Camogie
DCU and Na Fianna form a community partnership
A new partnership between DCU and Glasnevin-based GAA club Na Fianna will provide DCU students with opportunities for paid partnerships, volunteering and cultural opportunities.
Month: October 2019
News
Fifth of DCU’s student body comes from “affluent” areas
Students from affluent backgrounds are far more likely to study high-point courses, according to a recent study.
Features
Fast fashion is so last season
The fashion industry is one so massive, that the extent of its effects are difficult to comprehend. Especially in countries like Ireland, buying from the fashion industry is a pillar of everyday life.
National News
Nine of Ireland’s maternity units do not offer abortion
Nine of Ireland’s 19 maternity hospitals do not offer abortion services.
Articles
The e-boy and e-girl culture
The e-boy and the e-girl – one of the newest subcultures that has manifested on the internet. Different from the subcultures of punks, mods and goths of the past, it’s rare that you’ll see the Read more…
Halloween
Best Halloween costume ideas for this spooky season
With spooky season just around the corner, there is plenty of competition with thinking outside the box. I am going to provide you with some ideas on where to buy the best affordable Halloween costumes, Read more…
Film
It’s just a bunch of Hocus Pocus
As the evenings grow darker and colder, there’s one thing on everyone’s mind – snuggling up with a hot chocolate, and a Halloween movie to ring in the season.
Music
Two Door Cinema Club send knickers flying in Dublin concert
The set list is taped to the ground beside three microphones with each member of the band armed with a glass of water, a pint of Guinness and a towel.
DCU News
DCU student Mehwish Saqib issued official deportation order
DCU student Mehwish Saqib was issued with a deportation order from the Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan earlier today.
Gaeilge
Twiggy, an mainicín bídeach
Sna 60idí, bhí gach uille mainicín ard agus galánta.
Football
Kate Mooney scores a hat-trick in DCU debut
DCU and Shelbourne star Kate Mooney believes DCU can go a step further than previous years, and compete with some of the top college sides in the country, such as Carlow IT, or Maynooth.
GAA
Fiona Tully wins both Singles and Doubles trophies in Handball Championships
DCU student Fiona Tully won both the Ladies Singles and Doubles Open tournaments at the Irish Collegiate Handball Association (ICHA) in Wexford last week.
National News
Students face over 10 per cent rent increase in Dublin accommodation complex
Students in shared rooms, living in LIV Accommodation complex in Dublin could face price increases between 11 per cent to 14 per cent, due to an administrative error.
Television
Criminal highlights the lasting nature of crime dramas
Netflix’s new police procedural anthology series, Criminal, throws out the tried and tested format for something more intense and claustrophobic.
Halloween
Halloween movie watch list for those cosy nights in
As you grow up Halloween becomes less of an opportunity to knock on doors and ask for sweets, but rather buying your own sweets and locking yourself in your own house.
Other Sports
Phillip O’Kelly and Jamie Keatley pull their weight at Junior National Championships
Students from DCU took part in the Irish Powerlifting Federations Under-23 Junior National Championships.
Television
Fractured fails to stray from classic thriller tropes
From the onset, there is a sense of foreboding in the new Netflix thriller, “Fractured”. This is possibly due to the fact that the plot of the movie seems very familiar to “Shutter Island” and “Flight Read more…
Features
The growing impact of Sober October
Sober October originally started as a fundraising opportunity, but its main purpose has now grown to mean much more to it’s participants.
Other Sports
DCU Volleyball hoping to continue their success with the absence of Benny O’Regan
DCU Volleyball is under new coaching staff this year, after Benny O’Regan, an Irish international volleyball player who coached the team for three years, moved to Waterford IT.
Articles
The importance of understanding a friend’s disability or illness
Chronic disabilities and illnesses hold an emotional weight that only those who have come into direct contact with these conditions can understand.
News
Government announced €14.25 million in funding to higher level Institutions
Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor announced the funding on Friday the 18thof October.
Opinion
The end of the Brexit circus will reveal the government’s domestic failings
The end finally appears to be in sight to the Brexit negotiations which have dominated the agenda for the entirety of Leo Varadkar’s time as Taoiseach.
Features
The movement to ban bloodsports
Bloodsports have remained a topic of debate in and out of government buildings, however, the movement to ban bloodsports is stuck at a standstill. “Imagine if a gang of thugs set a pack of dogs Read more…
Books
Pippa O’Connor Ormond on living your best life
Model, author, mother, wife and successful business woman – Pippa O’Connor Ormond has done it all. A true girl boss. Pippa wrote her first book in 2016. However, in her second book The Pippa Guide: Read more…
National News
USI calls for legislation to protect staff tips
The push for legislation comes about following controversy over The Ivy restaurant’s policy on tipping. Last November, management issued a notice declaring staff could no longer take payments from the public due to their inability to “follow procedures and consider the whole team”. Read more…