Other Sports
DCU Archery on target for success
The DCU team had three gold and three bronze medal winners individually in the event with the compound and mixed teams placing first and the recurve team placing third. Read more…
Month: November 2018
Film
Stan Lee’s legacy will live on
His cameos have become an iconic feature in Marvel movies, a feature that fans of the movies look out for. He has had some memorable lines such as “Are you Tony Stank?” in Captain America: Civil War (2016). Read more…
The Hype
Daniel Sloss brings brightness to dark topics
The serious discussion he has about love and society in ‘Jigsaw’ has broken up over 10,000 couples, cancelled 40 engagements and cause 54 divorces, according to his Twitter. “All I’m doing is asking you uncomfortable questions that you don’t have the courage to ask yourself,” he says. Read more…
DCU News
Referendum campaign for Palestinian solidarity announced after ambassadorial visit
DCU Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) society launched a student union (SU) referendum campaign to mandate the SU to adopt a stance of solidarity with Palestine. Read more…
National News
Dublin City Council to buy 92 homes in Ballymun
Dublin City Council announced that they will purchase 92 homes in the Hampton Wood estate in Ballymun, as the housing crisis continuing to dominate political discourse in Ireland. Read more…
Lifestyle
Highlighting the Hypebeasts
From bumbags to graphic t-shirts, so many streetwear trends have been making a splash this year in both the catwalk and the high street, but none more so than the sneaker.
National News
Elderly patients remaining in hospital instead of transferring to nursing homes
A large number of elderly patients are remaining in hospital instead of transferring to nursing homes they are eligible for, a new report has found.
News
Students applying for post-grad teaching course in DCU and others only need to do one Irish Oral
Changes have been made to Irish oral examinations in the four state-funded postgraduate primary school teaching courses in Ireland.
Features
Girls just wanna have fun(damental workplace rights)
In order to combat this issue, a ‘Gender Action Plan’ for Higher Level Education institutes in Ireland has been launched by the government. Read more…
DCU News
Irish Girl Guides invent sustainable water solutions with Lego
Irish Girl Guides have used Lego robotic materials to create new solutions to tackle water sustainability at a DCU expo. Read more…
National News
New whole-of-government strategy launched for children, young people and families
The strategy includes five ‘steps’. The first is to provide access to a broader range of options for parents, so to facilitate an easier balance of working and caring. Read more…
Gaeilge
Ceolamharclannaíocht le Gaga
Is scannán é ‘A Star is Born’ do ghach uile duine, is cuma cé a théann in éineacht leat chun é a fheiceáil bainfidh tú taitneamh as.
News
USI aim to ‘ReCharge’ students’ mental health
The USI Vice President for Welfare, Damien McClean said students often know that support services exist but they feel like their problems are not serious enough to warrant using them. Read more…
Health
Athlone IT draw on mental health for inspiration
Athlone IT worked with Hotpress, Lyon’s tea and Pieta House on a mental health campaign creating seveal illustrations depicting mental health issues. Read more…
Features
Nappies, lullabies and lecture notes
The image of the typical student is associated with heavy books, overdue assignments, spontaneous nights out and little money.
Lifestyle
Wanderlust: Lausanne
Last call in most of the bars in Lausanne is at 10pm and unlike in Ireland where last call often means that you can stay in the pub for another hour or so, the Swiss don’t tolerate such practices. Bar staff will clear the place out within five minutes and hand you a plastic cup to pour the rest of your pint in. Read more…
Other Sports
Trampolining success for DCU
Eoin Harte talks to the co-captain of the DCU Gymnastics and Trampolining club, Claire O’Connor, about the club and recent competitions.. Read more…
Food
Grub Guide: Elephant & Castle
Nicole Cassidy gives us her thoughts on Temple Bar’s Elephant & Castle restaurant. Read more…
Health
Scentsation
Roisin Maguire looks into how we can use essential oils to our advantage in our everyday lives. Read more…
Athletics
Athletics on the winning road in Maynooth
DCU retained the Overall Universities title for the 15th time, underlining the dominance they have had since Director for Athletics Enda Fitzpatrick took charge in 2005. Read more…
Features
The power of perseverance
There’s always a light at the end of the tunnel. I truly believe that. Read more…
Food
Building Bulk
Eoin Harte discusses the do’s and don’ts when it comes to supplements. Read more…
Opinion
Tackling gender imbalance begins from the ground up
It is estimated that without the introduction of female-only professorships, it would take two decades to achieve gender balance in senior academia with an increase of one or two percent success rates in female professorships. Read more…
News
University of Limerick recognised for leading the way on gender equality
Currently, 33 per cent of their professors are female, this has risen by two per cent since November 2017. UL received the Athena Swan Bronze award in 2015 for their work in advancing gender equality, an award that DCU won in 2017. Read more…
Opinion
Is veganism achievable for everyone?
For some low-income families, it is simply not manageable to shell out extra cash, time or resources on sustaining a vegan lifestyle, when it seems more affordable to grab the quicker and cheaper options. Read more…