As another festive season rolls around, and people dust off their decorations, excitement mounts for two very different groups of people. While children everywhere refine and redraft their letters to Santa, Dublin’s revellers and clubbers are Read more…
A recent DCU study carried out by the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) found that one in two primary school principals in Ireland have dealt with homophobic bullying.
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Further inquiry into the controversial topic of media ownership in Ireland will not be conducted, according to An Taoiseach. Read more…
Michelle Martin discusses the younger generation’s involvement in politics in recent years from BREXIT to the US Presidential Election and the Repeal the Eighth campaign. Read more…
We all know those movies that idealise New Year’s Eve with the fancy parties filled with hundreds of people and that tense build-up to a passionate romantic kiss at the stroke of midnight. This rarely Read more…
Bríon Hoban takes a look into DCU’s attitude towards drugs and its strict anti-drug policy and wonders that perhaps DCU doesn’t prioritise the helping of students suffering from drug addiction.
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Around 1,000 students taking the Leaving Cert in 2017 will benefit from the recent changes made to the Reasonable Accommodation at the Certificate Examinations scheme. Read more…
When most people think of musicals, they straightaway imagine classic, cult shows such as Grease or Hairspray, or really old-fashioned jazz dancing set in a 1920’s speakeasy. What they do not realise, however, is that Read more…
Dr.Sarah Gilgunn has been awarded the Dublin City University Chancellor’s Medal for achieving outstanding academic success which is linked to her significant industrial experience.
The end of semester one is here and students cannot wait to put away the books and relax. Spending time with family and friends is what Christmas holidays are all about. The excitement of no Read more…
DCU researcher Dr Jennifer Gaughran was recently shortlisted as one of four finalists for the annual Jocelyn Bell Burnell award. Read more…
The USI made a submission to the strategy for the rented sector Read more…
Ciara Del Grosso bates discusses the recent deactivation of Twitter accounts in an attempt to combat hate speech. Read more…
[dropcap]It[/dropcap] was ten years ago when Laura spent a year and a half in a homeless shelter with her mam. She lived in Hedigans in town, it has three stories and had families, of up Read more…
Trinity College Dublin joined the League of European Research Universities this month as the first Irish university to join the network.
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The USI are hoping to help register 10,000 students before the next general election, which could be called at any moment due to the volatile atmosphere in Dail Eireann. Read more…
[dropcap]As[/dropcap] the philosophical Ferris Bueller famously said; “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” With work, college and social lives to maintain, many Read more…
[dropcap]He[/dropcap] arrived five years ago, saved from the promise of a plastic bag and the murky water of the grand canal. He arrived tiny, quiet, and resembling a cloud with a chance of rain. After a Read more…
[dropcap]In[/dropcap] our ever-polarising political climate, it is now more important than ever to turn the focus on an open and educated discussion between people from all walks of life. This, more than anything, was the tone Read more…
[dropcap]Louise[/dropcap] Richardson is host to an impressive list of accolades, becoming the first woman Vice Chancellor at St Andrews University and being awarded with ‘The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Centennial Medal’ by Harvard. Read more…
[dropcap]Over[/dropcap] 300 blue cases damaged with pressure marks, minor tears and creases from laying mainly dormant for years are stacked on the wall. A teddy bear, a dumper truck, miniature aeroplanes and Lego sets sit Read more…
[dropcap]Tá [/dropcap]an t-idirlíon trína chéile arís mar gheall ar phictiúr uaslódáilte go Twitter de phéire cuaráin a bhfuil i siopa sa Phortaingéil. Ar an dromchla níl aon rud as an ngnáth fúthu seachas, b’fhéidir go Read more…
[dropcap]Beidh [/dropcap]mo sheanmháthair ochtó hocht mbliana d’aois Dé hAoine agus tá néaltrú uirthi. Beidh muid ag ceiliúradh a breithlá an tseachtain seo agus ag cuimhneamh ar an mbean a raibh aithne againn uirthi roimh theacht Read more…
Help out with the household chores. An obvious tip, but important nonetheless. Mams are particularly fussy when it comes to chores around Christmas time, especially if you’re expecting visitors or hosting dinner. Although she’ll insist upon Read more…
It is that time of year again; the senseless population of Ireland go out in force to complete the ultimate and most festive pub-crawl, 12 pubs. Rules are simple, one pint per pub for 12 pubs Read more…