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GAA
Inexperienced Dublin overcome DCU in O’Byrne Cup
Dublin 1-15 DCU 0-11 O’Byrne Cup Round One [dropcap]Dublin[/dropcap] opened 2017 with a win at Parnell Park against a significantly weakened DCU side on Sunday, January 8th in an intriguing contest that saw Dublin’s full Read more…
GAA
DCU prepare to face All-Ireland champions in O’Byrne Cup
[dropcap]Dublin[/dropcap] City University will visit Parnell Park to face the Dublin senior footballers on Sunday, January 8th in the opening fixture of this year’s O’Byrne Cup. Both sides will know the importance of a winning Read more…
Features
On Journalism, Networked Advocacy and Post-Truth
[dropcap]Digital[/dropcap] technologies and the pervasiveness and wide accessibility of the internet have fundamentally transformed the way journalists and advocates function. Because of the speed at which technology is advancing – and therefore the nature of Read more…
Opinion
Government shamed as Apollo House recaptures spirits of 1916
Sometimes doing a little can mean a lot. While one person cannot put the world to rights they can still make a positive impact, writes Bríon Hoban regarding the recent Apollo House contraversy. Read more…
News
DCU announces scholarship programme for refugees and asylum seekers
DCU is set to provide fifteen scholarships to refugees, as it becomes the first Irish university to be designated as a ‘University of Sanctuary’.
University News
‘Outbreak’ of sexually transmitted diseases on University of Limerick campus
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] University of Limerick has issued a warning to their student body following an outbreak of Gonorrhoea and Chlamydia on campus. The university confirmed to the Limerick Leader that 14 cases of gonorrhoea are “associated Read more…
News
Constitutional Review Committee elected at final CRC of semester
First Year Officer Bryan Mulry will chair an expanded nine-person Constitutional Review Committee, as he was elected to the position at CRC last Tuesday night.
News
Overwhelming majority of DCU students vote to stay with USI
94 per cent of DCU students voted to remain affiliated with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) in a referendum held last week. 2,304 votes were cast, with 2,176 voting Yes and just 128 voting No. Read more…
The Hype
Get to know Chaps Eye
Chaps Eye is a comedy YouTube channel run by three Irish IADT graduates Oisin, Eoin and Niall. This YouTube channel focuses on making hilarious skits about anything from having a few cans to parodies of Read more…
Randoms
What is climate change?
[dropcap]Some[/dropcap] time has gone by since the outcome of the US presidential election shook America and the rest of the world, or at least half of it, seemingly – and starting to get used to Read more…
The Hype
Sussed: Amsterdam
Amsterdam is well known as a city in love with art. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Why does it have such an appeal? Most people will say ‘weed Read more…
Students' Union
UCC hosts 25th annual USI Pink Training
The 25th USI Pink Training took place in University College Cork from November 25th – 27th.
News
DCU SU warn students against assignment alternatives
[dropcap]Staff[/dropcap] and academics at Dublin City University have recently become aware of companies advertising the sale of assignments to students on their campuses.
Clubs and Socs
MPS 24 Hour Broadcast to be in aid of homeless
DCU Media Production Society will host its 7th annual 24 Hour Broadcast in aid of the Peter McVerry Trust, on December 2nd
Camogie
Impressive DCU a class above CIT in Ashbourne Cup first round
Dublin City University 1-16 Cork Institute of Technology 0-8 Ashbourne Cup first round The DCU senior camogie team got their Ashbourne Cup campaign off to a flying start with a comprehensive victory over CIT last Read more…
GAA
DCU overwhelm ITT in second half to reach Division Three final
Institute of Technology Tallaght 1-10 Dublin City University 1-20 Division Three semi-final DCU blew away ITT with a strong second half display to reach the Division Three final on Wednesday afternoon, November 23rd at Thomas Read more…
Boxing
Annual RAG Rumble held in St. Pat’s
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he penultimate fight of this year’s DCU RAG Rumble event had to be stopped after two rounds, due to one of Peter Wade’s front teeth getting knocked out by Thomas Walsh. ‘The Pistol’ Wade started Read more…
Other Sports
Multi-talented King focused on his hammer
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]dam King remembers a summer Saturday about five years ago when he was lying on his couch icing a leg injury he received in a Gaelic football match earlier that day. The injury meant the Read more…
Music
What now after What.CD?
Last week saw the closure of the infamous music and file sharing site What.CD making them part of the club of fallen piracy giants like Napster, Kickass Torrents and the original Pirate Bay. In a Read more…
Music
“The End” for Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath. The words are like a hunting horn for any seasoned heavy metal fan. A 50-year-career marked by legendary music, solid friendship and innumerable vices is finally drawing to a close. After spending almost half Read more…
DCU News
DCU students win National Moot Court competition for second year in a row
[dropcap]A [/dropcap]team of Dublin City University students were crowned the winners of the National Moot Court competition 2016, in the Criminal Courts of Justice.
DCU News
SSDP launches new “Sesh Safe” campaign
DCUStudents for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) launched their new project, SeshSafe, on Monday 21st of August, which aims to introduce drug testing kits, tools and skills for student drug safety and education. Read more…
Film
Review: Crash and Burn
Tommy Byrne could have been the biggest name in Formula 1. There was no doubting his talent and speed as he climbed through the ranks of Irish and British racing in the early 1980’s. The Read more…
Food
Staying Healthy over the Holidays
Keeping up with a diet or sticking to a routine seems like hell during the holiday season, but it is not impossible. Here are a few tips to stay healthy (or to try to be Read more…