Michael Murphy will roll back his college footballing days this year, but in a completely different manner to how the Donegal man used to do so for DCU. Murphy takes the reigns as manager of Read more…
Budget 2018 will leave students with “not a lot to be happy about,” according to the President of the USI.
DCU Dochas Eireann 2-20 UCD 0-14 Fitzgibbon Hurling League A superb team performance from the DCU men started their season in style with an easy 12-point victory over UCD in St Clare’s on Wednesday night Read more…
Róise McGagh and Aoibhin Mary Bryant give their top tips for dealing with a break up. Some new rules and some old. Read more…
Two weeks ago, thousands of students took to the streets of Dublin with placards in hand and a message for the Taoiseach that made its way out of a cacophony of stomping feet. The message Read more…
Agus teochtanna ag ísliú agus an dorchadas ag teacht is cinnte go bhfuil na brístí gearra agus na cuaráin curtha i stóras don bhliain. Ar bhúiséad mhic léinn is cinnte go mbíonn deacrachtaí le feisteas Read more…
Pop-punk band Neck Deep took to the Tivoli theatre stage on October 5th for their first Irish headline gig. The concert was originally supposed to be held in The Workmans club but due to high Read more…
The War Games match is hailed for its illustrious history of bringing some of the greatest matches of all time. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW) team based cage bout was as popular as it was Read more…
The Department of Health received €685 million in Tuesday’s budget, which will allow for procurement of 1,800 additional health sector staff. €90 million has been allocated to allow patients access medical care and a further allocation Read more…
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“A student loan scheme will mean that the student contribution fee will increase to a minimum of five thousand euro a year,” warned USI President Michael Kerrigan when addressing the crowd of protesters in Dublin.
Rent allowance will increase by €149m next year in order to accommodate over 17,000 more homes, said Minister for Finance Paschal O’ Donoghue.
Sugar tax will not tackle obesity, according to the Irish Beverage Council “Taxing one ingredient in some sugary drinks, but not all sugary drinks, will not combat the complex challenge of obesity’’ Colm Jordan, Director Read more…
Child and Family Agengy, Tusla will receive an additional €40.6 million in 2018, bringing their annual funding to over €750 million.
Minister Paschal Donohue increased the VAT rate applied to sunbed services in yesterday’s budget, due to “Clear evidence” of a link between sunbed use and skin cancer, he said.
Leo Varadkar’s first budget was unveiled yesterday which contained modest increases in public spending alongside a small measure of tax relief.
While most of my peers were out at festivals, working in summer camps abroad or travelling around Europe, I spent my summer working in an accountancy, audit and tax firm and I loved it. Though Read more…
Travelling is supposed to be exciting and fun but sometimes it doesn’t go as smoothly as planned. Shauna Bowers told of her travel disaster this summer. Read more…
In having the magazine reprinted, Ascough cost the student body €8,000 – the maximum fine for publishing such information is €4,000. Barry Murphy, UCD SU’s Campaigns and Communications Officer, alleged how difficult the Repeal campaign had been to run with Ascough as President and told the University Observer of disagreements with her over the repeal budget and class reps and “showed discomfort” with the placement of UCD for Choice in the Freshers’ tent. Read more…
There is no way to prepare someone for university – unless, like me, you take a very expensive trial run. Most students are very young (84 per cent of Leaving Certificate students applied for college places Read more…
Those who brand Hefner as a ‘legend’ or ‘icon’ may say that he deserves our admiration because of his campaigns for contraception, abortion and the sexual revolution. Purely based on those facts, I agree, as those are all necessary elements of a contemporary world. It shouldn’t be forgotten that Hefner was a hedonist- he believed in dominating life in pleasures. Abortion and contraception are the mere ingredients that helped him live this hedonistic life as carefree as possible. Read more…
We need to look at countries like Germany and Sweden who offer free third level education which mean equal opportunity for all citizens. The graduates who benefit from the free education system differ from Ireland’s graduates because they leave third level education in a comfortable and safe financial position and can therefore contribute to the growing economy from a much earlier age. Read more…
Thousands of students attended the annual Gradireland Graduate Careers Fair, which took place in the RDS last Wednesday. The annual event is an opportunity for undergraduate and postgraduate students to engage with different employers from Read more…
We spoke to the major political parties about what they hope to achieve in this year’s budget in relation to third-level institutes. Now that the budget has been released here are their hopes so we Read more…
DCU intends to make a North Dublin cultural quarter over the next few years as part of a wider plan for the university’s development. The extensive five-year plan was launched on September 20th and will Read more…
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