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Your guide to Halloween across the globe
As a chill enters the air and the leaves turn all shades of brown, we begin to fill with excitement as one thought occupies our minds: Halloween! This holiday is linked with Autumn, and as Read more…
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MPS ELECTS A NEW COMMITTEE FOR THE 2024/2025 SEASON
On Monday, the 15th of April 2024, DCU’s Media Production Society saw the election of a brand-new committee for the 2024/2025 academic year. After many speeches, questions, votes, and smiles, a new committee has finally Read more…
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A&F clears rumours over ball ticket leak
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…
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Hack4Change launches with over 630 DCU students
DCU launched its Hack4Change campaign virtually last week, hosted by the business school, with over 630 DCU student participants. Read more…
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DCU Redbrick run SISTEM 2021
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU Redbrick along with computing societies from nine other Irish universities ran Student’s Inter-Society Tech & Enterprise Meetup (SISTEM) 2021, an online tech conference for students, on Saturday, February 20th.
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LGBTQ+ kissing protest takes place outside the Dail
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]embers of the LGBTQ+ community “shifted” outside the Dail on Wednesday the 6th of November to encourage the Government to introduce hate crime legislation.
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DCUSU held a Nurses Appreciation Day during reading week
DCUSU held a Nurses Appreciation Day on the Thursday of reading week as part of their aims to make reading week easier on those who don’t get one. Read more…
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DCU students represent in media awards
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast Thursday saw the end of a slew of April student award ceremonies with the Board of Irish College Societies Awards in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone. DCU’s own Hybrid Student Media Awards, run by the Read more…
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DCU Professor releases study on humans’ effect on the global environment
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU professor Michael Cronin looks at the effect of humans on the global environment in his new book, ‘Eco-Translation: Translation and Ecology in the Age of the Anthropocene’. Translation studies is the examination of how language Read more…
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International Brexit Conference to be held in Henry Grattan
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU are bringing together Europe’s leading experts and key-policy makers to discuss the law and politics of Brexit at an international conference on Thursday. Prof. Federico Fabbrini, in the Department of Law and Read more…
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Muslims encouraged to get engaged with Irish Media
Muslims were encouraged to get involved in Irish media at a seminar organised by the Immigrant Council of Ireland this Tuesday. Read more…
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Tánaiste discusses government vulnerability policy at DCU conference
Ireland has begun to work its way out of a “rather dark past” to develop a state that is more responsive to those in situations of vulnerability, suggested Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald at today’s conference on State Accountability for Vulnerability.
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LiveBlog: State Accountability for Vulnerability
Welcome to today’s conference ‘State Accountability for Vulnerability’ held in DCU in conjunction with the Socio-Legal Research Centre.
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Proclamation Day: Huge crowd gather in DCU to celebrate 1916
DCU marked the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising on Proclamation Day, March 15th, by hosting a special flag-raising ceremony. In the week following Seachtain na Gaeilge, the university joined schools and colleges across the Read more…
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More must be done for college student’s mental health says singer Bressie
During a talk last Friday in the Venue, the Voice of Ireland coach spoke about how he believes that while there has been a huge effort in recent years to educate teenagers of the important of good mental health, college students are still being some what neglected. Read more…
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Amber flag, boost to mental health week
The week began with Eve Kerton, last years Welfare Officer, raising the Amber Flag in The Hub on Monday. The Amber Flag is an initiative organised by suicide aware who’s main goal is to promote a culture of positive mental health in the education system and among other organisations. Read more…
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DCU Japanese soc founder of national event
Experience Japan is an event that celebrates Japanese culture. It was originally set up by DCU’s Japanese Society six years ago & now merged with Dublin City Council and other colleges to attract 30,000 people. Read more…
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Relaying together for a cure for cancer
DCU Relay for Life 2014 was completed by 11 teams and 4 survivors in the hope to raise €2000 for the Irish Cancer Society Read more…
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Blood donation clinic returns to campus
130 students donate blood in three-day February pop-up clinic Read more…
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Spring Break comes to DCU
The four day event will feature entertainment by the likes of David O’Doherty, The Darkness, 2manydjs and more. Read more…
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Stars sign at Miss DCU
Enactus Ireland held their annual Miss DCU event to a packed Venue. Nansi Coogan reports. Read more…
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Strictly Come DCU takes over the Hub
DCU Dance Society brought Strictly Come DCU to to the Hub on Monday night in aid of the three chosen Students’ Union charities of the year: Cycle4Life, Suicide or Survive and The Irish Guide Dogs.
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Student Slingshot takes over Dublin Castle
The first ever Student Slingshot event brought together 150 of the country’s top entrepreneurial students. Read more…
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All-Ireland Dance Experiment hits the Helix
DCU Dance are hosting the event next week with all proceeds going towards DCU Cancer Society. Read more…