com/p/Blic4ewAYRV/?utm_source=ig_embed Sweet Little Liqu...
Philip Schofield Just Gave Holly Willoughby The Sweetest Birthday Present Our favourite morning TV show host Holly Willoughby is celebrating her 38th birthday on Sunday and to honour this gorgeous gal Philip Schofield planned a big surprise for her today. During This Morning the team played Happy Birthday to her at the opening ...
Parents Raging Over Display Window In Dundrum Parents are absolutely raging over the display window in House of Fraser Dundrum Shopping Centre and we honestly can't deal. In the lead-up to Valentine's Day the store has opened up a pop-up shop for luxury lingerie brand Agent Provocateur. The store is ...
Nurses Take To The Picket Lines For A Third Day The nurses dispute with the government over low pay and staff levels shows no sign of ending with both sides holding firm. Day three of the strikes is currently underway and once again over 25,000 appointments, including outpatients and day surgeries have...
Why Cutting The Oscar Ceremony Run Time Is Ridiculous At Monday's traditional Oscar Nominee luncheon, word spread that this year's ceremony is set to be a mere 3 hours long, as opposed to the near 4-hour length from 2018. This choice has been met with derision from film purists, casual fans and just about any...
5 things that are worse than the mock exams All across Ireland, students have started mock exams for the Junior and Leaving Cert. And while the exams can be stressful, they are a test run for the real exams. Studying is hard but there are worse things in life to worry about. Here are 5 things that are ...
Scrubs Actor Has Been Diagnosed With Lung Cancer And Brain Tumour Scrubs actor Sam Lloyd also known as the lovable Ted in the popular sitcom has been diagnosed with lung cancer and a brain tumour and we can't deal. The 55-year-old had surgery the following day only to discover that the tumour was too intwined to be ...
A 10 Things I Hate About You Screening Happening In Dublin Are you dreading Valentine's day this year? A Dublin venue is hosting a screening of 10 Things I Hate About You next week. The screening will take place in the heated Botanical Garden and popcorn espresso martini's will be there on arrival! Who d...
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile To Air On Netflix Are you obsessed with Netflix's latest installment Conversations With A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes? Then we have got great news for you! Netflix have just purchased Zac Efron's new hit movie Extemely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile for $9 million dollar...
The Irish Student’s Hangover Survival Guide So, you've rolled over, batted your eyes awake and as you move you suddenly get that funky tummy feeling. Your head is banging like a sh*thouse door in a gale storm (bonus points for getting the reference). You feel the shame wash over you, congratulations yo...
A New Toy Story 4 Teaser Trailer Has Dropped Another teaser trailer for Toy Story 4 has just dropped and the movie's plot has finally been revealed!! The movie's description reads: "Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking of his kid, whether that's...
The CW Confirms Discussions Of Gossip Girl Reboot Gossip Girl was one of the most iconic TV shows throughout our teenage years while we were growing up as we constantly clung to the mystery of Gossip Girl's identity and of course the drama. From the fabulous clothes to the scandalous love affairs (and of...
13 Acts Added To Forbidden Fruit Lineup Forbidden Fruit will be returning once again to the Royal Hospital Kilmainham this June Bank Holiday. We couldn't be more excited about this year's lineup with the likes of Elbow, First Aid Kit, Danny Brown with 13 more acts being added today. If...
Release Date For ‘The Witches’ Remake Announced Warner Bros have officially announced the release date for Roald Dahl's 'The Witches' remake. It was confirmed a mere two weeks that Anne Hathaway is set to play the terrifying grand witch in Roald Dahl's iconic classic. The film will be set in 1...
Nurses And Midwives Strike 24 Hours For Better Pay And Conditions Over 35,000 nurses and midwives began their 24 hour strike this morning. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Association voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action last month. Today they are striking between 8am today and 8am Thursday for better pay and...
A Mini Friends Reunion Happened And We Can’t Even Courteney Cox needed a little help launching her Instagram page this week so good friend Ellen DeGeneres stepped in to stage a mini Friends reunion and we can't deal! The popular host came up with the best way to get Courteney some follows by bringing out ...
New Toy Story 4 Trailer Teases Return Of Beloved Character The first teaser for Toy Story 4 is finally here and with a special surprise in store! The creators shared a first look at the beloved character with the caption "Bo's Back!" And this time the damsel in distress that we once knew and loved has had a serio...
