Year: 2012
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“Don’t be that girl/lad” campaign launched
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The Students’ Union launched their Alcohol Awareness campaign for the 2012/13 year on Monday, December 3rd. This year’s…
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Young people have global conscience – Special Adviser Rahman
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Hillary Clinton’s Special Adviser (SA) on Global Youth Issues and Director of the Office of Global Youth Issues,…
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The otherkin of the world
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Have you ever felt like you don’t fit in? Felt out of place in work or awkward in…
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Lending a Helping Hand at Christmas
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Christmas only happens one day of the year, but thanks to its presentation, the atmosphere can be felt…
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There’s Always Next Year
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With the New Year just around the corner most of us will already be thinking about what we…
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Convenors reports accepted by CRC
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Two Students’ Union Convenors accused of breaching SU rules will remain in their positions after Class Rep Council…
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First year drop out rates
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Forty eight first year students have dropped out of their DCU courses so far this year, according to…
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Is Ireland Still Too Conservative?
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Last week, Dublin MEP, Emer Costello called for adult entertainment stores and lap dancing clubs to be regulated…
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DCU YFG pass motions on X Case
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DCU Young Fine Gael have passed motions to legislate for the X Case and abortion up to ten…
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Ryan Hunt: Is increasing the student contribution charge by €250 a year to €3,000 in 2015 reasonable for students?
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This year’s budget will undoubtedly be tough for many to swallow. Property taxes, cuts to child benefit and…
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60 seconds with DCU Ladies Football Club
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Lorna Finnegan talks with club Chairperson Cliodhna McHugh. Describe your club in 5 words. Fun, energetic, hectic, friendly and banter.…
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60 seconds with DCU Karate Club
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Lorna Finnegan talks with club Chairperson Martina Brophy Describe your club in 5 words. Energetic, enjoyable, confidence-boosting, different and sociable.…
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Handball club enjoy mixed fortunes at intervarsity event
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DCU’s C1 handball quartet emerged victorious in the ‘C’ plate decider at the recent 40×20 team’s intervarsity in…
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Nuair is féidir le solas a theacht as an dorchadas
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Labhair an t-eagarthóir Gaeilge Derek O’Brien le Brian ‘Bribry’ O’Reilly le déanaí, fear le sraith fhíseanna atá ag dul…
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Eyes Don’t Lie: How To Read People’s Minds
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People receive information from their surrounding environment, which their brain then stores in certain locations as pictures, sounds…
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Merry Money
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“Christmas is a race to see which gives out first – your money or your feet.” So Christmas…
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McGraynor steers Intermediates to league glory – DCU 1-15 UCD 3-7
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DCU’s Intermediate football team were crowned league champions after a hard fought two-point victory in an enthralling final…
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Flynn laments CCAO rule as DCU fall short in Ashbourne play-off
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DCU camogie’s Sean Flynn expressed his frustration with the CCAO ruling that prevents the Purcell Cup winners from…
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Basketball side impress in freshers tournament
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The DCU ladies basketball side finished as runners-up in a freshers tournament at Carlow IT last weekend. DCU…
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Students vote in favour of free education system
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A fully free system funded by conventional taxation will now be the official stance of the DCU Students’…
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Cash from campus bookshop stolen in robbery
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Gardaí are investigating an armed robbery which took place last Thursday outside the Hodges Figgis bookshop on campus.…
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Convenors could face impeachment
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Two Students’ Union Convenors accused of breaching SU rules will find out on Wednesday evening if they could…
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Peat: Ladies sport in need of financial investment
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The Ladies Gaelic Football Association may need to merge with the GAA in order to survive, according to…
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Cracking the Kode: Flux talks to Kodaline
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When you think of big Irish bands, who springs to mind? U2, obviously, but more recently we’ve had…
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Expert Column – Politics matters
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The Ireland of 2012 doesn’t look all that different to the Ireland of the mid 1980s when I…