News
Naiad win UCD Start Up of the Year award
NAIAD have won the UCD Start Up of the Year award at UCD and are seeking €6.5 million in funding. Read more…
Year: 2018
DCU News
Eoghan McDermott discusses mental health difficulties in The Hive
Eoghan McDermott gave a talk in the U last week where he discussed the issue of mental health and how it has impacted on his life and career. Read more…
DCU News
National Energy and Climate Plan influenced by DCU students
DCU students created a collaborative submission to the government’s public consultation on Ireland’s National Energy & Climate Plan 2021-2030. Read more…
DCU News
Trans Day of Remembrance vigil held in DCU
A ceremony of remembrance was held on DCU’s Glasnevin campus to commemorate the transgender and non-binary individuals who have died as a result of violence this year. Read more…
National News
Court ruled student filmed snorting sugar be allowed to return to school
The two Leaving Certificate student facing expulsion after a video was taken of one of them snorting a white substance that turned out to be standard table sugar have been allowed back to school by High Court ruling. Read more…
News
NUIG undergo potential data breach
A lost USB stick has caused a potential breach of student data in the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) Read more…
Lifestyle
Christmas party do’s and dont’s
Regardless of where you work, Christmas work parties are an annual opportunity for employees to showcase their character through what they decide to wear.
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The best tv shows of the year
As multiplex cinemas remain dominated by comic-book heroes and endless remakes, prominent Hollywood talent continues to head to the small screen, resulting in yet another year of terrific TV offerings catering to a vast spectrum Read more…
Television
Blackadder goes forth
Blackadder Goes Forth was the fourth and final series of the BBC comedy, which aired in 1989. This series follows Captain Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson), his dim-witted lackey Private Baldrick (Tony Robinson), and the wildly Read more…
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…
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…