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Areas of West Belfast have vowed to stop selling Israeli goods to “take a stand against the ongoing genocide”

NewsThe ScoopJanuary 17, 2024belfast, west belfast, Queen's University Belfast, lasair dhearg, israel, Palestine, protest, campaign, Ruby Hegarty

What I Learnt About Consent - The Hard Way

CommentThe ScoopSeptember 29, 2023consent, belfast

“There is No Space for Them to Work”: Belfast desperately lacks accessible spaces for artists

Belfast is home to hundreds of artists and creators who have chosen to make the city their home. Despite this Belfast is desperately lacking in spaces which are accessible to the artistic community.

CultureThe ScoopFebruary 15, 2023art, belfast, artistComment

Landlords Behaving Badly: The private rented accommodation nightmare students are facing

High demand and low supply of housing give landlords the upper hand. As a result, some students are left living in low-quality housing while some landlords exploit the high turnaround and demand of the student housing market.

NewsThe ScoopJanuary 15, 2023landlords, student housing, students, belfastComment

Step into Another World Belfast

Another World Belfast are a not for profit community interest company (CIC) that exists to show love to any and all that need it. Having amassed over 30k followers across their social platforms, Another World Belfast, is an endeavour born out of and sustained by their call for societal change.

Health & LifestyleThe ScoopDecember 9, 2022another world, fashion, belfast, communityComment

Ten Independent Businesses for Students to Check Out

December 3 will mark Small Business Saturday, a day for people to support their local independent businesses. Belfast’s student population covers a huge area of the city and has to potential to really help their small business neighbour in these hard times. From Stranmillis to Ormeau to Botanic, The Scoop has compiled a list of 10 independent businesses students should check out.

Health & LifestyleThe ScoopNovember 29, 2022small business, belfastComment

“Inexperience Should Not Be A Barrier To Action”: Hundreds Protest For Climate Justice in Belfast

Hundreds took to the streets of Belfast on Saturday 12 November to demand an end to climate change and social injustice. The march, organised by the Climate Justice Coalition as part of the Global Day of Action, sought to invoke “an urgent response from governments and leaders to the climate crisis and other multiple linked crises caused by Capitalism.”

Science & EnvironmentThe ScoopNovember 13, 2022cop27, politics, News, Sustainability, Student Journalism, belfast, loss and damage, climate activismComment

After a Four Year Wait, the Brand-new Primark Store Opens its Doors

At 5am on Tuesday November 1, over a thousand eager customers from all over Northern Ireland lined Royal Avenue in anticipation of being among the first to enter the revamped flagship Primark store.

NewsThe ScoopNovember 9, 2022primark, belfastComment

Local campaigners call for new women's only hostel

A former Support Worker at the Regina Coeli Hostel warns that more vulnerable women will find themselves on the streets this winter following closure of the hostel in January 2022.

NewsThe ScoopNovember 3, 2022women's issues, cost of living, belfast, healthComment

Drink spiking in Belfast: An Issue Unresolved

The side that really isn’t talked about she feels, is the fact she was having a comedown from drugs she hadn’t intentionally taken for days after the incident.

Health & LifestyleThe ScoopOctober 22, 2022spiking, belfast, studentsComment