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I would describe myself as ambitious with a constant curiosity and a desire to learn new things.

• Dissertation Methodology Template

  By The bored journalist on March 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Clarifying the research question and answering questions as to the significance of the research project (the “so what?” question): When developing your research question,  Booth et al (2008 ) suggest a four-step process, begin with a broad topic, add a… Read More ›

• Why failure is inevitable

  By The bored journalist on February 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Sometimes you are not going to get the grade, or you don’t get that promotion you wanted or get that thing you think you deserve, and that really does suck, like a lot. Have you ever read those inspirational quotes… Read More ›

• Reflections of a mature student:Changing routine

  By The bored journalist on February 10, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  One of the hardest things about going back to college with a full time job is juggling the two, for me working full time didn’t make sense and had to take a back seat. The transition from working full time… Read More ›

• Reflective entry

  By The bored journalist on February 10, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Why am I doing a radio documentary on the menstrual cycle? This is a question that I have been asking myself since I committed to covering this subject matter in my radio documentary class. If I am honest, I talked… Read More ›

• General Election 2020

  By The bored journalist on January 19, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  A Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes poll put Fianna Fáil on 32% of the vote with Fine Gael behind on just 20% support. The poll of 923 voters, which has a margin of error of 3.3%, also suggested that Sinn Féin… Read More ›

• General election 2020

  By The bored journalist on January 18, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Crime has become a central problem for the current Fine Gael election campaign, something that was bound to happen with the recent accidental shooting of a taxi driver in Drogheda, the brutal murder and dismemberment of 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods read more… Read More ›

• General Election 2020

  By The bored journalist on January 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Yesterday was supposed to cover economic promises by political parties; however, most of the plans won’t be realised until next week read the Irish Times coverage here.  You can read here some of the party’s economic manifestos or policy’s they… Read More ›

• General Election 2020

  By The bored journalist on January 16, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  A homeless man suffered severe and life-changing injuries when an industrial vehicle with a mechanical arm removed his tent from the banks of the Grand Canal in Dublin during a clean-up operation read more here and this is not the… Read More ›

• General Election 2020

  By The bored journalist on January 15, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced the general election will be held on Saturday, February 8th.  Ireland’s historic 1918 election was held on a Saturday in December while the Nice Referendum and Children’s Referendum were also held on Saturdays. Taoiseach Leo… Read More ›

• HPAT hinders diversity in medicine

  By The bored journalist on January 4, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrote this for TheCity.ie with Aoife (her name is in the byline). Aoife asked if I wanted to help work on this investigation and I was very happy to do so. Aoife knew the type of story that she want… Read More ›