Pubs only close these two days a year and as part of Irish culture, this trend has been here for all of our lives, with this ban being lifted we are becoming more modern but at the same time it has to be asked, are we losing a part of our identity? Read more…
If parents want to protect their children from the dangers of smartphones, then they have to come to a mutual understanding with each other and educate them on the dangers that exist. Read more…
[dropcap]They[/dropcap] say that 2016 was the year all our favourite celebrities died and 2017 was the year all our favourite celebrities were dead to us. With the 90th Academy Awards fast approaching there has been Read more…
[dropcap]Owning It [/dropcap]is a breath of fresh air when it comes to books about anxiety. Author Caroline Foran’s style of writing is more like chatting to a friend than reading a book, avoiding heavy jargon. Read more…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]ushing the boundaries has always been a comedians bread and butter, but how far can a joke go before it becomes too offensive?
Little did I realise it is in fact what sustains an open and democratic internet, a principle which I think we take for granted every day we ‘log on’. Read more…
[dropcap][/dropcap]M[dropcap][/dropcap]any think of Irish music and images of an auld lad playing spoons in some pub down a bothrin pop into mind. A walk through Temple Bar in the height of July would similarly convince Read more…
It’s no secret that young people are incredibly impressionable, especially young girls. With the growing dominance of social media in young people’s lives, influencers need to recognise this as they are a big part of young people’s lives. These photoshopped images have a lasting impression on young people, they see these images and perceive them as normal.
[dropcap]Jill [/dropcap]Abramson, former Executive Editor of The New York Times, has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor in DCU’s School of Communications. Abramson’s role will be primarily supplementary and is not expected to work directly Read more…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]idden fees and strict rules are making working in America on a J-1 increasingly difficult for Irish students.
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] has launched a new online platform for learning Irish. Irish 101 offers users an “introduction to Ireland’s culture by learning the basics of the Irish language”.
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]iall Moyna’s DCU advanced to the Quarter Finals last Wednesday after a battling 1-07 to 0-07 over Dundalk Institute of Technology to set up a clash with old foes UCD in a repeat of the Read more…
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ew arts graduates may earn as little as €13,000 a year, according to a HEA report. But most CAO applicants opt for arts and humanities degrees at 22 per cent, while 16 per cent choose Read more…
[dropcap]Half [/dropcap]of Arts graduates feel their course is relevant to their current employment according to the Higher Education Authority. A new report published by the HEA surveying graduates of the class of 2016 revealed that Read more…
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] started the development of 560 new student beds on the Glasnevin campus last week. The new residences will be built on part of the existing soccer pitches with the plan to reinstate the pitches Read more…
[dropcap]Numbers[/dropcap] of students entering DCU through an Elite Athletic Scholarship have dropped by 62 per cent since last year, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request obtained by The College View. Only thirty five Read more…
[dropcap]The recent Eurostudent survey will help the government to make decisions that will benefit Irish students, according to Minister for Higher Education. [/dropcap]
[dropcap]Students[/dropcap] from DCU’s LGBT society marched to support the Transgender Healthcare Protest on the 20th January. Dean O’Reilly, the chairperson of DCU’s LGBT society, said that there were roughly 25 students from DCU who showed Read more…
[dropcap]Migratory[/dropcap] geese are a threat to DCU’s plans to build a new astroturf GAA pitch in St. Patrick’s College. Locals have objected to the plans for the all-weather sports facilities on the grounds that over Read more…
[dropcap]Referendums[/dropcap] for an opt-in Students’ Union and a second vote on the college’s stance on abortion will not be going ahead, according to DCU Students’ Union president. The petition which called for a referendum was Read more…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ducation ministers called on Higher Education institutions to draft new proposals for new ‘Springboard+’ courses. Education ministers Richard Bruton and John Halligan want to widen Springboard’s net, with Bruton emphasising a “welcome move towards full Read more…
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] manager of DCU’s student bar Nubar has denied claims made on social media that the bar will close on Good Friday, despite the ban on the sale of alcohol being lifted. The popular student Read more…
[dropcap]A [/dropcap] conservative publication based out of Trinity College has expanded to DCU in what its editor called an attempt to provide a diversity of opinion in student-related matters. The Burkean Journal, which was funded Read more…
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] was ranked the 15th greenest university in the world last December, rising 12 ranks since 2016. GreenMetric is an initiative of Universitas Indonesia, surveying over 600 universities across 76 countries.
[dropcap]President [/dropcap]of DCU, Brian MacCraith, thinks Minister Bruton’s new funding allocation model avoids the biggest issues of funding third-level institutions. MacCraith is critical of how this could really benefit the institutions when there is still Read more…