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NCAD students receive support from around the world
Students at the National College of Art and Design are being supported by their British and Dutch counterparts among others Read more…
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President of NUI Galway apologises for ‘PR disaster’
The President of NUI Galway spoke of his regret at the “PR disaster” by the debacle over its invasive health questionnaire last month. Read more…
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Thirteen DCU students diagnosed with mumps
An outbreak of the mumps is currently affecting many university campuses in Ireland. Chai Brady has more. Read more…
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Grangegorman squatters set to resist eviction
Aura McMenamin spoke to some of the Grangegorman squatters who have been facing eviction from the site over the past two weeks. Read more…
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UCD to host 1916 commemoration conference
UCD are to play host to a commemoration conference in the lead up to the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising. Finnian Curran reports. Read more…
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Staff set to stage second strike over NUIG merger
The planned one-day strike will involve 60 academic staff and will take place on April 16th. Read more…
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Uncertainty surrounds SUSI grants for single parent students
Officials at the Department of Social Protection have been criticised for their lack of knowledge about the one parent family payment and what it means for single parents in education Read more…
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UK students set to benefit from CAO change
Students across Britain and Northern Ireland are expected to find it easier to access the C.A.O system under new changes that will be implemented next year. Finnian Curran reports. Read more…
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USI hit out at safe-drinking campaign
The USI want the Stop Out-of-Control drinking campaign demolished because of its links with Diageo. Katie O’Neill reports. Read more…
DCU News
Cannabis referendum to be expected if SSDP have their way
DCU students should expect to see a referendum to be held on campus regarding the SU’s stance on cannabis in the next academic year. Finnian Curran reports. Read more…
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NUIG aims to be in top 100 universities globally by 2020
Breaking into the top 200 universities in the world was part of the Vision 2020, a strategic plan for the next 5 years released by the NUI Galway last week Read more…
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Irish universities rank high in research output – EU study
Irish universities are performing well against their European counterparts in areas of research and education according to recently published global rankings. However, the EU-sponsored U-Multirank suggests Irish 3rd level institutions are falling behind the curve Read more…
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NUIG group wins €1m contract from European Space Agency
The contract will be used to create a way of correcting visual errors in space telescopes in orbit Read more…
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Rainbow flag raised on Dundalk IT campus
The decision was made by DkIT’s SU as a means to advocate a “Yes” vote in the upcoming Marriage Equality referendum Read more…
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DCU Drama Springs into action in the Helix
DCU Drama will showcase multi-award winning musical, Spring Awakening, this week in the Helix. Stephen Murphy has the story. Read more…
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Further education college decision overturned in court
Almost 200 students and other creditors of the college had their claims to recover €300,000 worth of fees disallowed by the court Read more…
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USI running canvassing training on campuses nationwide
This training is in preparation for the Marriage Equality referendum on May 22nd and explain statistics on opinion polls, give simple tips about canvassing and get people to give canvassing a trial run Read more…
DCU News
President: Sean Cassidy on a Graduates’ SU, policy creation and the upcoming merger
Students’ Union Presidential candidate, Sean Cassidy speaks to Katie O’Neill Read more…
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UCC fairs well in green ranking as DCU flops
DCU fails to make top 50 of latest enviromentally friendly university rankings as UCC comes second. John Boland has more. Read more…
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DCU plays host to first food hackathon
Hundreds of delegates from across the country attended the first beef orientated food hackathon at DCU. Finnian Curran reports. Read more…
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Munster ITs hit back at merger funding debate
Cork IT and Tralee IT have said that the proposed merger of the two colleges will not be funded through cuts in services.
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Trinity students favour local issues over political campaigns
Students in Trinity College Dublin have said that they are in favour of the SU favouring welfare and college campaigns over political and social movements. Stephen Downey reports. Read more…
DCU News
DCU hosts first all-female hackathon
DCU hosted the very first all-female event aimed at encouraging more women to learn how to code. Finnian Curran has more. Read more…
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DIT holds second annual film festival
DIT held their second annual film festival in Dublin last week. Paula Clarke has more. Read more…
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WIT headed for industrial action over merger
Lectures and staff at WIT have voted in favour of industrial action over the proposed merger with IT Carlow. Jason O’Dwyer reports. Read more…