Music
The Impact of Taylor Swift
How she went from one of the most hated celebrities to one of the most loved within just a few years Taylor Swift’s rapid rise to stardom started at just the young age of 14, Read more…
The College View
DCU News
DCU Drama’s “The Snapper” first open night
When I interviewed Amy Mcloughlin, The Snapper’s director, before the show, she assured me, “This is a version of the Snapper people have not seen before.” With its small, nine-person cast and immersive elements, the Read more…
Features
What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia, a learning disability, or a learning style? 1896 was the year the first case of dyslexia was discovered, thanks to a general practitioner called Pringle Morgan. The word dyslexia comes from the Latin word Read more…
Irish & Languages
Gaeilge: Do We Need to Recognise the Privilege of Proficiency?
You can’t really say you sat your Leaving Cert if you didn’t also sit through, or partake in, countless objections against having to learn Gaeilge. It’s not uncommon to hear assertions to the language’s inutility, Read more…
DCU News
Drama Semester One: A Retrospective on ‘A Murder Mystery Musical’
Last semester’s ‘A Murder Mystery Musical’ was a smash hit! The musical, written by Jack Shannon-Nolan and Shane O’Loughlin, was incredibly well received by the large numbers who attended. As DCU Drama moves on to Read more…
Articles
“I grew up in the rugby club. Running around the bar, running around the pitches, just being there. It was always part of our life growing up.”
Aoife Clarke recently took up her role as the new IRFU Director of Communications. In this interview she speaks about her career with Lidl Ireland and what she wants to achieve. Aoife and I sat Read more…
Podcast
Evaluating the Modern Function of NATO
Keith Kelly
Articles
Government ‘failed completely’ to protect hospitality workers from ‘rife’ abuse
The strikedown of the Joint Labour Committee is having lasting effects on the hospitality industry, with opposition parties waiting to see “real action” from the government. Opposition parties and trade unions are calling out the Read more…
News
Montana is first U.S. state to ban TikTok after CEO’s congressional hearing
The U.S. state of Montana has become the first state to pass legislation to ban TikTok on personal devices. The app has already been banned by more than half of U.S. states on official government Read more…
Articles
Signing off…
I still remember my first interview that I ever conducted. It was back in the depths of Ireland’s second lockdown during Autumn 2020. I interviewed Alicia O’Sullivan, the then-Education Officer of the Irish Second Level Read more…
DCU News
Amy McLoughlin, Hannah Daygo announced as new College View Editors
Second-year Journalism students Amy McLoughlin and Hannah Giron Daygo have been announced as the new Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editor of The College View. The pair will take up their new positions in the coming days, Read more…
News
NATO condemns Russian nuclear ideas
Tensions have escalated as Russia announced plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian soil. This move has drawn swift criticism from NATO, with concerns mounting over the potential consequences for international security and stability. Read more…
News
Strikes and protests over Israeli justice reform
Thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets in protest after prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed his defence minister on Sunday for raising objections to proposed judicial reforms. Heralded as “days of disruption”, highways and Read more…
Opinion
Changing retirement ages in France was not a democratic move
Recently France has been rocked by nationwide large-scale protests against the proposal by President Emmanuel Macron to raise the retirement age from 62 to 65 without approval from parliament. The French, never being shy to Read more…
Articles
The potential sterile threat posed by Artificial Intelligence
While the threats of artificial intelligence (AI) have been illustrated and proposed primarily through fictional media and literature, the fast development of artifices like chatbots, voice cloning, and fabricated images and videos, also known as Read more…
Film
Kickstart Your Summer with these Sunny Flicks
What makes a good summer movie? Is it the time of year the film is set? Is it the weather and that sweet golden hour look? Or is it just the vibe? For our film lovers, we’ve got it all to kick off summer 2023. Read more…
Music
The Many Eras of Taylor Swift
Swift knows “all too well” that, as a woman in the entertainment industry, a sustainable career requires continuously regaining audience attention through innovation. Read more…
Articles
Navy Blue’s ‘Ways of Knowing’ Review – An Exercise in Growth.
Model, skater, artist. Sage Elsesser can do it all. Yet, in ‘Ways of Knowing’, Sage ignores his achievements and focuses on his family and growth. Read more…
Opinion
China is halting the march to net zero
In September 1961 President John F. Kennedy spoke to the United Nations warning of the danger posed by nuclear weaponry. “Every man, woman and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the Read more…
Opinion
A final few words
A final few words by Deputy Editor Muiris O’Cearbhaill about his time in The College View Read more…
Features
From Scrubs to Canvas: Meet the Nurse Who Explores Her Artistic Side
A piece painting the life of Jamille Cañano as a nurse in Beaumont hospital and a contemporary expressionist artist In the early hours of November 14, 2022, journalism student Hannah Daygo came across a Filipino-Irish Read more…
Articles
The “Bully” blocker: Christine O’Mahony claims DCUSU colleagues bullied her
VP O’Mahony made claims to The College View and on her social media that she was the subject of bullying during her time on the DCUSU. Read more…
Sport
Bohemians are back in town
Bohemians sit one point clear of Derry City at the top of the League of Ireland Premier Division after the first five rounds of matches. Declan Devine’s men have won four games so far with Read more…
Articles
DCU votes for NUIG’s Gujulla to be USI President
Sai Gujulla of NUI Galway has been chosen by DCU students to be the next President of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). The vote was opened last night following the hustings of candidates Read more…
Articles