National News
Irish students flee the country to raise vital charity funds
Students from across the country competed to make it to the furthest-flung corners of the globe for charity, as part of the recent ‘Jailbreak14’ event. Read more…
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National News
USI organise first national conference on gender
The Union of Students in Ireland organised the first ever National Conference on Gender recently, featuring modules on reproductive rights and transgender rights. Read more…
DCU News
University alumni inspire students at Careers Week talk
Students heard from successful graduates on how best to land their dream careers at a recent Careers Week talk at DCU. Read more…
DCU News
Trinity Forum hosts lively debate on future of third-level sector
Leading economists and academics addressed students on the future of Ireland’s third-level sector at the recent Trinity Economic Forum. Read more…
DCU News
Students use talents to support relief charity
DCU students are being called upon to use their talents in a new contest to support the UNICEF ‘zero target’ campaign. Read more…
Clubs and Socs
Societies see membership increase on last semester
Higher numbers joining DCU’s political societies enables students to help local election candidates. Read more…
DCU News
DCU team dance their way to success
Many DCU societies held recent intervarsities, with DCU reaching the Badminton finals and taking home a first prize for dance. Jennifer Purdy reports. Read more…
DCU News
DCU Academics support pledge for Palestine
Nine DCU academics have signed a pledge supporting an Israel boycott until the rights of Palestinians are respected. Read more…
DCU News
Apathy tops the poll as USI referendum passed
Student representatives were dismayed by poor turnout for DCU’s first online referendum. Read more…
Clubs and Socs
Talk to Joe: RTE’s Joe Duffy speaks to JournoSoc
Liveline presenter Joe Duffy spoke to DCU students about his career. Rachel McLaughlin reports. Read more…
DCU News
USI Win By Just One Vote
Reactions to the results of the USI referendum from USI President Joe O’ Connor and DCU Returning Officer Jack Butterly. Read more…
DCU News
USI Hustings 2014: Money, representation and unification
A liveblog of the hustings for the upcoming USI re-affiliation referendum in DCU. Read more…
National News
Controversy as Trinity scholars refuse to salute British monarchy
Trinity scholars have refused to salute British monarchy during daily meals, as has been a long-term tradition in the university. Eimear Ní Mhuircheartaigh reports. Read more…
DCU News
Speed dating, men who puke and all things love
Love was the theme for the first week of semester two as students attended events from speed-dating to Zumba dancing in the lead-in to Valentine’s Day. Nicole Balmaine reports. Read more…
National News
Students three times as likely to drop out of ITs as universities
New research from the Higher Education Authority has revealed that students are three times as likely to drop-out from ITs than universities, as Laura Colgan reports. Read more…
National News
Cork students bid to break ‘selfie’ record
A group of students from Cork Institute of Technology are bidding to become the largest group to have ever ‘mass-selfied’, as Chaitanya Brady reports. Read more…
DCU News
Techspectations conference looks at social entrepreneurship
DCU graduate and Co-Founder of RAG Ireland, Daithí De Buitléir addressed those gathered at Techspectations’ recent DCU conference on social entrepreneurship. Bryan Grogan reports. Read more…
DCU News
Student health under spotlight this semester
Tackling mental health issues is high on the agenda this semester for DCU’s Health Promotion Officer. Read more…
DCU News
Calendar change decision sparks debate
A decision by DCU’s Academic Council to bring one of the two study weeks to before the Christmas break sparked debate at the recent CRC meeting. Read more…
DCU News
SU won’t hold official RAG Week this year
No official RAG Week will be held in DCU this semester, Welfare Officer Lorna Finnegan told The College View, due to the stigma associated with the controversial week. Read more…
DCU News
Referendum on USI re-affiliation announced
Students urged to get to know both sides of the debate before making an informed decision at the USI re-affiliation referendum. Read more…
DCU News
President wants more Northern students at DCU
DCU President Brian MacCraith wants to make access to study at DCU easier for Northern Ireland students, who are currently at a disadvantage when in competition with students from the Republic. Read more…
National News
The search for a new voice in science communication
Students are urged to enter a competition which could win young scientists expert mentoring and kick-start their careers. Read more…
DCU News
Support for nurses’ protests against low graduate pay rates
The Class Rep Council has voted to support student nurses protesting against the initial pay rate for graduates of just €6.49 per hour. Read more…
National News
Universities want higher fees if there’s no more funding
Irish universities have called on Education Minister Ruairi Quinn to hike student fees if he won’t allocate further exchequer funding to third-level. Read more…