All of the latest on and off campus news.
Seven universities in Ireland are turning to the public to put pressure on the government for more funding, Ireland have the second highest fees in Europe and are looking to the government for a way to tackle the funding crisis in fear of a serious drop in university quality. Read more…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] scheme to allow non-EU former students who held a valid student permission between 2005 and 2010 to remain in Ireland was opened to applicants on October 15.
Thousands of social housing vacancies by the end of 2017 were not made available to rent for up to seven months according to a report by a council watchdog. Read more…
International students are having difficulty getting online visa appointments with the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). Read more…
The college is expected to have 300 graduates each year at full capacity and Maynooth are currently recruiting 13 lecturers as well as administrative staff to take part in this international partnership which has been assisted by Enterprise Ireland. Read more…
There was an increase in the supply of meat produced in Ireland between 2016 to 2017, reaching 1,430,120 tonnes coming through the country. Read more…
The EU and Singapore have signed three Agreements: the EU-Singapore Trade Agreement, the EU-Singapore Investment Protection Agreement and the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation, according to a press release by the European Commission. Read more…
Irish millennials could lead the way in making cashless payments between 60-70 per cent of all payments in the country within five years, according to the lead author of a new report into the technology. Read more…
[dropcap]Tens [/dropcap]of thousands of people have signed a petition to protest the deportation order of the Irish born nine-year-old, Eric Zhi Ying Xue.
[dropcap]Institute [/dropcap]of technology students across all campuses in Ireland are being affected by industrial action being taken by staff.
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] UK government has announced plans to tackle grade inflation after an unprecedented rise in first class degrees in the last decade.
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s (FYROM) parliament voted to begin the process to rename their country to North Macedonia on October 20. Read more…
2018 Irish Presidential candidate Sean Gallagher spoke to DCU student says before voting took place on electing a representative to Áras an Uachtaráin. Read more…
DIT students have launched a campaign against cuts to services after a staffing problem led to reductions in library hours and other services. Read more…
‘Top-Ups’ were one of the Oireachtas Committee report’s recommendations on how to tackle the current vacancy crisis in the psychiatric nursing workforce. Read more…
Facebook and the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) at DCU are launching a three-year partnership to implement an anti-bullying campaign to be placed in post primary education. Read more…
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] deportation order against DCU student Shepherd Machaya was extended by the Department of Justice and Equality until February 5th, 2019.
MyTaxi experienced its busiest ever quarter in Ireland between July and September, carrying more than 4 million passengers. Read more…
Kleenex have scrapped their ‘mansize’ tissues as there were complaints that the were showing sexism, they have now discontinued them and rebranded them as ‘Extra-Large’ instead. Read more…
[dropcap]Trinity [/dropcap]College has received a €100 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a period of 30 years.
Like a shooting star, leaping through the sky, the European-Japanese spacecraft launched towards Mercury is defying the laws of gravity. Read more…
UK’ Immigration system is “not up to scratch” as scientists are being denied access to the country fir research. The current problem with Visa requests is set to intensify with a Hard Brexit. Read more…
Schools across the country have been subject to closures due to structural problems after safety checks were conducted since 2015. Read more…
[dropcap]Over[/dropcap] 20,000 people ran from Fitzwilliam Square through the Phoenix Park and back to Merrion Square to complete the Dublin marathon on Sunday, October 28th according to organizers.
[dropcap]Two[/dropcap] videos of rats in Larkfield courtyard have been circulating in a DCU Facebook group chat.