DCU News

Students want SU referendum on cannabis

October 14, 2015

Over 500 DCU students have signed a petition calling on the Students’ Union to hold a referendum on their stance on the legalisation of cannabis. For the SU to hold a referendum, a petition must Read more…

Television

REVIEW: ‘Scream Queens’

October 14, 2015

Ryan Murphy’s latest small screen endeavor Scream Queens begins its first season with a series of murders at a sorority house. There’s a murderer on the loose in Kappa Kappa Tau but there’s no shortage of Read more…

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Ilghnéitheach

Gaeilge le Glam

October 14, 2015

Tá an neart blaga ar an idirlinn faoi lathair, agus go sonrach, raidhse blag faisin agus áilleacht.. Mar sin tá sé an-deacair seasamh amach ón slua agus tú ag scríobh do cheann féin. Ní raibh Read more…

Features

100 great minds think alike

October 14, 2015

When Declan Egan created a start-up by the name of 100minds, he couldn’t foresee that it would raise over €400,000 for charity in just over two years. This year he wants to make a million. Read more…

GAA

McGraynor Eyes Sigerson Double

October 14, 2015

“It was just unbelievable. I couldn’t believe that the ball had actually gone over the bar.” Conor McGraynor doesn’t do pressure. Rewind the clock seven months to a cold, misty afternoon at the Mardyke to Read more…

News

Two referenda set for November

October 14, 2015

A referendum will be held in November asking students to vote on a proposed change to the DCU constitution that will allow for the creation of a new Students’ Union Read more…

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Film

REVIEW: ‘Legend’

October 14, 2015

The latest offering from writer/director Brian Helgeland, Legend is a crime thriller set in 1960s London starring Tom Hardy as both of the infamous gangster twins, Reggie and Ronald Kray. Based on a true story, Read more…

National News

Former Welfare Officer stuck in welfare queue

October 14, 2015

The number of Irish people claiming social welfare is now 332,801 according to the Live Register on October 2nd 2015. Of this figure 45,173 claimants are under 25 years of age.

Graduate unemployment was highlighted again in recent weeks, when former DCU Welfare Officer Eve Kerton published an article in The Irish Times documenting her struggle with joblessness. Read more…

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Irish & Languages

Saol le Spóirt

October 14, 2015

Nuair a thosaíonn tú an ollscoil, tá go leor rudaí nua le feiceáil agus le déanamh agat. Bogann cuid mhór daoibh as bhaile agus faoi dheireadh, mothaíonn tú mar fíordhuine fásta. Níl do mháthair ann Read more…

Music

Under the covers

October 14, 2015

Editor Fionnuala Jones assesses Ryan Adams’ motives for covering Taylor Swift’s smash album, ‘1989’. Read more…

Features

The Value of Volunteering

October 14, 2015

When starting something new and unfamiliar like university, it is important to feel like you belong. There are many different ways of achieving this, through clubs and societies, being on the class representative council, or volunteering. Read more…