Phonic is a fun free monthly newspaper similar to Totally Dublin but a bit more out-there. Ok, a…read morelot more out there. They have venue write-ups and band interviews too, but the content is mostly if not all satirical takes on contemporary life as opposed to actual articles. A recent article "You're Hired!" suggested such jobs as nun, president or inanimate object. So, you get the idea. The interviews and gig write-ups are less tongue-in-cheek but I don't read them that thoroughly. They have weekly and one-off gig listings too, but not nearly as comprehensive as Totally Dublin's.

The Metro newspaper makes every commute a little more enjoyable. The happiest people in the train…read moreor on the bus are those who have something to read. Instead of just staring out the window at the same old scene, reading helps pass the time. Metro is designed to give you all the important news in one commute. Given out free at most transportation stations, its readers can get all their sports, entertainment and city news in one go. Although most of the pieces are fluff and poorly written, the paper still remains popular with urbanites. After all, you can't knock something that's free!

You'd be a fool not to love the Metro. It's like a newspaper written for twelve year old girls. As…read moreopposed to page three, they have adorable pictures of adorable rodents like Meercats and Pandas doing adorable things like poppong out of a cupcake or mummifying themmselves in pink ribbons on a bed of sunflowers. Instead of real news, they have entertainment news about heart-throbs Chase Crawford and Zac Efron. They also do some sport. Which isn't really in keeping with the twelve year old girl thing, but ya can't win 'em all. But this over-simplified news is actually a stroke of genius, because the Metro is distributed during the commuting rush of about 8am, when ones brain is still defrosting and you can't handle a decision more complicated than blueberry or chocolate muffin for breakfast. So bring on a kitten falling into a paddling pool of melted chocolate, because it's far too early to deal with real news.

This is a free local newspaper. It's available in most shopping centres on the southside. I find it…read morereally handy. Mostly it contains ads of local business which is useful in itself but then there's also some local news features. If you're looking for what's on in your local area then it's definitely something to pick up.

I was reared with the Irish Independent on my kitchen table every day of my life. Most families in…read moreIreland are either a Times family or an Indo family, and I certainly fall into the latter. It's the second biggest broadsheet in the country and is a lighter version of the times. It's full of news stories and over the years has started to feature more and more lighter stuff.

Eh...no. Just no. Since it turned over to the dark side (no matter how they deny it!) and began to…read morepublish in both broadsheet and tabloid format, the tabloid has taken over. Not that it was ever a truly insightful paper, but it has now given up the facade and basically admitted its true tabloid bent. But it can't even do that right?! Still stuck in a pseudo-broadsheet mindset, the Indo appears to have become a bit confused. It refuses to go the whole tabloid hog, replete with beauties on page 3, and yet cannot bring itself to maintain a purely broadsheet mentality. The result is a confused and oddly-laid out paper that does little to shed light on current events - either popular or political.