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Well-known DCU graduate dies
By Sorcha Jowitt On August 23 DCU learned of the death of former student Kate Fitzgerald. Kate graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations and was well known in the Read more…
Year: 2011
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Mature students begin DCU life
By Paul Brady Ninety new mature students began their university life in DCU this year. The number of mature students is down compared to last year with DCU having made 160 offers to people who Read more…
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New report recommends lottery system for awarding college places
By Sorcha Jowitt The Hyland report, released earlier this month, has recommended a CAO lottery for college places. Former UCD vice-president Professor Aine Hyland also said that the Leaving Certificate no longer examines what it Read more…
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Calvin Harris rocks the Helix in year’s first ball
By Michelle Storey What better way for DCU to kick off another academic year than with a party, and a bloody good one at that. DCU students flocked to campus last Wednesday night, eager to see DJing legend Calvin Read more…
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Higher intake will not mean cuts in Access scholarship
By Ciara Moore First year students entering DCU through the HEAR scheme will not have their Access scholarship grant cut despite a large rise in the intake of students to the programme this year. A Read more…
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New social site offers students deals, discounts
By Aoife Reilly A new website set up by DCUSU is offering discounts to students and promoting entertainment and events around the DCU campus. Greatcraic.ie is a commercially driven website providing DCU students with a Read more…
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Helix financial future bleak
By Steve Conlon The Helix, the arts and performance centre of DCU, continues to struggle financially according to a confidential document seen by the College View. In a report to the DCU Executive Committee in Read more…
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Brian MacCraith One Year On
By Aishling Phelan Aishling Phelan speaks to the President of DCU, Brian MacCraith about future tuition fees, how the recession has impacted on learning and how having a good degree is no longer enough in Read more…
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Dublin College in talks to save Limerick Business school
By Sam Griffin A private Limerick business school, which had recently been forced to shut down, may now reopen with a Dublin college expressing interest in purchasing it. Management at HSI Limerick Business School informed Read more…
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Eccentric Trinity lecturer and historian passes away at age of 97
By Adam Higgins Trinity College Dublin (TCD) lost one of its leading history minds on August 28 as R.B McDowell passed away aged 97. Robert Brendan McDowell was the country’s leading historian on Irish modern Read more…
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NUIG students to participate in country’s first ‘SlutWalk’
By Caitriona Hughes The ‘SlutWalk’ will grace Irish pavements for the first time this year after Galway students decided to embrace this global movement. The walk, a demonstration for women’s rights, began in Toronto earlier Read more…
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New UCD science building opened
By Frances Mulraney Taoiseach Enda Kenny officially opened the new UCD Centre for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery on Friday 9th September. The new centre is the first phase of the UCD Science Centre. Upon Read more…
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Tripoli university to finally open doors
By Frances Mulraney Libyan students in the country’s main university are preparing for a new term free from the rule of Colonel Gaddafi. Tripoli University will open its doors to start an academic year having Read more…
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Pay for education sector employees 56% above the national average
By Roisin Treacy Education employees are in the highest-paid sector in the country according to The National Employment Survey, released earlier this month. The National Employment Survey for 2008 and 2009 found that those working Read more…
Features
All your student questions answered
By Claire Corrigan Starting college is a very exciting time for the average 18 year old. Moving into a new house, making new friends and finally experiencing all the freedom they ever dreamt of. However, Read more…
Features
Life’s too short to frown, so smile
By Chloe O’Sullivan These are the best days of our lives, or so the old saying goes. College is a new beginning. It is a time of transitions – our first time leaving home, our Read more…
Features
Mind your head, you’ve only got one
By Jenny Darmody We can all feel a little down from time to time. College can be a stressful time; the occasional bad week, studying for a big exam, and having a few fights with Read more…
Irish & Languages
An t-eagras ‘Anonymous’ chun Facebook a mhilleadh?
Una Caomhanach Bhí plean ag dul timpeall go raibh Anonymous, an ghrúpa a dhéanann brádáil ar shuíomhanna idirlíne, chun Facebook a hionsíothláit ar 5ú Deireadh Fomhair den bhliain seo. Ach anois, níl an phlean sin Read more…
Irish & Languages
Oideachas ar líne
Frances Mulraney Fógraíodh go n-úsáidfear 80 faoin gcéad de chúrsaí in Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath bogearraí foghlama ar líne faoi 2015. Dúirt an Ollscoil go gcuirfear 15 chúrsa nua idir bhunchéime agus iarchéime ar Read more…
Irish & Languages
Fadhbanna vacsaín ag cur imní ar phobal na hÉireann
Jill McMahon Tá costas sláinte ard i ndán do dhaoine óga ar tholg narcailéipse tar éis vacsaín fliú muice a fháil agus tá muinín san HSE anois faoi cheist ag an bpobal agus a iniúchadh Read more…
Irish & Languages
Tús ceart le Gaeilge a chur sa Tuaisceart
Derek O’Brien Tá tionscnamh teanga nua tosaithe ag an Aire Cultúir, Ealaíon agus Fóillíochta i Stormont, Carál Ní Chuilín, an mhí seo, le méadú i líon na nGaeilgeoirí i dTuaisceart na hÉireann mar aidhm. Beidh Read more…
Sport
Rovers Poised to Dominate At Home
By Brendan White Matches against Russian side FC Rubin Kazan, Greek side PAOK and intriguing games against Tottenham Hotspur mean that huge interest has been drawn onto the League of Ireland as Shamrock Rovers begin Read more…
Sport
DCU students shine in Shenzhen
By Dwayne Leavy DCU’s Brian Gregan narrowly missed out on medalling at the World University Games when he finished fifth in the Men’s 400m final. Despite Gregan running 45.96 seconds, he was beaten to the Read more…
Sport
Irish pack strikes gold in Auckland
By Will Slattery The foundation of Ireland’s great victory against Australia was laid in 2009. Cian Healy’s debut against the Aussies in Croke Park was mixed. He rampaged around the pitch in the loose but Read more…
Sport
Strong DCU Influence on All-Ireland Winners
By Eoghan Cormican When every aspect is looked at, every nook and cranny exhausted, only then does it become apparent how strong the DCU influence was on Dublin’s All Ireland senior football success. To the Read more…