Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton told DCU students the grant application system should be open earlier to avoid delays in grant payments to students. The Minister addressed a branch meeting of Labour DCU last Read more…
Worldwide superstar Rihanna is currently dominating global charts with “Diamonds,” the first single from her brand new album Unapologetic. “Diamonds” is Rihanna’s fastest-shipping single of her career to date and also her fastest growing airplay Read more…
It was the promise of seeing a film set in Paris that made me choose Three Worlds from the IFI French Film Festival programme last week. I wanted a typically French story, the kind which Read more…
Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is under inquiry by order of the Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn over the relationship between WIT and the companies providing on-campus services. This decision comes after the June report Read more…
RTÉ broadcaster Bryan Dobson said he hopes “nothing is done which diminishes accessibility to third level education to any young person in Ireland”. In an interview with The College View following his talk as part Read more…
Green Day’s anticipated new album ¡Uno! is proving to be of the same high standard that their other nine albums have had. Green Day first came to international recognition in 1994 with their first album Read more…
The DCU soccer team will know the identity of their opponents – and hosts – in the Umbro CUFL Premier Division quarter-final this afternoon. Although the draw for the knockout stages was held in FAI Read more…
Over 500 students took to the streets last Monday in an attempt to persuade government officials to keep their promise and not increase third-level fees. The protest took place in Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore’s constituency, with Read more…
Ar an 11 Samhain anuraidh, d’fhógair an tUachtarán gurb é an togra seo, seimineár do dhaoine óga amháin, an chéad seimineár a theastaigh uaibh a chur ar siúl. “An Óige agus an tÉireannachas’ an t-ainm a thug sé Read more…
DCU Students’ Union President, Paul Doherty, says that the proposed amendment to the University Act needs more discussion before they take a stance on it. Speaking to The College View, Doherty said: “Because there’s a Read more…
At some point in recent weeks, we all will have noticed the TV news images of rockets launching and debris crumbling. These are images from the Gaza Strip. Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Hamas. These are all Read more…
Over the past four years 130 students have dropped out of DCU due to financial problems. In the 2010-2011 academic year when the registration fee increased to €2,000, 38 students dropped out of their course Read more…
The DCU Archery Club had an excellent start to the year, recruiting over 150 new members and hosting the DCU Intervarsity Competition held on November 10th. Close to 200 participants from colleges around the country Read more…
2012 really did become the end of the world, when doomsday arrived for ‘Twi-hards’ everywhere. The much anticipated final installment of the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn Part 2, arrived in cinemas last weekend. Hopes for Read more…
‘This is a man’s world’, the famous words of 1960s song ‘It’s a man’s, man’s world’, by James Brown. The question in the current day is: do we still live in a male-dominated world? The Read more…
DCU make their bid for Ashbourne camogie when they play NUIG at Dangan GAA grounds tomorrow (throw-in 2pm). The play-off encounter will determine which side joins the elite of college camogie, with the loser forced Read more…
Lorna Finnegan talks with club chairperson Eoghan McGrath Describe your club in 5 words It’s Viagra for your forearms. . How did you get involved in rock climbing in the first place? It’s quite a Read more…
Two men on bikes made off with a sum of money from the Hodges Figgis bookstore on campus today. The incident occurred at around 1.45pm this afternoon as shop takings were being moved from the Read more…
Two Student Union Conveners accused of breaching SU rules will find out on Wednesday evening if they could be removed from their positions. Science & Health Convenor Sarah ‘Flano’ Flanagan and Business Convenor Neil Mulhern Read more…
Two cheaply conceded goals in the opening six minutes not only cost DCU the match, but a first place finish in CUFL Premier Division East against DIT in Grangegorman. Much like last week against IT Read more…
DCU’s footballers secured their first league win of the season when overcoming NUI Maynooth at St. Vincent’s on Wednesday evening. The Dublin side were keen to capitalise on a strengthened team, with the return from Read more…
A referendum on which higher education funding model students want the Students’ Union to lobby for will be held in DCU next Wednesday and Thursday, November 21st and 22nd. Students will be asked to choose Read more…
Director of Biomedical Diagnostics at DCU, Professor Michael Berndt, is amongst the highest paid staff in Irish universities. Prof Berndt’s workings in DCU coincide with his role within the Royal College of Surgeons (RCSI) that Read more…
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has praised the tremendous work done by DCU in developing an Age-Friendly University initiative. The initiative highlights the role that universities can play in responding to the various opportunities and challenges associated Read more…
Sigerson football manager Niall Moyna has been drafted into the backroom team of the Down senior football set-up for the forthcoming year. Moyna, who trained DCU to a third Sigerson title earlier in the year Read more…