Irish & Languages
Corn an Domhain
Tá Corn an Domhain ar siúl ar feadh 10 lá anuas. Is mór an t-athrú atá tagtha ar an saol. Bhí ocht lá againn ina raibh cluichí ar súil óna 10 a chlog ar maidin Read more…
The College View
Articles
Editorial: The recent University Times leadership debacle brings into question whether the Editor should be paid.
When I became Editor-in-Chief in March of this year, I was delighted when I also found out I’d be working with Muiris as my Deputy Editor. We both had big ambitions and plans for the Read more…
Features
One In A Thousand
Faced with expensive college fees– students are juggling between work and college, working 40 hours a week – to pay for college fees. Over two weeks ago, thousands of students around Ireland walked out of Read more…
Articles
Ireland only EU state to see rise in gas consumption
Ireland is the only EU member state to report an increase in gas consumption in the second quarter – April, May, June – of this year despite growing concern about energy supply not meeting demand Read more…
Sport
Sean McGinley soars to victory at Autumn Open
Sean McGinley produced a fantastic performance to win the Junior Men’s 6000m race at the Autumn Open on the National Sports Campus in Abbottstown recently. McGinley who is a first year PE and Biology student Read more…
Sport
Irish WNT World Cup qualification marred by social media storm
After sealing qualification to their first ever World Cup, the Irish WNT caused a massive stir in the media both at home and in the U.K. Following their victory in Hampden Park, footage emerged on Read more…
Sport
DCU Sigerson team off to winning ways
The DCU Sigerson team got their season off to winning ways last week as they claimed a narrow victory over UCD in St Clare’s. Paddy Christie’s side came from behind to claim victory by a Read more…
Sport
Player power in football – What has happened?
“Footballers played for the club 20 years ago. These days, clubs do everything for the players”, according to former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger speaking to German newspaper Bild in 2018. The topic of player power Read more…
Sport
United Rugby Championship – Where do the Irish provinces stand?
The United Rugby Championship, now in its second full season, has proven to be a more complex challenge for the Irish provinces, than any previous structure this competition has taken in the past. The South Read more…
Articles
Colleges are given 1.5 million for sexual violence and harassment prevention and response managers
Minister for Further and Higher education, Simon Harris announced this plan on the 13th of October. This occured as a result of increasing sexual violence and harassment figures across third level education. Based on figures Read more…
Articles
Irish forestry has been left in the dark for far too long
Last month, Minister of State for land use, Pippa Hackett launched a vision for Ireland’s trees, woods and forests until 2050. The new plan outlines promising guidelines for “the right trees in the right places Read more…
Film
The Recent ‘Brenaissance’ Could See Brendan Fraser Return to the Franchise that Made his Career
The world is ready for the return of this 2000s legend. Read more…
Film
Halloween Ends Review – A Middling End to a Thrilling Trilogy
Halloween Ends as a stand-alone movie provides an engaging and entertaining story, with great characters, and with many funny and horrifying moments. However, this movie as the ending to a great horror trilogy is both a divisive and obscure choice to finish on. Read more…
Features
With Jews his Latest Target, is Kanye Okay?
While in isolation the past two weeks of Kanye West’s life seem to be an almost comical due to the absurdness of his actions and claims, what lies below the surface is not so entertaining. Read more…
Articles
Men Prefer Pretty Blondes
Before she was Marylin Monroe, she was simply Norma Jean Mortensosn. Though not many understood it or could fathom it at the time, the blonde bombshell endured many forms of abuse. She dealt with it Read more…
Articles
Dublin needs more 24-hour buses and taxi services
On the 16th of October, Transport for Ireland launched the fourth phase of its BusConnects plan. This includes two more 24-hour bus routes the G1 and the G2. This brings the total number of bus Read more…
Articles
Is the new digital stamp announced by An Post really needed?
An Post have attempted to rework the convenience of sending a letter or envelope by introducing a digital stamp service, that can only be purchased through the established company app. This digital stamp auxiliary will Read more…
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What on earth is going on in Downing Street? – A look back at the past few weeks of British politics
Rishi Sunak has replaced Liz Truss as the UK’s Prime Minister, ending the shortest tenure of a Prime Minister ever. So many things went wrong for Liz Truss, from the moment she stepped into Number Read more…
Articles
Scary Movie Season
Spooky season is here! Halloween is quickly approaching and Halloween wouldn’t be halloween without the movies that come with it! I’m sure many of us have memories of dressing up, grabbing some popcorn and candy, Read more…
Features
Food for Thought: Did the Recent Climate Protests Go Too Far?
‘What is worth more, art or life?’ – This was the question asked by climate activists at the infamous National Gallery protest two weeks ago. On 14 October two activists from Just Stop Oil splattered Read more…
Articles
#WheresMyLevy- Over 1,500 people protest at Maynooth University
Students of Maynooth University walked out of lectures in protest yesterday for the second time this month, due to a halt in construction of their Student Union (SU) building, which is funded through an annual Read more…
Features
Mental Health: why suffer alone when there are services in place to help us?
That gut wrenching feeling of fear when your heart sinks to the pit of your stomach. That feeling of stony numbness when you can’t find the passion to care. That looming feeling of dread brewing Read more…
Articles
DCU has ranked among the top 500 universities by Times Higher Education
This follows from DCU being placed 113th in the Young University Rankings and among the top 10 universities in the world for reducing inequality. The university’s teaching, research, citation impact, and international impact scores all Read more…
Features
Covid Vaccine Impacted Women’s Menstrual Cycle, Study Says
The covid vaccine prolonged and delayed women’s periods, according to two peer reviewed studies. One study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) saw over 19,000 women both vaccinated and unvaccinated download an Read more…
Features
“To be fair I wouldn’t trade it (the bike) for a curly wurly”
How one young person brought light from the darkness and cycled across Europe for charity. Anyone that has lost a family member knows that it teaches us a lot about ourselves. We gain strength in a Read more…