By Melissandre St Hilaire 


Here at Queen’s University Belfast, the long-standing debate over the place of the Irish language has resurfaced once again – this time through stickers spread across campus, displaying Irish translations alongside their English counterparts, an initiative led by Irish language society An Cumann Gaelach (ACG).   


Since its establishment in 1906, ACG has organised demonstrations attracting hundreds of students and staff in opposition to what they describe as a “mo...

by Melissandre St Hilaire


[Belfast One 2025] 


As a child the concept of Halloween meant witch hats, scary makeup and an inevitable sugar crash. The idea that you could turn into someone or something else for one singular night was every child’s dream come true. As I grew older, that innocent excitement inevitably faded. What once felt like playful escapism has, over the last few years, begun to reveal a darker side. 


As a teenager or a university student, sugar-induced toothache quickl...