‘Superfan’ Gets Harry Styles Tattoo On Cheek What do you get the person who has everything? One Direction member Harry Styles has made millions already so buying a gift for his birthday might prove impossible. Singer Kelsey Carter has come up with an original present that will last a lifetime, liter...
Cardi B Announced As Final Headliner For Longitude 2019 Cardi B has been announced as the final headliner for Longitude 2019. Organisers announced the fantastic news as well as 11 new acts with big names like Anne-Marie also being added. https://www.instagram.com/p/BtLW0yCAlY-/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm...
Met Éireann Forecasts Snow This Week Get ready lads because snow is coming this week! Met Éireann are predicting freezing temperatures of -5 degrees and severe frost. Tuesday is set to be very cold with outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow which will clear to scattered wintry showers and temper...
Feature Writer Of The Year- News & Current Affairs All applications for this category are open on March 1st 2022. Awarded to the best student features writer of the year covering news and current affairs. This can include campus, national and international news. Judges will be looking for analytical skills...
Netflix Shows To Binge Over The Weekend The end of dry January is almost here but what to do on the last weekend? Binge watch Netflix shows of course, duh. Here are some Netflix shows you can happily binge over the weekend. 1. Conversations With A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes https://youtu.b...
Aldi Are Selling Mars And Twix Hot Chocolate Pods And We Are Obsessed Aldi have started selling Twix and Mars hot chocolate pods and honestly we could not be more excited! These amazing chocolate creations launched in Aldi stores across Ireland yesterday and only cost €3.29 for a pack of 8 pods, they are the perfect way...
Dublin Zoo Welcomes Two New Tiger Cubs Dublin Zoo announced the birth of 2 new female Amur tiger cubs this morning. It has been over 20 years since a miracle like this has happened and we couldn't be happier about the news! The Amur cubs formerly known as Siberian tigers are an endagered specie...
Foras Na Gaeilge To Sponsor Two Irish Categories At Smedias 2019 We are thrilled to have Foras Na Gaeilge as a sponsor of two of our Irish categories at this year's Smedias! They will sponsor Iriseoireacht Trí Ghaeilge Raidió and Iriseoireacht Scríofa. Foras Na Gaeilge were created in 1999 and have helped in th...
Pharmacy Students Stage Dail Protest Over Fees Pharmacy students are calling for a drop in fees, a new pharmacy programme was introduced in 2015 making placements unpaid and increasing final year fees. The Union of Students has said this has left many students struggling to finish their degrees. A...
Philip And Holly At It Again After Last Night’s Awards Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby have done it again after turning up to popular daytime show "This Morning" hungover and looking worse for wear after last night's awards! The hilarious hosts turned up to work on motorbikes this morning after winning t...
5 Things To Do On Valentines Day If You’re Single Ah Valentines Day, it's that special time of year when love is in the air, everything is overpriced and your parents ask you "When are you going to meet someone?" Well fret no more cause we've compiled a list of the top 5 best things to do this Valentines...
Domino’s Are Giving Away 1,000 Of Their New Pizzas Tomorrow Domino's are giving away 1,000 of their brand new pizzas tomorrow in celebration of their new Delight range. All you have to do to win a pizza is spot the Domino's #SliceOfDelight somewhere in Dublin. Here's what you need to look out for: If you...
2019 Oscar Nominations Revealed The nominations for the 91st Academy Awards (the Oscars) have been revealed. The ceremony will take place on February 24th and we could not be more excited. In a shock turn of events Bradley Cooper has not been nominated for 'A Star Is Born' in the catego...
The Spoofers Guide to the Superbowl BThe Superbowl now has it's two finalists, The Los Angeles Rams and Boston's New England Patriots For the next few weeks, people who think that American Football is actually a good sport that isn't Rugby with too many rules will try to tell everyone that t...
How To Beat The Monday Blues This ‘Blue Monday’ Today is known as ‘Blue Monday’ a day when everyone starts to remember what they were doing this time last month, getting ready for Christmas, going to parties or just enjoying time off work, so here at Oxygen we’ve come up with 6 ways you can beat the blues ...
Hugh Jackman Wants Sequel To The Greatest Showman When asked during a recent interview with BBC Radio 5 Live as to whether or not he'd be up for doing a sequel Hugh was more than happy to answer. He said: "If a genuine opportunity came up where it felt like the right thing to do, then yet, I'd get the to...
