Health
Vegan food sprouting up at DCU
Veganism may be the new trend, and a lifestyle synonymous with Generation Z, but with limited options at the best of times, students have struggled in the past to find the right foods to match Read more…
Year: 2018
Other Sports
“Pure elation” for champion Ryan Farrell as DCU return to the top table
A first competition in four years beckoned for DCU table tennis club – but after only being reformed early in the semester, they surely couldn’t leave a significant impact.
Boxing
Ceire Smith snatches National flyweight title
DCU boxer Ceire Smith took home the flyweight title in the National Stadium in Tallaght last weekend.
Film
‘The Shape of Water’ flows perfectly
The latest movie directed by the critically acclaimed Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) weaves a deeply intricate fairy tale into a very unusual love story.
Opinion
Is Irishness enough to maintain us as a significant player in Europe?
With the fallout from Brexit we sneer at Britain and bolster our own sense of national pride, but it is easy to overlook our own selfish approach to Europe’s resources. As a nation we love to be loved. The “best fans in the world”, our culture and history is celebrated across the globe, just friendly rogues out for the craic. Read more…
The Hype
‘Crying Into the Saucepan’ fries mental illness stigma
Mental health issues are familiar to most Irish people, and few understand the power of mental disorders more than Nikki Hayes (the pseudonym of Eimear O’ Keefe), whose debut book ‘Crying Into the Saucepan’ deals Read more…
The Hype
How the work of Emma Hannigan celebrates life by discussing cancer
Best-selling author Emma Hannigan announced that she has terminal cancer last month. A wife, a mother of two, a phenomenal author and an inspiration to us all, The Bray native, known for her books ‘Letters to Read more…
Opinion
A new beginning for a new Irish generation
But the Government cannot be faulted for their efforts in creating a new Ireland. For young people in Ireland, this plan is almost like a stand of confidence in the country most of us will probably consider leaving in the next few years. Read more…
Opinion
The impact of gender-neutral bathrooms
The idea of gender neutral bathrooms is for inclusion and equality, the idea that everybody, no matter your gender, can do their business in a place they feel safe and comfortable. Read more…
Music
Has music changed for the worse or better?
Music is more than just lyrics and melodies. It is emotions, thoughts, life, love, sadness, despair. It is everything we are and everything we want to be. It is one of the most important things Read more…
The Hype
Discussing religion, poetry and self-recording with Four In The Morning
Four in the Morning are an alternative-folk band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band consists of DCU Communications Studies graduate Kevin Dolan, and his band members, Kiran Srinivasan and Libby Ferris. We spoke to Kevin Read more…
The Hype
Imagine Dragons light up the 3 Arena
The atmosphere of the 3Arena was alight when Imagine Dragons took to the stage on the 26th of February. While their unexpected opening tune ‘I Don’t Know Why’ wouldn’t have been the first guess for Read more…
The Hype
The difficulty of being a modern artist
Despite Ireland’s tiny size, the small island has produced some of the world’s leading poets, composers and artists. Twentieth-century Irish artists such as Jack Butler Yeats, Evie Hone and Sean Keating are renowned for their Read more…
Film
Black Panther roars around the globe
In the fifth episode of the Netflix series Master of None, main character Dev mentions how movies or tv shows traditionally can’t have more than two black people as main characters, and the show wasn’t Read more…
Opinion
Does the Irish legal system protect victims of alleged rape?
Rape is not an uncommon crime. Unfortunately, it is severely underreported for various reasons Read more…
Television
Disjointed portrays the highs and lows of cannabis
Disjointed, the new Netflix original comedy show, is showing that legal marijuana is not all highs – it has a serious side too.
University News
Maynooth first university in Ireland to have ‘napping pods’
Napping pods have been introduced in Maynooth University library allowing students to recharge during the day. As part of the #ifstudentsdidlibraries campaign, the university is the first in Ireland to introduce Energy Pods in their Read more…
DCU News
DCU primary teaching students call for financial aid
Primary teaching students on St. Patrick’s Campus are seeking financial aid for placement from DCU.
National News
PE to be offered as Leaving Cert exam subject
PE will be implemented as a Leaving Cert exam subject in 80 schools across Ireland from September.
National News
DCU partner with I Wish to promote women in STEM
Over 5,000 students attended two workshops in Dublin and in Cork hosted by the I Wish initiative to encourage female secondary school students to choose careers in fields of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Read more…
News
DCU support local Ballymun Kickhams with study help
DCU and Bank of Ireland (BOI) are working together to support Ballymun Kickhams GAA club by offering study support to leaving cert students. The student volunteers offer free tuition to the Ballymun leaving cert students Read more…
News
5.7m fund launched for underrepresented students
DCU will benefit from a new multi-million fund which will encourage underrepresented students to access higher education.
News
National survey shows equal gender enrollment in postgrad research
An equal amount of men and women enroll for postgraduate research in Ireland, according to the Higher Education Authority. The HEA recently published a Factsheet on Postgraduate Research in Ireland, which looks at the many Read more…
SU Elections 2018
DCUSU VP for Welfare and Equality candidate: Jason Nesbitt
Jason Nesbitt would like to see a designated space in the new student hub to give students a chance to take time out from their stressful college day and look after their mental well-being.
News
Young women more likely to have degrees than male peers
Young women are more likely to have a third-level qualification than young men, new figures show.