Maeve McTaggartNov 30, 20196 min readThe ‘Nu’ alternative to Fast Fashion and the Influencer EconomyImage: weareaube.com “Look good, save money, reduce waste,” reads the Nu Wardrobe’s slogan, a grassroots and gen-z ran platform which...
Maeve McTaggartJul 27, 20198 min readThe Power of an Unscratched Itch: Boris Johnson’s Path to Prime MinisterBoris Johnson arriving at 10 Downing Street for the first time as Prime Minister. Getty Images. An Englishman would burn his bed to catch...
Maeve McTaggartJul 10, 20196 min readThe Art of Fashion in Politicspublished in Motley Magazine, January 2019 What do the pantsuits of Clinton, the maple-imprinted socks of Varadkar, the rolled up...
Maeve McTaggartMay 29, 20195 min read‘Crooked’ or Cursed? – Hillary Clinton and the Curse of Likability“You don’t have to like her – she’s not going to call you!” – Fran Lebowitz Is political success all just a popularity contest? Like a...
Maeve McTaggartMar 27, 20195 min readThe Women of the Right-Wing‘I’ve always said women are smarter than men,’ President Trump pronounced in September of last year during the controversial confirmation...
Maeve McTaggartMar 16, 20195 min readThe Internet – The Stepping Stone to White SupremacyOn Friday 15th March 2019, a gunman opened fire upon two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand during a session of prayer. The massacre...
Maeve McTaggartMar 1, 20194 min readMost Anticipated Albums of 2019It’s hard to deny that 2019 has started strong. With the charts already boasting the new album from Ariana Grande and teasing singles...
Maeve McTaggartFeb 19, 20195 min readThe New F-WordFeminism, by popular definition, is the search for political, economic and social equality for the sexes. It has achieved universal...
Maeve McTaggartJan 27, 20194 min read‘Dirty Trickster’ or Stone-cold Criminal: Who is Roger Stone?The arrest of Roger Stone as part of the Mueller investigation on Friday was on seven separate criminal counts, each detailed in the...
Maeve McTaggartJan 20, 20193 min readIs This the Best a Man Can Get?Last week, Gillette unveiled their new, razor-sharp take on their slogan ‘the best a man can get.’ Montaging the toxicity which can...
Maeve McTaggartJan 1, 20194 min read2018: Ireland’s divorce from the Catholic Church and other unfinished businessAs recent decades have withered and fallen on our decayed disillusionment and crumbling carcass of the Celtic Tiger, the Emerald Isle has...
Maeve McTaggartNov 20, 20184 min readA ‘Brief’ Update on Cork’s Attitude to Sexual AssaultThere was something disconcerting about getting dressed this morning. Dragging a jumper and a pair of pants out of my wardrobe was done...
Maeve McTaggartOct 18, 20185 min readBreakdown of the Blasphemy ReferendumAs the outshone sibling of the presidential election, the referendum on blasphemy has seemingly been eclipsed by the egos of the Dragons...