Woman Refused Abortion – This Is Bullsh*t A woman has been refused an abortion just two weeks after it became legal in Ireland. The woman whose baby was diagnosed with a fatal foetal abnormality was refused for the procedure at Dublin's Coombe Hospital according to two TDs including TD Ruth Copp...
This First Dates Moment Has Us Shook Last night's episode of First Dates Ireland was certainly one for the books. From Harry Potter tattoos to cat-related tragedies there was certainly lots to talk about. When barman Ethan asked her what she was looking for in a man she said "Legolas, Jack Sparr...
John Wick 3 Release Date Confirmed Keanu Reeves is back once again as John Wick, the assassin who once killed a man with a pencil! Ever since 2017’s phenomenal sequel 'John Wick: Chapter 2' and it’s cliff-hanger ending, expectations have been running high for the sequel – now we finally...
6 Tips For The Student Living on a Budget When in living in college it can be very hard to find the time (or the money) to get by in your busy day to day life. Whether its paying rent, buying books or going out, college tends to be very expensive. Here are our top 6 tips for living on a budget in col...
New non-alcoholic bar opens in Dublin this weekend A new bar is opening in Dublin this weekend to promote Diageo’s new non-alcoholic beer, Pure Brew. 'The Bar For When You’re Off The Beers', located on South Anne Street, is starting off the weekend by hosting free events from the 18th to 20th of January, s...
People Who Give Up Meat Have Never Done A Hard Day’s Work Yesterday Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae hit out at Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's comments regarding his attempt to cut down how much meat he was eating. When asked Varadkar said that he was "trying to eat less meat, both for health reasons and for reasons of ...
Poundland Are Selling £1 Engagement Rings Just In Time For Valentines Day Poundland has announced they are starting to sell engagement rings just in time for a Valentine's proposal. A picture of a Poundland engagement ring was posted on the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK with some members debating whether this is ...
Study Shows 1 in 5 Students Have Contracted STI From Hooking Up Through Dating App Listen up students cause here comes something we bet you didn't know, until now. A new survey by ZavaMed of 2,000 students in the UK aged 18-24 showed that 18% of those surveyed contracted an STI after sleeping with someone they met on a dating app. The s...
Kim Kardashian West Pregnant Again Kim Kardashion West and Kanye West are expecting their fourth child soon via surrugate, the reality start confirmed the news last night on "Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen". 'The Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star expressed her joy and later we...
What The Critics Choice Awards Means For The Oscars The 24th Critics Choice Awards were held in Santa Monica, California last night, with Roma taking home four awards and Bohemian Rhapsody got 0 awards, like the bad movie it is. It is well worth paying attention to this awards ceremony – in the last 15 year...
Picture of a single egg breaks world record A picture of a single egg has beaten a world record of being the most liked post on Instagram. The photo posted on January 4th now has over 26 million likes. The Instagram post has beaten Kylie Jenner who previously held the title after announcin...
5 Podcasts You Need In Your Life From sex, the office to true crime there is something for everyone in the world of podcasts and 2019 is no exception, here are 5 podcasts you need in your life! 1. F**ks Given The ladies of sex positive YouTube series 'Come Curious' Florence and Re...
Chris Pratt Engaged! Listen up folks cause we have got some shocking news for you, Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are engaged! The 'Jurrasic World' star took to Instagram this morning to announce his engagement to Schwarzenegger. Chris shared the cute snap ...
5 Times Philip And Holly Had Us In Stitches Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield have won plenty of NTAs to prove that they are the ultimate morning TV power couple and we cannot get enough of them, but what really makes the pair loveable is when they take an innuendo too far, get a fit of giggles and...
‘A Star Is Born’ Sing-A-Long Drive-In Cinema Event Is Coming To Dublin For those of you who are still not over 'A Star Is Born' we have news that will sound like music to your ears! 98FM's Retro Drive-In Movies is hosting Ireland's biggest ever Caraoke sing-along and we are here for it! 'A Star Is Born' will be shown...
5 Up-and-Coming Irish Vloggers/Bloggers to Follow in 2019 We live in a digital age. Not the ‘cool and sexy’ kind like in the Matrix or the 'grim and depressing' kind like seen in Black Mirror(well not yet anyway). Our point is that we live in a rapidly changing world where the internet is tearing down old power stru...
Margot Robbie Confirmed For Barbie Live-Action Movie Margot Robbie is set to play Barbie in the new live action film after the Australian beauty confirmed the news early this morning. Margot will star in and produce the new live action film about the toy doll Barbie with The Press Association reporting that...
