videos
Video: DCU vs UL
Video by Lauren Timlin
Articles by Katie O’Shaughnessy
Articles
Video: Do students use Irish after school?
Video by Leanne Hanafin and Lauren Timlin
Articles
Universities need to invest more time to entrepreneurship in Arts & Humanities
Universities are urged to increase the entrepreneurship taught in the department of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, according to a recent report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Several of the Higher Read more…
Video
Video: Education is in the Red march
Video by Leanne Hanafin
Political
Budget 2018: Rent allowance increases
Rent allowance will increase by €149m next year in order to accommodate over 17,000 more homes, said Minister for Finance Paschal O’ Donoghue.
Political
Budget 2018: Sugar tax won’t help obesity – Irish beverage council
Sugar tax will not tackle obesity, according to the Irish Beverage Council “Taxing one ingredient in some sugary drinks, but not all sugary drinks, will not combat the complex challenge of obesity’’ Colm Jordan, Director Read more…
Political
Budget 2018: childcare
Child and Family Agengy, Tusla will receive an additional €40.6 million in 2018, bringing their annual funding to over €750 million.
Political
Budget 2018: Tackling cancer
Minister Paschal Donohue increased the VAT rate applied to sunbed services in yesterday’s budget, due to “Clear evidence” of a link between sunbed use and skin cancer, he said.
Political
Round up of Budget 2018
Leo Varadkar’s first budget was unveiled yesterday which contained modest increases in public spending alongside a small measure of tax relief.
Blogs
SU offices ransacked
The Students’ Union offices were broken into and ransacked on Sunday night, according to the SU president Niall Behan.
Blogs
Fire breaks out in campus pharmacy
There were no injuries when a fire broke out in the DCU pharmacy Pharmahealth on Tuesday at 11:12am.
Editorial
Editorial: Loser, winner: SU, where’s my chicken dinner?
The curious case of the missing goujon spiralled out of control in recent weeks. So significant was the backlash against the reduction in the number of goujons sold in DCU’s NuBar that it was covered Read more…
Editorial
Editorial: New DCU fails to reflect feeling of lost identity among smaller colleges
All changed, changed utterly: a New DCU has been born. We have now passed the four month anniversary of the DCU Incorporation Programme and now is the time to reflect and consider the impact it Read more…
DCU News
Students and staff at CICE protest against unresolved compensation claims
Students and staff members of CICE on Friday protested outside the college’s former site in Rathmines against unresolved compensation claims. Read more…
Opinion
Government shamed as Apollo House recaptures spirits of 1916
Sometimes doing a little can mean a lot. While one person cannot put the world to rights they can still make a positive impact, writes Bríon Hoban regarding the recent Apollo House contraversy. Read more…
Opinion
DCU’s indifference to student addiction
Bríon Hoban takes a look into DCU’s attitude towards drugs and its strict anti-drug policy and wonders that perhaps DCU doesn’t prioritise the helping of students suffering from drug addiction.
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DCU News
Staff member ‘made homeless’ following Incorporation
A DCU member of staff and their son were made homeless following the Incorporation Programme, which saw the Church of Ireland College of Education among others amalgamate into the university this year, according to TD Read more…
News
Alumni look to the future at TEDxDCU
Last week saw DCU hold a TEDx conference on the principle of Imagining the Next Century where speakers, including DCU academic staff and alumni, gave talks on how we should use innovation and today’s technological advancements in order to secure a healthy and revitalised future.
Opinion
Absent voters sacrifice their voice
Following last week’s US presidential election, Bríon Hoban believes that if more young Americans had voted, the outcome would have been different. Read more…
Athletics
Record breaker: Ireland’s Greta Streimikyte
On Thursday, September 8th Greta Streimikyte sent shockwaves throughout Ireland when she set a new personal best and national record for the 1,500m long-distance sprint at the event final in this year’s Paralympic Games in Read more…
Opinion
Budget 2017 neglects mental health
The rate of suicides in this country is higher than the rate of road deaths yet mental health still remains a low priority for the Government, writes Bríon Hoban. Read more…
Features
From medicine to journalism, Sheri Fink has done it all
New York Times investigative reporter Dr. Sheri Fink graduated from Stanford University 26 years ago with a Bachelor’s Degree in psychology. The module descriptor for the course reads: excellent training in how to understand human Read more…
Opinion
Selfish students only support certain strikes
Recent Dublin Bus strikes caused outrage amongst students and the general populace, but is it so wrong to fight for a fair wage? Bríon Hoban discusses the matter.
Opinion
Does DCU deserve more credit than it’s given?
DCU was one of seven Irish third-level institutions to fall in the QS World University Ranking published this month. Despite the rankings, Brion Hoban believes that DCU is thriving and improving in various aspects with every passing year. Read more…
DCU News
MacCraith: Incorporation will make an impact on Irish society
DCU President Professor Brian MacCraith has said the Incorporation Programme, which has seen St. Patrick’s College Drumcondra, Mater Dei Institute and CICE amalgamate into Dublin City University this year, will mark a progressive step in Read more…