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Trispace catering staff seek better working conditions
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]atering staff at DCU sent a letter with their workplace grievances to DCU’s governing authority members.
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[dropcap]C[/dropcap]atering staff at DCU sent a letter with their workplace grievances to DCU’s governing authority members.
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ixty three per cent of homeless males have suffered a traumatic childhood experience according to a new report by the Peter McVerry Trust.
The Department of Health has developed a Climate Change Adaptation Plan to identify the main challenges posed to the health service by the climate crisis.
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ine Gael decided not to run candidates in Northern Ireland for the UK election, despite requests from Young Fine Gael.
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU Students’ Union (SU) called on the Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan to prevent the deportation of DCU student Mehwish Saqib.
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]onthly and occasional binge drinkers account for 62 per cent of alcohol related harms in society according to a study published by the Health Research Board HRB
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hanges to the Bus Connects scheme will not impact on the “integrity” of the plan, despite more routes going through Dublin city according to the National Transport Authority (NTA).
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]orty students were left waiting for €20,000 worth of rental deposits for almost 2 months from Hazelwood Student Village, Santry.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and SIPTU have partnered up together to create a Postgraduate Working Rights Charter highlighting and protecting the working rights of postgraduate students in third-level education.
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tudents in shared rooms, living in LIV Accommodation complex in Dublin could face price increases between 11 per cent to 14 per cent, due to an administrative error.
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU student Mehwish Saqib was issued with a deportation order from the Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan earlier today.
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ine of Ireland’s 19 maternity hospitals do not offer abortion services.
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tudents from affluent backgrounds are far more likely to study high-point courses, according to a recent study.
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]inister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor announced the funding on Friday the 18thof October.
The push for legislation comes about following controversy over The Ivy restaurant’s policy on tipping. Last November, management issued a notice declaring staff could no longer take payments from the public due to their inability to “follow procedures and consider the whole team”. Read more…
The exhibition showcases the work of the Polar Institute in Norway’s 111 day project where they lodged a boat into an ice flow during the winter of 2015 and used it as a station for experiments on what happens to the arctic in Winter. Read more…
“DCU places a strong emphasis on STEM Education in many ways, and we recognise that the preparation of teachers for both Primary and Post-Primary Schools…plays a critically important role in that regard,” he said. Read more…
A University of Ulster Students’ Union (UUSU) council meeting was held in mid-November where a new bilingual signage policy was agreed. This would see Irish language signs replacing existing signage over time across the university’s four campuses in Belfast, Coleraine, Jordanstown and Derry. Read more…
Students are spending more than ever on Christmas presents, despite the funds that they need to contribute to college. Read more…
The Dublin City University (DCU) led project, alongside St Michaels House services aims to build skills and confidence, and improve the employability of people with disabilities between the ages of 18 and 29. Read more…
[dropcap]The [/dropcap]DCU academic calendar is on the road to change in 2020 when semester one exams will take place before the Christmas break as opposed to afterwards, according to DCU Students’ Union VP for Academic Read more…
[dropcap]An [/dropcap]additional €75,000 was allocated to the DCU Counselling Service budget to contribute to the establishment of a line for DCU students to contact 24/7, 365 days a year, said Director of Student Support and Read more…
The waiting list for trans and non-binary people to receive a psychiatric diagnosis is now twenty-five months long, according to the This Is Me – Transgender Healthcare Campaign. Read more…
The chances of Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland being able to vote in European elections after Brexit have been given a setback. Read more…
Gardaí and the RSA warn about the dangers of driving the morning drinking a large amount, especially coming up to the Christmas. Read more…