An online lecture on violence against women in County Clare during the War of Independence was cut short after attendees began shouting sexist and racist abuse and playing pornography. The lecture was being given by Read more…
Additional handwashing and use of hand sanitiser throughout the Covid-19 pandemic hascaused “significant” damage to the environment. The study, led by Trinity College, has found that two percent of our carbon footprint can beattributed to Read more…
A performance of Swan Lake by the Royal Moscow Ballet was cancelled last week in response to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine. On February 25th, The Royal Moscow Ballet were set to perform Swan Read more…
Young Fine Gael, along with many other political youth wings, has called for the expulsion of the Russian Ambassador in response to the on-going invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. Fine Gael’s youth wing Read more…
The link to purchase tickets to the Accounting and Finance (A&F) Society Ball was leaked to members of the society a day before tickets were released. This left many students without a ticket as the event was labelled sold out. Read more…
A bill to end single-sex schools was published by the Labour party on February 15th. The policies must be finalised within the next 10-15 years. The party says that this move is needed to tackle Read more…
It’s that time of year again! Green Week is nearly upon us, and environmentalists from all over DCU have been working tirelessly to organise events, talks, and initiatives. Sustainability can be a lonely business, and Read more…
One year on from the murder of Sarah Everard and there are increased calls to tackle men’s violence against women. Read more…
The Chief Operations Officer of DCU has confirmed to students that the University will continue to require masks indoors in all buildings until March 21st. Declan Raftery sent this update in an email to all Read more…
At 9:45 last night, Nubar was buzzing! Candidates worked so hard for this day and nerves were high. The minimum number of votes for an election to go ahead lies at 1,953 overall votes. On Read more…
University College Dublin (UCD) is seeking to strengthen its ties to Chinese funds, despite ongoing allegations that the Chinese government has influence over academic output by the university. The Business Post reported last Sunday that UCD tendered Read more…
Students may notice that stores, including Londis on DCU Glasnevin Campus, have begun to display disposable e-cigarettes behind their counters. The popularity these devices have risen since the beginning of this academic year. Read more…
Over 1,000 teenage girls will be supported in progressing into STEM courses thanks to a MicrosoftIreland and Maynooth University collaboration to address digital inequality in education. The collaboration between Microsoft and Maynooth University is taking Read more…
It has been confirmed that The College View, DCU’s student newspaper, will become a new part of the Media Production Society. The amalgamation was signed off during an EGM of the Society in late January. Read more…
The cost of living crisis has been in the news cycle for many weeks now, as the rate of inflation continues to increase. That is having a negative effect on many aspects of life in Ireland, Read more…
The electric bike hiring company Moby Move, based in DCU, has joined Dublin City Council’s pilot to get businesses to begin using bikes. The scheme is available for businesses based in Dublin, and they must Read more…
I feel like there’s a disconnect between people who haven’t come through the services and people like me who use them”. Sarah Behan is a final year English and Philosophy student in St Pats. Her Read more…
The overarching theme to Thomas O’Dowd’s campaign is bringing back a sense of community to DCU. O’Dowd, who normally just goes by his initials – TOD, is the first Student Union Presidential candidate to run Read more…
Glasnevin native Burke hopes to bring a better sense of belonging to DCU students and “greater awareness of the amazing things the SU does behind the scenes.” Ronan Burke is a class rep for his Read more…
If he’s elected, Nathan Murphy hopes to be an “open mind that will listen to everyone’s issues and help as many people as possible.” Read more…
“I think there’s a bit of a stigma behind it… it’s like ‘What are you doing?! Wake up!” Read more…
Last Semester, Christine O’Mahony organised a Black Lives Matter protest for students. Of Jamaican descent herself, and chair of the DCU Black students and Student of Colour Advisory Group, social justice is always an issue Read more…
This Student Union election season is turning out to be quite the interesting one, with four of the five full-time positions seeing only one candidate running for the role. The only exception is VP for Read more…
Out of the five full-time positions, VP for Wellbeing is the only contest that actually has some proper competition. With four candidates for the job, it will be a more difficult choice for the student Read more…
“Change starts with education, and by giving our young people the right opportunities. That’s why we developed this award”. Read more…
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