Needless to say, but 2020 was not a great year. I did not write or read as much as I had wanted to. A lot of that had to do with covid, and having to get a job in a… Read More ›
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Short story
By Robert Geoghegan & Kasper D Petersen Mother was dead. Less than twenty-four hours later and already she was laid to rest. I couldn’t afford a coffin, especially on such short notice, yet the thought of cremating her just didn’t… Read More ›
Podcast of the week
The thing that everyone (I assume) loves about podcasts is that there is usually a podcast on pretty much everything, if you can’t find it then why not make it yourself. Anyway, when something sparks your interest, you can generally… Read More ›
Coronvirus and Ireland (so far)
The Irish Government have changed their testing criteria for covid-19: Patients will have to display two major symptoms – a fever and either a cough or shortness of breath – and fall into a priority group in order to be… Read More ›
Coronavirus updates
These are updates as I get them, obviously the data is dynamic most of these figures change as I write them. And some figures posted are hours out of date from the time I write them to when you read… Read More ›
Dissertation Methodology Template
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 ›
Reflections of a mature student:Changing routine
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 ›
General Election 2020
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 ›
Reflections of a mature student: Dissertation supervisor part 2
This blog post is going to look at what the supervisors expect from the student. Some supervisors may ask to meet with you or for you to submit your ideas to them for consideration. Each supervisor will fill half of… Read More ›
Reflections of a mature student: Supervisors for your dissertation part 1
As my final year is fast approaching I wanted to find as much information and then to make sure I understand it as best as I can I figured the best thing for me to do is create a blog…. Read More ›