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DCUSU Elections 2023: One day until voting
One day until voting begins! Watch this space for live updates! Read more…
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DCU Library cuts fees permanently
DCU Library has cut all fines for overdue books permanently across all campuses. The decision was announced yesterday following feedback from the Students Union and direct comments made in recent years. In a statement to Read more…
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Dogs Trust receives 394 surrender requests
Dog welfare charity Dogs Trust Ireland today called for public donations to help cope with the almost 400 surrender requests received since Christmas Day. “As a charity that relies solely on the generosity of our Read more…
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Mattresses pulled out for prisoners
100% bed capacity figures cause concern for the Irish Prison Reform Trust (IPRT). The total number of people in prison now exceeds the beds available and prisoners are now sleeping on mattresses. There are currently Read more…
National News
Remote Rapscallion: Illegal drone activity disrupts Dublin Airport
Illegal drone activity caused major disruptions at Dublin Airport over the last two weeks; a number of flights were diverted to Shannon, Belfast, and Manchester on four separate occasions. The costs of the delays are said to be well over one million euro. Read more…
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Tragedy for Turkey and Syria- were preparations enough?
Rescue teams continue to search through the rubble in both Turkey and Syria today, as countries worldwide provide aid and stand in solidarity with civilians who have lost their lives. Early Monday, the 6th of Read more…
DCU News
Campaigning for DCUSU Elections 2023 has Begun!
DCUSU Elections 2023 have begun and we take a look at Thomas O’Dowd and Brandon Perry’s opening day of campaigning. Read more…
DCU News
Compliments, Contradictions and Campaigns – DCUSU Presidential Election Kicks Off
In the first event of the DCUSU Presidential Elections, incumbent Thomas O’Dowd and Brandon Perry laid out their platforms. Read more…
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DCUSU Elections 2023: Hustings Live Updates
Matthew Joyce, Muiris O’Cearbhaill, Liam Coates, Jack Redmond, Sarah O’Tuama Additional Reporting: Amy McLoughlin
National News
Sinn Féin U-turn no confidence vote
Sinn Féin u-turned on their call for a vote of no-confidence of Minister for Public Expenditure, Paschal Donohoe, last week after the party had to correct their 2020 election expenses again. Read more…
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Former College View Editor becomes head of Silicon Republic
Silicon Republic, an Irish-based technology news website, has announced that Jenny Darmody will become their new editor from this month. The news website, based in Dublin, covers news on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths), Read more…
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University of Galway has launched a new €3 million European project for women in agriculture
FLIARA- Female Led Innovation in Agriculture and Rural Areas is a €3 million project, involving Universities across Europe aimed at developing and strengthening policy and government framework involving women in agriculture. The project aims to Read more…
National News
FreeNow Customers to Face New Cancellation and Booking Fees in 2023
Cancellation of a taxi request more than 2 minutes after acceptance will see customers charged up to €10 under new FreeNow Terms and Conditions Ireland’s most popular taxi booking app, FreeNow, has introduced a range Read more…
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Anti-Refugee protests reject far-right ties despite strong connections
Traffic came to a standstill last Thursday in Dublin city after multiple anti-refugee protests were held around the city. These anti-refugee protests have sparked much backlash from political figures, local communities and national media. Read more…
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Harris announces maintenance grant increases- A reminder of Budget 2023
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has announced today that student maintenance grants have now increased. This measure was introduced as part of Budget 2023, which will see the Read more…
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DCU’s 24-hour broadcast- Raising money for Women’s Aid
The DCU Media Production Society’s 24-hour Broadcast takes place over the next two days. The broadcast is live now! Here is a link to watch- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU0dPx96jOg Each year DCU MPS choose a charity partner, and Read more…
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“No climate justice without human rights” protests follow after COP27
Protesters gathered in Egypt last week to voice concerns over the human rights of climate change activists imprisoned in the country at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) last week. Read more…
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What’s next for O’Connell Street?- Social Democrats discuss plans
Viewers were left horrified by a Prime Time episode last month, where host Fran McNulty approached drug dealers on O’Connell Street and highlighted the lack of safety on what’s meant to be Dublin’s main street. Read more…
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Vicky Phelan – “We owe her a debt of gratitude that we must work tirelessly to repay”
Tributes have poured in nationwide for the admired CervicalCheck campaigner Vicky Phelan, who died in the early hours of Monday morning aged 48, surrounded by her family in Milford Hospice in Limerick. The campaigner showed Read more…
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New law on tipping hospitality staff to be brought into effect this December
The Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022 was signed on the 20th of July this year and it has now been confirmed that it will come into effect on the 1st of Read more…
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Ukrainian refugees face homelessness government warns
Ireland cannot turn away new asylum applicants despite current pressures facing the system, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has warned as refugees face the prospect of homelessness this winter. Speaking to WLRfm, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade Read more…
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Children face prospect of serious illness due to post-lockdown ‘immunity gap’
Hospitals must prepare for a massive influx of babies and children for care this winter due to a post-lockdown ‘immunity gap’, the medical journal The Lancet has warned. Published during the summer several leading, experts have warned Read more…
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Northern Irish elections extended up to 12 weeks despite Sinn Féin demands
A new law has been introduced allowing the Northern Irish Assembly to defer elections for six weeks with the allocation of a six-week extension to be placed after if necessary. Read more…
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Trinity students plan climate protest with Extinction Rebellion
Students in Trinity College Dublin (TCD) will march to Dáil Éireann as part of a climate protest to demand for “emergency action on planetary polycrises” during the COP27 summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt. The protest is Read more…