National News
DCU study shows press freedom leads to lower incidences of bribery
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] DCU study revealed that countries with greater press freedom have lower incidences of bribery involving public officials.
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DCU News
DCU professor leads anti-bullying campaign
Professor James O’Higgins Norman was appointed to chair a UNESCO initiative to provide practical solutions to stop bullying. Read more…
DCU News
DCU President calls for radical change to university funding
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] President Brian MacCraith has called for universities to operate in a more entrepreneurial manner, in an effort to make the funding of third level education a more sustainable model.
News
Universities to be given quotas to tackle teacher shortages
[dropcap]Several[/dropcap] Irish universities are to be given quotas on the number of secondary school teachers to be trained in key subjects to tackle the teacher shortage in classrooms.
News
‘The horse has bolted’ on accommodation prices
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] Students’ Union President Vito Moloney Burk said the SU are calling on the government to provide Higher Education Institutions with grants to build purpose built student accommodation on their campuses.
News
Ireland may be forced to recognise Palestine
Ireland may be forced to recognise Palestine as a state if negotiations continue. Read more…
National News
Abortion services are set to be free of charge
Abortions will be free according to minister for health. Read more…
DCU News
The 8×8 festival makes it mark on DCU
The 8×8 festival ran by STAND came to DCU last week to promote their theme of “Identity and Discrimination” to students. Read more…
News
Student involved in racially motivated attack
A student was attacked on the Luas which was allegedly racially motivated. Read more…
Articles
Only three sexual assault cases dealt with by DCU in the past five years
Only 3 Sexual Assault Cases dealt with by DCU in the past 5 years and none reported to the Garadí. Read more…
National News
Discussions to start on transfer of Catholic schools
The Department of Education are planning to have 400 non or multi-denominational schools in Ireland by 2030. Read more…
DCU News
DCU granted €24m STEM research facility
DCU have been granted a €24 million investment into a STEM facility by the government, that was welcomed by DCU President Brian MacCraith Read more…
National News
Children’s mental health service extremely understaffed
Ireland’s children mental health services are seriously understaffed according to HSE figures. Read more…
National News
RTÉ have no guidelines for reporting on climate change
Despite having two past climate change correspondents, RTÉ has no guidelines for reporting on climate change. Read more…
National News
Activists officially lodged complaints about BusConnects
Campaigners lodged official complaints about the new BusConnects system. Read more…
News
NUIG students get refunded for journalism course
Almost 40 undergraduate journalism students are being refunded for their course in NUI Galway over concerns. Read more…
DCU News
DCU student home safe after surviving fire in Greece
DCU student Séan Davis spoke to The College View about how he and his girlfriend, Chloe Sugrue, survived the fire Read more…
News
Rent caps to be introduced for PBSA
Rent Caps to be introduced for Purpose Built Student Accommodation after motions form the political Opposition. Read more…
DCU News
DCU Stokes Engineering Building expansion officially open
DCU have officially opened the expansion on the Stokes engineering building Read more…
News
Teens mugged by armed man in park by DCU
[dropcap]Two[/dropcap] teenage boys were mugged by a man claiming he had a knife, in Albert College Park next to DCU over the weekend.
University News
Fall in Trinity applications from Northern Ireland due to Brexit fears
[dropcap]Trinity[/dropcap] College have experienced a 21 per cent drop in applications from Northern Irish students for the coming academic year. The fall is thought to be as a result of Brexit fears.
DCU News
IMF chief Christine Lagarde visits DCU
[dropcap]Christine[/dropcap] Lagarde, chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), visited DCU and spoke about inclusion, education and innovation last Tuesday.
University News
UCD ban sale of sugary drinks
The ban is the first of its kind in the country, in an effort to comply with the World Health Organisation’s “Healthy Campus” concept. Read more…
Political
DCU honours Arab world’s first female politician
[dropcap]Amal[/dropcap] Al Qubaisi, the Arab world’s most senior politician, received an honorary doctorate from DCU last Thursday.
Health
VideoDoc consultations remain available during Summer
[dropcap]VideoDoc[/dropcap] announced its doctors will continue to provide consultations during the summer for Colleges Students who are members of the Union of Students Ireland (USI).