Other Sports
Top 10 finish in Yachting World Cup for DCU students
Two DCU students we part of the Dublin Universities team that finished in ninth place in the recent Student Yachting World Cup. Read more…
Month: November 2013
Gaelic Football
DCU Aussie Rules Club help make European history
DCU Aussie Rules club recently competed in the inaugural Fitzpatrick Cup; Europe’s first ever intervarsity Australian Rules competition. Read more…
Opinion
Critical thinking too often undersold
Critical thinking is too often undersold, but what relevance does critical thinking really hold in life after secondary school? Read more…
News Features
8×8 Film Festival comes to DCU
The 8×8 Film Festival came to DCU last week, featuring documentaries on subjects such as living on a dollar a day. Read more…
National News
SU introduce new transport initiatives as students hit by further fare hikes
DCU’s SU have introduced a number of initiatives to help those that commute to campus, who have been hit with another hike in fares across all public transport outlets, as Sarah Curran reports. Read more…
DCU News
Academics push to end economic approach to education
The ‘Defend the University’ campaign held a forum at DCU recently, calling on the government to back-track before the Irish university system becomes tied to economic or political interests, as Darragh McGrath reports. Read more…
DCU News
Half of SU budget will be spent on loss-making entertainment events
DCU’s SU President has defended the planned spending of fifty per cent of the Students’ Union budget for this academic year on loss-making entertainment events, as Sarah Bermingham reports. Read more…
University News
Lenihan resumes post as Trinity referendum defeated
Tom Lenihan has resumed his post after a referendum proposing his impeachment was defeated, as Karla Chubb reports. Read more…
DCU News
Security to tighten as residents upset by anti-social behaviour
Upset residents have vented their frustration with the anti-social behaviour of some students, which will lead to the tightening of security and puts the campus bar licence in jeoporady, as Ciara Moore and Garrett Lavin report. Read more…
DCU News
DCU lecturer is target of anonymous homophobic abuse
DCU Associate Lecturer Stephen Conlon has been the recipient of anonymous homophobic mail of late, as Sean Cassidy reports. Read more…
Clubs and Socs
DCUfm back on-air following virus interruption
DCUfm have resumed broadcasting after a PC virus meant expensive hand-built equipment had to be flown in from central Europe, as Martina Brophy reports. Read more…
University News
Underfunding may force Trinity health centre to introduce fee
Trinity College Dublin’s health centre may be forced to follow DCU’s lead and introduce a consultation fee, as it suffers from underfunding and staff shortages. Mark Hogan reports. Read more…
Film
REVIEW:Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Martina Brophy on the sequel to the much loved Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. Is it for big kids too? Read more…
DCU News
DCU budgetary cuts lead to increase in doctors fee
Budget cuts in DCU are the reason behind the 100% increase in the on-campus doctor fee, with SU President Aaron Clogher saying the Health Service in DCU isn’t funded as much as they should be. Read more…
News
Plans for South-East Technical University gain momentum
Waterford Institute of Technology and Carlow IT are soon to submit plans to the Higher Education Authority, bringing the establishment of the South-East’s new Technical University another step closer, as Elaine Carroll reports. Read more…
News
UCD student’s attacker convicted
The attacker of UCD postgraduate student Natasha McShane has finally been convicted of her attempted murder in an incident which left her barely able to walk or talk, Karla Chubb reports. Read more…
Clubs and Socs
Domino’s asks MPS to remove video over content
MPS have issued a statement about their hoax video which was not intended to promote violence after their sponsor Domino’s Pizza requested it to be taken down. Read more…
Articles
SUSI approves 43,000 grants compared to 6,000 this time last year
SUSI has shown a large improvement on last year, with 39.000 students having received grant payments on time Read more…