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Plan to combat the effects of climate change on health launched

November 13, 2019

The Department of Health has developed a Climate Change Adaptation Plan to identify the main challenges posed to the health service by the climate crisis.

DCU partners with McVerry Trust for homelessness report

November 13, 2019

Sixty three per cent of homeless males have suffered a traumatic childhood experience according to a new report by the Peter McVerry Trust.

Trispace catering staff seek better working conditions

November 13, 2019

Catering staff at DCU sent a letter with their workplace grievances to DCU’s governing authority members.

Mary McAleese elected as Chancellor for Trinity College

November 13, 2019

Former President Mary McAleese has been elected as Chancellor for Trinity College Dublin after receiving a large number of nominations from the Senate.

DCU student Mehwish Saqib appeals refusal of her leave to remain application to the High Court

November 13, 2019

DCU University of Sanctuary student Mehwish Saqib has appealed a deportation order against herself and her family to the High Court.

LGBTQ+ kissing protest takes place outside the Dail

November 13, 2019

Members of the LGBTQ+ community “shifted” outside the Dail on Wednesday the 6th of November to encourage the Government to introduce hate crime legislation.

Fifth of DCU’s student body comes from “affluent” areas

October 30, 2019

Students from affluent backgrounds are far more likely to study high-point courses, according to a recent study.

Nine of Ireland’s maternity units do not offer abortion

October 30, 2019

Nine of Ireland’s 19 maternity hospitals do not offer abortion services.

DCU student Mehwish Saqib issued official deportation order

October 30, 2019

DCU student Mehwish Saqib was issued with a deportation order from the Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan earlier today.

Students face over 10 per cent rent increase in Dublin accommodation complex

October 30, 2019

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.

Government announced €14.25 million in funding to higher level Institutions

October 30, 2019

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.

‘On Thin Ice’ photo exhibition launches in O’Reilly Library

December 15, 2018

The exhibition showcases the work of the Polar Institute in Norway’s 111 day project where they lodged a boat into an ice flow during the winter of 2015 and used it as a station for experiments on what happens to the arctic in Winter. Read more…

DCU and Microsoft team up for Hour of Code 2018

December 12, 2018

“DCU places a strong emphasis on STEM Education in many ways, and we recognise that the preparation of teachers for both Primary and Post-Primary Schools…plays a critically important role in that regard,” he said. Read more…

Six university researchers awarded €2 million in grants

December 12, 2018

Six researchers, including two from Trinity and one from UCD, have been awarded the EU Commission Consolidator Grants which are valued at €2 million. Read more…

Controversy over University of Ulster’s plans to erect Irish language signs on campus

December 12, 2018

A University of Ulster Students’ Union (UUSU) council meeting was held in mid-November where a new bilingual signage policy was agreed. This would see Irish language signs replacing existing signage over time across the university’s four campuses in Belfast, Coleraine, Jordanstown and Derry. Read more…