Opinion
The Climb: An interpretation
“The climb is all there is”; Mark Roche of The Daily Shift offers his own analysis of Petyr’s monologue that closed ‘The Climb’… About these ads
Pornographic? Yes. Misogynistic? No…
New Danish TV show Blachman has angered many. But, as The Daily Shift’s Barry Gormley asks, are many just over-reacting?
There’s something rotten in the state of Denmark: A new low for reality television
Is reality TV sinking to a new low? The Daily Shift’s Emma Conroy investigates…
Are teaching methods changing?
Do you remember your schooldays? Teaching methods have changed bigtime since then. The Daily Shift’s Jessica Thompson reports…
Barbie girl?
We all grew up wanting to look like Barbie, but what would it really mean? Gill Fitzsimons of The Daily Shift shows us what a Barbie body would really be like…
One for all and all for marriage
Now that the dust has settled following the Constitutional Convention The Daily Shift’s Joyce Fahy wonders why it has taken so long for the issue of gay marriage to be addressed in Ireland…
Victims get lost in a public gripped by female killers
If it were the Black Widower, The Scissor Brothers or Sean ‘Lying Eyes’ Collins would we still be as interested in the trials and tribulations of some of Ireland’s most notorious criminals?
Margaret Thatcher: The philistine PM immortalised in culture
Margaret Thatcher will be cremated tomorrow following a military funeral. The Daily Shift’s Roisin Peddle takes a look at her long shadow cast over culture by her tenure as British Prime Minister…
Going solo
Today, former Westlife star, Shane Filan announced that he’s in the process of launching a solo career. The Daily Shift’s Elaine Carroll looks at other band members who’ve gone it alone…
Opinion: The problem with today’s pop stars is… the fans
Hate One Direction and Justin Bieber? No, you don’t, says The Daily Shift’s Ben Finnegan. You just hate their fans…
Don’t worry, we’re happy
Ireland is the 10th best place to grow up in. Nicole Balmaine of The Daily Shift looks back at why her childhood ranked pretty high…
Weight loss pills: what a joke
We’ve all seen diet pills advertised, but what aren’t they telling us? The Daily Shift’s Colin Curley has more…
The final Furlong?
With racing season gets into full flight the skepticism over the safety issues surrounding the well loved sport continue to mount. Gill Fitzsimons of The Daily Shift looks at the latest injuries in the sport…
Ahh here, put it back in
Are children growing up too quickly? Angela MacNamara seems to think so, and Nicole Balmaine of The Daily Shift agrees with her…
Getting baked; should soft drugs be legalised?
The Daily Shift’s Nicole Balmaine gives her two cents on Bressie’s thoughts about legalising drugs…
