By Gary Elbert No Mas. The iconic moment when Roberto Duran turned his back on Sugar Ray Leonard remains a metaphorical moment in boxing history. Sugar Ray made ‘Hands of Stone’ quit. Duran was the ultimate hardman. Squaring off against grown men at the age of 15 the granite fisted 'Manos De Piedra' was a fighting and punching behemoth. Yet his career … [Read more...] about The Myth of the Quitter
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The Blame Game
Written by Nina Deacon It was recently reported that thousands of Irish women had their sexual and intimate images, along with personal details leaked online without their consent. This occurred after a victims’ support group uncovered nearly 140,000 stolen images from women online. It is believed that Irish women were targeted,as shockingly there is no law against … [Read more...] about The Blame Game
NUI Galway American Students talk US Election
By Ilka Denker The US Presidential Election has received a lot of media coverage and attention over the last couple of weeks. While it might seem like a topic that our neighbours across the Atlantic have to deal with,there are students in NUI Galway’s community who will be affected more directly by the outcome of the 2020 US presidential elections.Erin Moore and Courtney … [Read more...] about NUI Galway American Students talk US Election
Unlocking your full potential and refusing to cruise by at forty percent-Lessons can be learned from Ultra-Runner David Goggins
By Donagh Broderick David Goggins should have been just another unfortunate statistic in our society. Abusive father, single mother, learning disabilities, apathetic teachers in poor rural schools, a pregnant girlfriend, an African American who experienced racism first-hand growing up in Brazil, Indiana. Later in life he would be diagnosed with the sickle cell … [Read more...] about Unlocking your full potential and refusing to cruise by at forty percent-Lessons can be learned from Ultra-Runner David Goggins
How Has the Pandemic Affected Our Drinking Habits
by Tom Molloy Imagine waking up at 9am on a Sunday during a global pandemic. Someone is rattling some dishes in the kitchen downstairs, a lawnmower gently whirrs in the distance, your throat is ticklish, and your head is pounding. You’ve definitely got Covid. Nothing to do with the eleven bottles of Peroni you drank throughout the course of your Zoom meeting last … [Read more...] about How Has the Pandemic Affected Our Drinking Habits
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