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Football
Marseille and Sampaoli: A match made in heaven or hell?
Is Jorge Sampaoli’s management of French giants Marseilles, a match made in heaven or hell? Daniel McCabe examines… Read more…
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Rachael Blackmore – The Queen of Cheltenham
Rachael Blackmore had an exceptional week at the Cheltenham Festival. Leona Kenny looks back on her performance and the potential impact it will have on the sport. Read more…
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Big change for Rory McIlroy in hopes of Masters success
The Azaleas are back, the patrons are set to return, but one thing that remains the same is Rory McIlroy’s lifelong search for a green jacket. McIlroy is set to enter his 13th Masters after Read more…
Athletics
DCU athlete signs for American university
DCU final year student Cormac Dalton has recently signed for the University of Tulsa, marking yet another tick off the long list of goals for the Mullingar man. ‘’I am so happy to get going, Read more…
Football
City look unbeatable in Premier League title race
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith just 12 match weeks left to play in the Premier League this season, many fans will be looking back at a unique season of football.
Sport
Fans prove pivotal in sport
There’s an age-old saying that many singers, athletes, and general celebrities favour at awards ceremonies, on podiums, or in everyday life – “This is for my fans”.
Sport
The different tales behind the Tiger Woods crash
Eleven years ago, Tiger Woods cut a deeply apologetic figure as he confessed to the world’s media details of a scandal that had been brewing for years.
Sport
How the pandemic has affected women’s sports
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here have always been clear barriers for women in sport compared to the men’s games, but the impacts of the global pandemic have exposed these issues further.
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WatchLOI returns ahead of new League of Ireland season
The FAI have unveiled new broadcasting deals for the 2021 League of Ireland and Women’s National League campaigns.
Features
The women of Irish university politics
The University experience for Irish women has progressed drastically over the past century.
Features
Face masks, pods and nappies – The life of an essential early years educator
93 per cent of Early Years educators say they will leave the sector in five years’ time if things don’t improve.
Sport
What’s next for McGregor after shock loss in UFC 257
‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor was stopped in the second round of his UFC 257 showdown against Dustin Poirier last month, suffering a shocking first-ever KO loss in the UFC.
Features
EllaVerbs – the language learning app with DCU origins
Many entering the hallowed halls of the Helix on their very first day in DCU, may dream of meeting a significant other over goujons in NuBar, or at least establish a serious library relationship before Read more…
Features
A look back on Ireland’s response to Covid-19
We are almost one month into 2021, and Ireland’s relationship with Covid-19 has been nothing short of tumultuous.
Features
DCU Tea Instagram account run by teen thousands of miles away.
“I thought, why not make one?” the once hidden figure behind a DCU confessions page reveals, from a place many miles from Glasnevin.
Features
Methadone clinic patients still face stigma two decades on
The Methadone Treatment Protocol (MTP) has been in Ireland since 1998. The patients of these methadone clinics are still facing the same stigma as those who attended the clinics 22 years ago.
Sport
New Manager for Irish Ladies Hockey team
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ormer international player Lisa Jacob has been appointed the new manager of the Irish Women’s Hockey Team.
Football
Balancing nursing and football – Kate Mooney takes it in her stride
DCU student and Shelbourne star Kate Mooney achieved the goal of a lifetime earlier this year – scoring 30 goals, in just 7 games.
Football
Five minute spell costs disciplined Dundalk
Arsenal’s 3-0 victory over Dundalk seems facile on paper, however It was anything but for the Gunners.
Features
Dark days and dark minds – Gym owners protest closures under Level 5
With a 6-week lockdown in Ireland, gyms have shut to many owner’s and participant’s disapproval.
Features
Why it really is a dog’s life during lockdown
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile the pandemic has affected almost every aspect of human life imaginable, the impact it may have had on our furry friends is less obvious.
Features
Online charity shop launched by former DCU student
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ormer DCU student, Rónán Ó Dálaigh developed the idea for the company Thriftify when he found a book he needed for college in a charity shop for €1.
Sport
How the 20×20 campaign changed women’s sports in Ireland
20×20 a two-year-long campaign, which aimed to change attitudes towards women’s sport in Ireland, concluded in October.
Sport
Sport Ireland receives an increase of €36 million in Budget 2021
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]port Ireland has welcomed the significant increase in funding in Budget 2021.
Features
200 Plus 2 Days: The Young Activists Fighting for Workers’ Rights
“It’s weird to say the energy in a loading bay on Parnell Street, on a cold October night is kind of electric.” This is the bold claim made by Seán Powney, a DCU graduate and Read more…