DCU News
DCU Alumni to return for one last session in the Oldbar
The Old Bar is set to have one last session to mark the start of construction for the new hub and to pay tribute to the history of DCU. Read more…
Year: 2016
Lifestyle
Another brick in the wall; increase in construction applications
The number of CAO applications to construction related courses is up by 16.2 per cent, suggesting a confidence in the economic recovery among school leavers.
basketball
Four DCU Mercy players called up to Ireland squad
Four DCU Mercy players have been called up to the Irish national team for the Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) European Championships for Small Countries. The tournament, to be held in Gibraltar, will run from Read more…
DCU News
Future students could pay as much as €20,000 in loans
The Cassell report on funding higher education discusses abolishing fees but introducing a loan scheme Read more…
Features
True religion should never produce violence, at its core it’s about peace
Asking if religion is part of the problem of terrorism says Mc Kinley is the wrong way to look at the issue: “I think the question then becomes, if religion is part of a problem and you then have to find what that problem is and it differs in different ways then how can it also be part of the solution.” Read more…
Features
University degree holders more likely to get married and have kids
College students have always been pinned as some of the most progressive in society. Universities attract bright people, who, for the most part, are ambitious and motivated to work. They are places that foster political activism and encourage liberal stances on social issues. Just over a month ago, an overwhelming majority of DCU students voted in favour of the SU taking a pro-choice position on abortion. Read more…
Music
European festival forecast
It’s beginning to feel a lot like summer. The grey skies and morning drizzle may beg to differ, but with Electric Picnic’s lineup launched festival season is right around the corner. LCD Soundsystem and Lana Read more…
Features
Defeat is just another step on McGregors’s Journey
His story is nothing short of remarkable. McGregor came from nowhere – he was a young man with a dream; an aspiration to go somewhere that had never been done before in Ireland, and rise to the UFC’s summit. Read more…
Travel
The hidden gems of Ireland
Michelle Martin describes some of Ireland’s best tourist destinations. Read more…
Health
Don’t blame yourself if your counsellor isn’t right for you
Counsellors have heard it all, they have been built up and trained, but no amount of books, training or even time working in the field can force two people to work well together in a small room in which one of them shares their deepest or saddest thoughts. Read more…
National News
Seanad election sees no change to voting system
The elitist voting system remains as the Seanad elections takes place this month, despite years of promises to reform the upper house. Currently only graduates from TCD and the National University Ireland (NUI) constituency can Read more…
DCU News
Emergency CRC meeting elects new Returning Officer
Four-time Returning Officer, Steven Conlon, has stepped down from his role just days before the DCU Students’ Union election campaigns begin.
Music
Review: Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats at the Olympia Theatre
The beautiful Olympia Theatre played host to the grooviest rockabilly party Dublin has ever seen. The men in charge of it all? Nathaniel Rateliff and his masterful band, the Night Sweats. Often at gigs the Read more…
Opinion
Europe, don’t turn your back on refugees now
With crisis talks in place to resolve the refugee crisis, Lisa O’Donnell discusses why Europe cannot turn its back on migrants. Read more…
Food
Restaurant review: Xico
Explore the tastes of Dublin with our fortnightly restaurant reviews. Read more…
GAA
DCU fall to UL in O’Connor Cup semi
DCU 1-8 UL 3-4 O’Connor Cup semi-final DCU’s senior ladies Gaelic football team was defeated in the O’Connor Cup semi-final by the University of Limerick (UL) in Tralee on Saturday, March 11th. The Glasnevin side Read more…
Football
DCU women’s football team defeated in First Division final
DCU’s women’s football team was beaten in the Women’s Soccer Colleges Association of Ireland Division 1 final by the University of Limerick on Wednesday, March 16th. UL saw off the Glasnevin college in a thrilling Read more…
Food
Student cooking: marble cake
A delicious cake that is easy and fun to bake. Read more…
Debate
The Great Debate: 2016 is a time to celebrate and reflect on the Easter Rising
Last week, schools and third-level colleges across Ireland celebrated Proclamation Day, commemorating events of Ireland in 1916 and creating a vision for the country in the future. it’s important to teach the children of our nation the struggles and triumphs we faced. Read more…
DCU News
The time of your life; Green Day musical set for DCU
DCU Drama Society will hold their annual musical next week over three nights, with this year’s being a new musical based off the music of Green Day.
Articles
How to choose the right foundation for you
Looking for a new foundation? Amy Mulvaney has you covered. Read more…
DCU News
DCU first in Ireland to host science Olympiad
It has been announced that DCU will host the International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) in 2017.
Music
How one band’s album review could signal change in music journalism
The 1975 have just released their sophomore record, ‘I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful, yet so unaware of it’. The LP went to number one in both the UK and Read more…
Articles
Spring into style this Easter
Sarah Murphy takes a look at the latest styles straight from the runways. Read more…
Events
Proclamation Day: Huge crowd gather in DCU to celebrate 1916
DCU marked the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising on Proclamation Day, March 15th, by hosting a special flag-raising ceremony. In the week following Seachtain na Gaeilge, the university joined schools and colleges across the Read more…