Articles
Halloween Romance
Horror movie dates are arguably the most daunting dates of all. Not all of us find much pleasure in watching blood and guts splatter all over the big screen. It’s doubtful that a month of Read more…
Month: October 2016
National News
Mental health services to receive just €15m as Government break Budget promise of €35m
Mental Health Reform have criticised the Government as it has emerged that they plan to invest just €15 million into mental health services, as opposed to the Budget-day announcement of €35 million. During last week’s Read more…
National News
Over 600 DCU students march in support of publicly funded education
Thousands of students marched in protest of student fees last Wednesday in Dublin Read more…
Articles
#EducationIs — Student loans march
Footage from the #EducationIs demonstrations in Dublin city centre which called on the government to increase funding in third level education in order to allow equal access to all students looking to attend university. Video Read more…
Video
Music
Review: Death Grips at the Academy
It’s a long flight of stairs up to the Academy’s main room and on this night, getting close to Samhain, it felt like a liminal space, a passageway between the relative sanity of the street Read more…
Clubs and Socs
DCU Clubs & Socs fair reaches record sign ups
DCU clubs and societies registered over 15,500 sign ups during the Clubs and Societies Fair 26th-29th September, according to DCU clubs and society office.
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University News
Planning permission granted for 900 bed student accommodation in Docklands
Planning permission has been granted for the construction of over 900 student bed spaces beside the Point Village as part of the ongoing regeneration of the docklands.
DCU News
DCU among colleges to receive funding from EU for the Erasmus+ programme
The European Commission has granted €105m towards Erasmus+ in Irish colleges, including UCC, DIT, UCD and Maynooth.
DCU News
HIV Activist urges universities to tackle Sexual Health awareness
Robbie Lawlor (25), who is a former MA Sexuality Studies student, spoke to a group of DCU students during Shift Week, about his HIV diagnosis and the impact that has had on his life.
Articles
Articles
GAA
“That’s sport” – Woods insists there’s no Hawk Eye controversy
Dublin City University was represented strongly represented in this year’s All-Ireland Senior Ladies’ Football final at Croke Park on Sunday, September 25th. Siobhán Woods, a student of psychology and her teammates, Emer Ní Éafa, Emma Read more…
basketball
Saints move to 2-1 ahead of visit to Tallaght with 15-point win over UL
In their third game of the season, the DCU Saints improved their record to 2-1 with a dominant home win over the University of Limerick Eagles in the DCU Sports Centre in Glasnevin. Captain Eoin Read more…
Other Sports
35 hours in the gym the key to Griffin’s success
For most college students, a lot of time is spent trying to find our purpose in life. We spend much time worrying over whether we are taking the right career path and fretting over what Read more…
GAA
20 DCU students and alumni feature in All-Ireland replay
Dublin defeated Mayo in a thrilling All-Ireland Senior Football final replay at Croke Park last Saturday that featured 20 graduates and current students from Dublin City University. Jim Gavin’s Dublin retained Sam Maguire with a Read more…
Television
4 reasons why you should be watching The Night Of
HBO are no strangers to producing great drama series. With titles such as Game of Thrones and True Detective under their belt it’s only natural that they added to the CV this year with their Read more…
Television
Gillian Anderson ensures show doesn’t Fall on Feminism
The Fall came crashing back into our lives at the end of September to remind us that not all cop shows have to be one dimensional. The Northern Irish drama revolves around murderer, Paul Spector Read more…
Flux
National News
Incoming Australian ‘backpacker tax’ set to be lower than first feared
Students looking to work in Australia next summer will be taxed more on their income, but the percentage is not as high as first feared Read more…
Articles
Five Trends from Paris Fashion Week
By all means, if you have the money and desire, buy that Chanel robot helmet that opened the show at Paris fashion week. Can I guarantee it will be anything but high fashion for more Read more…
Flux
How Mick Flannery rages against the capitalist ideal
“I’m just one person, I have to look after my own life. I can’t save this stuff… so I’m gonna have a pint,” Mick Flannery tells me over the hubbub in the Dame Tavern, reaching Read more…
Articles
The Basic Guide
The leaves are turning brown, the cold weather is creeping in, this can only mean one thing: Autumn is officially here, also known as basic season. If you are basic, there is nothing to be Read more…
University News
Student activists gather for campaigning training weekend
[dropcap]Budding[/dropcap] student activists from all across the country gathered last weekend in Belvedere Court for The All Ireland Student Activist Weekend.
University News
EU to debate proposal to give teenagers free Interrail passes
The EU is set to debate giving free month long Interrail passes to EU citizens on their 18th birthday. Read more…