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Articles

Ladies outfit bounce back in NUIG win

March 6, 2013

The DCU Ladies Senior Football team were in O’Connor Cup action last Thursday, as they travelled to Galway to face NUIG. The match resulted in an 8-point triumph for DCU but it wasn’t a walk Read more…

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Articles

Chicago J1 on the verge of failing

March 6, 2013

Irish students are being warned to act more responsibly on J1 working summer holidays after a well-known advocate of the programme raised concerns about its future following several instances of anti-social behaviour among students in Read more…

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DCU News

USI referendum result could be scrapped

March 5, 2013

Students could face another referendum on affilition to the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) as the February’s result might be scrapped. A motion on the agenda for this week’s Class Rep Council, which was Read more…

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DCU News

TB outbreak in DCU

March 1, 2013

There are fears a Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in DCU could be much worse than originally reported.  On Friday, college authorities confirmed that two students had tested positive for non-contagious strands of the disease. However, The Read more…

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DCU News

Voting suspended in DCU referendums

February 27, 2013

Voting in the USI and Reproductive Rights referendums have been provisionally suspended until tomorrow due to technical issues with ISS. At an emergency Class Rep Council held this afternoon, class reps voted to allow the Read more…

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Football

Collingwood Cup update

February 26, 2013

By the end of today, day two of the 99th Collingwood Cup, all four quarter-finals will have been decided and the list of potential winners will have once more been cut in half. In the Read more…

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Football

DCU begin Collingwood Cup campaign

February 24, 2013

One of the most overused buzz words in team sports, particularly during tournaments, is momentum; an essential prerequisite for success, although at times difficult to define. For DCU, their momentum, which has been building since Read more…

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DCU News

USI President debates DCU affiliation

February 21, 2013

DCU would be tarnished by association with the Union of Students in Ireland, according to Chairperson of DCU Young Fine Gael Ryan Hunt. Hunt was speaking at the hustings for the referendum on affiliation with Read more…

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DCU News

UCD to hold USI affiliation referendum

February 20, 2013

UCD Students’ Union will hold a referendum regarding its affiliation with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). UCD students will be given the option as to whether the college should pay over €100,000 to Read more…

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Camogie

True Grit

February 20, 2013

On a day of high drama, a late goal from Caitriona Regan proved the defining strike as DCU completed the two-in-a-row of camogie championships. Trailing by the minimum entering the closing stages, Regan pounced for Read more…

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DCU News

Mixed feedback for DCU Students’ Union

February 20, 2013

Over three quarters of DCU students are satisfied with DCU Students’ Union so far this year. 350 students were asked how they would rate the performance of the Students’ Union so far this year. 11% Read more…

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DCU News

DCU using debt collectors to pursue student fees

February 20, 2013

Dublin City University is one of four Irish universities which engage with debt collecting agencies to pursue outstanding fees from students. Grainne Mooney, a public relations officer for DCU said: “The university uses a third Read more…

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University News

Farmers may be means tested for student grant

February 20, 2013

Farm and business assets may be included in means testing for the student grant. Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn has put forward proposals that would change the way students from farming backgrounds or those with Read more…