A student at NUI Galway is currently living in a tent in a secret location off campus to save money and finish his degree. Thirty-year-old Dubliner, Frank Cronin, is living out his final year of Read more…
Three years ago, a new type of television programme was born. A Frankenstein’s monster composed of parts of Big Brother, The Apprentice and Boozed Up Irish Abroad, they called it Jersey Shore. The premise was fairly Read more…
Roisin Murphy has always wanted to be an actress – starting her career by appearing in a Goodfellas pizza ad with her mother Charlotte Bradley, and moving to starring in RTE’s The Clinic and Stardust Read more…
Erasmus students might not receive their grants during the second semester of 2012/2013 due to cuts to the 2012 EU Budget, the European Commission has said. Eighty-four DCU students are currently abroad for the full Read more…
DCU’s Padraig Breheny may not have seen action in last month’s All-Ireland final, but as he tells Will Slattery, his first year with the Galway senior hurling panel was a special one nonetheless. Padraig Breheny Read more…
DCU Students’ Union Education Officer, Aaron Clogher, has questioned whether DCU will return to be a member of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). Clogher confirmed that since taking over the sabbatical position during Read more…
After killing 198 baddies, dodging 4.662 bullets, and bedding 46 women, James Bond is no stranger to adversity. From the iconic to the ridiculous, it seems that there’s always someone else around the corner ready Read more…
At first glance the green vegetable asparagus may come across as unappealing to many, but you would be making a mistake judging it so quickly. Most of us know what it’s like to sit in Read more…
A superb performance from Conor McGraynor failed to prevent DCU from succumbing to a one-point loss to UCD in the Intermediate Football League on Wednesday last. The Wicklow footballer was at the centre of everything Read more…
We’re all familiar with the famous phrase of the suited, suave, sex machine that is 007. But what of the music that accompanies the comedic, action-packed, romance-laden, absolutely brilliant films? This article will reminisce about Read more…
Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance (SHAG) Week hits DCU this week and students can get more than they might expect in exchange for the condoms they carry. Today, students can present condoms at the counter Read more…
DCU’s four “core sports” are allocated more time in the high performance gym than any of the other sports, the Chief Executive of DCU sport Ken Robinson revealed. “We would have our core sports, they Read more…
DCU Students’ Union will have a fight on their hands this year with the 2013 budget in December and SU President, Paul Doherty, believes that they will have to make sure “everything is kept above Read more…
October. The one month of the year where it is impossible to avoid being scared. In fact, it is the one month of the twelve where the majority of people are looking for a fright. Read more…
An raibh tú riamh i do shuí i léacht éigin, i lár aislingeachta agus ag smaoineamh faoi do leaba? Nó b’fhéidir go raibh tú ag stánadh amach an fhuinneog, le dúil mhillteanach le haghaidh rolla Read more…
Neil Collins is this year’s Welfare Officer in the Students’ Union and is tasked with dealing with a tough part of college life; the welfare of the entire DCU student body. He isn’t phased by Read more…
Four DCU students have been nominated for the 2012 Football All Star Awards. PE and Biology student Michael Murphy is a certainty to take one of the three full forward positions after leading Donegal to Read more…
Jake Bugg is an eighteen-year-old singer-songwriter from Nottingham who has attracted so much attention with his retro folk style that comparisons with the likes of Bob Dylan, John McClean and Donavan are scattered across the Read more…
Bhí toscaireacht de chuid OCBÁC thall i Washington DC ag deireadh na míosa seo caite mar ionadaithe na hÉireann agus iad san iomaíocht do Chorn Domhanda Enactus. Cháiligh OCBÁC don Chorn Domhanda trí comórtas náisiúnta Read more…
DCU made it two from two in their CUFL campaign by easily disposing of a brave Coláiste Íde side this afternoon. In reality, the score line flattered the visitors, and had DCU been more ruthless Read more…
College life can bring its fair share of dilemmas. Which friends should I live with, what subjects should I chose, does that cute guy in class fancy me, should I go out tonight with that Read more…
Foodie Soc is the newest society to grace the steps of DCU. It was at the end of last year that DCU students Carmel Sayers and Eimear Phelan originally came up with the idea to Read more…
Aaron Clogher is in for a busy time this year. With a referendum on fees and a referendum on USI affiliation both expected this year, Clogher has had a busy few weeks getting settled into Read more…
Sinister is the latest horror endeavour from director Scott Derrisckson, best known for his chilling masterpiece The Exorcism of Emily Rose. It is also the latest in a recent spate of horror movies in which Read more…
Everything may be bigger in the capital but bigger doesn’t always equal better. With more adulation comes more criticism, with more exposure comes more scrutiny and with more success comes higher standards. If new Dublin Read more…