News
DCU Professor criticised for fishery figures used in Irexit conference
The DCU lecturer spoke at the Irexit conference last month. Read more…
Year: 2018
Features
This race is no drag
RuPaul’s famous catch phrase has echoed around the world and will now echo A’la Irish style, in a yet unnamed Dublin Venue: “Gentlemen, start your engines and may the best woman win”.
Gaelic Football
Mayo’s Diarmuid O’Connor reflects on the end of the road with DCU
Sitting in an empty DCU canteen on a cold evening, Diarmuid O’Connor griped his coffee cup as he stared at the empty table. He had just played his final game for DCU.
Lifestyle
Religion in fashion: wholly necessary or holy vanity?
With the release of Macy’s new line for Muslim women and The Met Gala’s Catholic theme for 2018, Gabija Gataveckaite looks at the issues stemming from mixing fashion with religion. Read more…
Lifestyle
Inside Glitz N’ Pieces
Following the success of what began as a college project, girl bosses Grace O’Sullivan and Ellen Weber launched their jewellery range, Glitz N’ Pieces. Read more…
Gaelic Football
Disappointing start costs DCU in Sigerson quarter-final exit
DCU 1-09 UCD 0-16 DCU crashed out of the Sigerson Cup at the hands of bitter rivals UCD on February 7th, after a poor start saw Niall Moyna’s men seven points behind after just twenty Read more…
News
Fears of sexting dangers heightened by media says DCU researcher
The media plays a large role in the negative reputation of sexting has among older generations according to a researcher at the DCU Anti-Bullying Centre.
Articles
The rise of students and sunbeds
Rachel Farrell explores the apparent rise of students hitting the tanning beds and issues arising from it. Read more…
Food
Grub Guide: taste of Toscana
Michelle Townsend tried and tested Italian restaurant Toscana rating it on price, service and atmosphere, location and value for money. Read more…
News
Housing expert says colleges should offer housing management courses
Colleges should offer housing management courses to combat the housing crisis, according the CEO of the Irish Council of Social Housing. CEO Donal McManus told the Irish Independent that the lack of any housing management Read more…
DCU News
DCU offers discount to reusable cup users
Coffee and tea will now be discounted by 20c if you bring your own cup to any DCU café, due to a scheme implemented by Trispace Catering DCU and the Sustainability office. The reduction, an Read more…
DCU News
DCU Professor recognised in European Commission report
A DCU Professor’s research on the importance of emotion in education for preventing bullying and its long-term mental health impacts, was cited in a recent set of top-level European reports.
DCU News
DCU to host World Anti-Bullying Forum
DCU will be the host of the World Anti-Bullying Forum (WABF) 2019 after Dublin secured a bid to house the worldwide event.
Lifestyle
Travel Tales – American fun without the J1
Heading on a J1 is often thought as the American dream for Irish students but Rachael Martin tells how she had the experience without the actual Visa. Read more…
Food
Tasty or just trendy?
Food trends come and go like the seasons but acai bowls and cauliflower have been gaining more and more popularity in recent years. Read more…
Articles
Irexit: The next political movement?
Brexit and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign were broadly viewed as a sort of populist uprising against the political establishment.
News
Stress levels rise with rent, says CEO of housing charity
Renting causes financial and emotional distress, according to the CEO of a housing charity.
GAA
DCU second-half scoring spree takes them to their first ever Fitzgibbon Cup final
DCU Dóchas na Éireann 2-20 Dublin Institute of Technology 1-12 Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final DCU booked their place in the Fitzgibbon Cup final with an eleven-point victory against Dublin rivals DIT last Tuesday evening in Parnell Read more…
Features
There is something about Mary
Irish Women won the limited right to vote 100 years ago, and today, women have a voice and are treated as first class citizens in almost all countries. Here are the some of the most powerful Read more…
Other Sports
DCU Cycling Club selling cycling kit for all students and staff
DCU Cycling Club will be hosting a slale of cycling gear that is open to the whole college.
Features
They shoot horses, don’t they?
Ossie was the most handsome traveller that ever lived and the princess told him that he was too handsome to ever grow old. She took him away over the sea to the Land of Eternal Read more…
Rugby
“Small mistakes” cost DCU Force in narrow defeat to IT Carlow
DCU Force 3 IT Carlow 10 Brendan Johnson Cup quarter-final IT Carlow narrowly edged out DCU Force in their quarter-final clash in the Brendan Johnston Cup on a cold Wednesday night in Coolmine RFC. Defending Read more…
Football
DCU strong enough to be champions in Gavin Kearney’s final year
Gavin Kearney missed out on DCU’s penalties loss to UCD in the CUFL Division One Semi-Finals due to a concussion.
Articles
Time to switch off
Ryan Tubridy sparked a national conversation on whether we have fallen too far down the rabbit hole of social media into all its filtered wonder and forgotten how to interact with our fellow human. Tubridy Read more…
Athletics
DCU Athletics dominate IUAA indoors
DCU had a very successful run in the IUAA indoor varsities in Athlone IT on February 9th, winning golds in both male and female categories.