5 Reasons To Watch You The latest Netflix Original YOU has already become one of the most popular TV shows on the streaming site so far after being released on December 26th 2018. We are already obsessed with this amazing show and know you will be too, here are our five reasons...
Emotional Cheating Vs Physical Cheating – Which Is Worse? When in a relationship there are certain things that we should and should not do, if a partner asks "Do I look fat?" You should always say "You look great", if you are drunk on a night out do not feed into the drunk flirty people and most importantly you shou...
7 Things To Watch On Netflix This Weekend Looking to sit in and have a chill day on the couch but can't find anything good to watch Netflix that you haven't already seen before? We've got you covered, here are our top 7 Netflix picks to watch this weekend while you stay inside this weekend 1. Love...
Chris Pratt Confirms New Romance Chris Pratt has confirmed he is dating Katherine Schwarzenegger after the Guardians Of The Galaxy star took to Instagram last night to confirm the new romance. The thirty-nine-year-old who recently became single after splitting from Anna Faris last ye...
Cork Pub Selling Seven Cent Beers Next Week Feeling worn out and in need of a good pint after a hectic day of Christmas shopping or college assignments? Then look no further cause we’ve got the perfect place for you. As of the 18th of December The Oval Bar in Cork will be selling seven cent pints f...
Ellen DeGeneres To Leave Show Ellen DeGeneres has revealed she is considering leaving her popular daytime TV show to focus on her film career and to spend more time with wife Portia De Rossi. The show debuted in 2003 and has ran for a total of 16 seasons, despite being close to declin...
Top 5 Mate Dates This Christmas Ah Christmas it truly is the most wonderful time of the year especially if you are single and ready to mingle, here are our top 5 best mate dates to enjoy during the festive season. 1. Go Ice Skating Just because you're not a couple doesn't mean you...
Love Island Stars Call It Quits Another celebrity couple has called it quits, Love Island stars Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham announced the shock split on on social media last night, if you're all thinking the split couldn't come at a worse time think again, it could. The news came just a w...
The Countdown To The 2019 Smedias Has Begun! Get ready, because the road to the 2019 Smedia Awards has begun! For the 19th year in a row, we’re once again celebrating the best that students have to offer in journalism, photography, film, TV, radio and more. Since 2000, the National Student Media Awards h...
10 Of The Best Discounts You Get With An ISIC Card If you're a second or third level student, you will definitely benefit from picking up an International Student Identity Card. Valid in over 130 countries, the ISIC Card will prove your student status around the world and also give you over 150,000 discounts ...
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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 deemed award-worthy from its plethora of content. I –...
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 location after the prophesised destruction of the...
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 adores reading, and can now actually read for pleasur...
The Met Gala 2022: An Analysis of Gilded Glamour Introduction by Meghan Flood - April 28th Each and every year fashion fanatics sit anxiously at their phone waiting for Vogue to share this year's Met Gala theme. Now, I make no claim to be a fashion connoisseur by any stretch of the imagination, but I’m d...
You Could Be Goss.ie’s New Junior Reporter! Goss.ie is currently seeking a new Junior Reporter to join their growing team! Goss.ie is Ireland’s leading showbiz news website. Always first for breaking entertainment news, they keep their readers up to date on all the latest celebrity news be...
Why Are We So Obsessed With Celebrity Diets? Late last year, the second season of HBO’s hit teen drama, Euphoria, was launched. With it, over sixteen million viewers tuned in, making it the streaming service’s second most-watched show ever. It falls behind only Game of Thrones, which, despite its final ...
Six Iconic Film and TV Locations You Can Visit Have you ever watched a movie or TV series and wished you could visit the place it is set in? Maybe you have wanted to sip coffee in the same café as your favourite character? Well, lucky for you some movies and TV series are shot in public locations which me...
Smedias Winners 2022 An amazing night was had by all at the National Student Media Awards last night! Many thanks to our wonderful sponsors, all the nominees and winners and to everyone who entered the awards this year. Collaborative Journalism of the Year - Mairead Maguire a...
Five Reasons To Watch: Heartstopper Based on Alice Oseman's popular series of graphic novels, the TV adaptation of Heartstopper was released on Netflix last week on April 22nd. The story follows Charlie’s coming of age story, who was outed in school the previous year, as well as his "borderline...
