Budget 2019

BUDGET 2019: Social Welfare

October 9, 2018

All social welfare payments are to increase by €5 per week from next year.  The Christmas bonus for welfare recipients will also be restored in full, to commence later this year. Donohoe said: “In addition Read more…

Budget 2019

BUDGET 2019: Justice

October 9, 2018

Minister of Finance, Paschal Donohoe has announced an additional €60 million euro to be spent on reforms within the department of Justice and Equality. The €60 million will be used to provide additional asylum accommodation, Read more…

DCU News

DCU unveils long awaited student centre

October 3, 2018

The centre will welcome an estimated 50,000 students in the next decade. It was funded entirely through donations from the Tony Ryan Trust, Bank of Ireland, DCU Commercial activities, alongside €8 million raised from student levees. Read more…

News

DCU aims to be completely plastic-free by 2020

March 21, 2018

DCU  aims to become the first Irish university to become completely ‘plastic-free’ by 2020, following the immediate removal of all plastic cups from all three campuses this week.