Irish & Languages
Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh: ‘Guth na gCluichí Gaelacha’
Chuir Conor O Shea an loach spóirt Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh faoi agallamh Read more…
Year: 2017
Irish & Languages
Léirmheas ar Motherfoclóir ; Leabhar nua faoi ‘a not so dead language’
Cuireann Méabh síos ar an leabhar úr Motherfoclóir atá ar fáil sna siopaí anois Read more…
Features
Queen of the night
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here is a certain seediness in leaving the bright sunshine of an early summer evening to disappear inside the whoosh of a door. From the hustle and squeal of traffic on Georges Street, into the icon Read more…
Opinion
The crisis in student accommodation continues
This applies to the accommodation in the DCU St. Patrick’s campus in particular. The annual rent for a bedroom on St Patrick’s College campus is €5,238 per year, which is paid in two installments. However many students have claimed that despite the rise in price of accommodation there is no improvements in living conditions in the facility.
Articles
Baby on board: parenting in a wheelchair
When Niamh Ni Ruari fell pregnant, she knew that her life would change forever. She tell us about what its like being both a mother and wheelchair user at university. Read more…
News
UCDSU officer calls for investment in education
[dropcap]A [/dropcap] lack of investment in third-level education has led to a drop in respect for Irish degrees worldwide, according to UCDSU’s Education Officer.
Opinion
Thirteen Billion reasons why
Essentially over the last decade the Irish government have given Apple an unfair tax advantage. While everybody else has to pay their dues Apple have been allowed to pay less in taxes, so much less that this number has accumulated to €13 billion. Read more…
News
Sunbed VAT rate increased due to “clear evidence” of link to skin cancer
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]inister 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. The increase from 13.5 percent to 23 percent Read more…
GAA
Former DCU star Michael Murphy returning to college football as LYIT boss
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ichael 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…
News
No commitment to anything in third level budget worrying, say student activists
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]udget 2018 will leave students with “not a lot to be happy about,” according to the President of the USI.
GAA
Opening day win for DCU Hurling: “Determination and positivity” got DCU over the line, says Colin Currie
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…
Articles
A girl’s guide to moving on
Róise McGagh and Aoibhin Mary Bryant give their top tips for dealing with a break up. Some new rules and some old. Read more…
Features
College loan scheme sows the seed for a viable solution
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]wo 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…
Irish & Languages
Cad atá sa vardrús don gheimhreadh
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…
The Hype
Neck Deep at the Tivoli Theatre – review
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 Hype
WWE team cage match War Games returns
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he 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…
Articles
DOH receives €685m in Budget 2018
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he 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…
Video
Video: Education is in the Red march
Video by Leanne Hanafin
News
15,000 march against loans scheme
“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.
Political
Budget 2018: Rent allowance increases
[dropcap]Rent[/dropcap] allowance will increase by €149m next year in order to accommodate over 17,000 more homes, said Minister for Finance Paschal O’ Donoghue.
Political
Budget 2018: Sugar tax won’t help obesity – Irish beverage council
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…
Political
Budget 2018: childcare
Child and Family Agengy, Tusla will receive an additional €40.6 million in 2018, bringing their annual funding to over €750 million.
Political
Budget 2018: Tackling cancer
[dropcap]Minister[/dropcap] 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.
Political
Round up of Budget 2018
[dropcap]Leo[/dropcap] Varadkar’s first budget was unveiled yesterday which contained modest increases in public spending alongside a small measure of tax relief.
Features
How taxing is an internship
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile 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…