A report commissioned by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) recommending the merger of DCU, Athlone IT, NUI Maynooth and Dundalk IT remains unpublished after the Minister for Education and three university presidents distanced themselves from Read more…
Dropping out of college is not something to take lightly. It takes a lot of thinking before you can really make the decision, but I can remember the decision as if I had just made Read more…
Though only securing the qualifying time four weeks before the deadline, DCU graduate Laura Reynolds enjoyed a dream Olympic debut, as she tells Eoghan Cormican. A week prior to the Games of the XXX Olympiad, Read more…
Bank of Ireland (BOI) have also come under fire from the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) for their new postgraduate loan scheme. USI President, John Logue said the postgrad loan scheme will make it Read more…
Dublin festival season is well and truly underway. There’s something refreshing about the attitudes prevailing in Dublin at the moment, despite the ever present financial constraints. It seems that there is something for everyone, from arts to Read more…
With so much time spent on studying, students don’t have time for jobs so how are we supposed to afford travel? Try travelling at low cost. 1. Keep looking on the Aer Lingus website and Ryanair- Read more…
The transition from school to college can be a difficult one, especially if you’re moving away from home for the first time. With so much freedom and independence, college can be a lot to handle. Read more…
While in college, it is vital that students take well-earned breaks away from assignments and studying. Who knows, employing the ‘work hard, play hard’ technique could be the best solution to success. It is important Read more…
Captain, Man of the Match and the contributor of a 2nd minute rocket that handed Donegal an advantage they never looked like relinquishing. This was to prove no ordinary Sunday for DCU student Michael Murphy Read more…
“Ah heyorrr, leave it bleedin’ ouuuuh!!” – is the now comedic phrase that has taken over social media, and our brains, in recent weeks. If you are unaware of it, it may be time to crawl Read more…
College can be a daunting and scary time. It takes students out of the habits of what they’ve been used to for their entire school life. Suddenly there’s a whole new class of people you Read more…
Kale is a food that many people have not heard of yet. Kale comes from the cabbage family and it is actually on par with broccoli at how good it is for you. Award-winning nutritionist Read more…
Beidh ar Rory McIlroy rogha a dhéanamh idir Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór maidir leis na cluichí Oilimpeacha 2016 i Rio de Janeiro. Toisc gurb as tuaisceart na hÉireann é is féidir leis dul chuig Read more…
A report on audits carried out in third level institutions in Ireland has revealed DCU bailed out two if it’s loss making subsidiaries at a cost of €9.8 million. Three of DCU’s subsidiaries, The DCU Read more…
Undaunted by the prospect of succeeding Bernard Jackman, DCU’s new Rugby Development Officer Phil de Barra tells Tom Rooney he is determined to plant his own flag this season. Aesthetically Phil de Barra does not Read more…
Expectations for Lawless were high. Following John Hillcoat and Nicks Cave’s success with The Proposition, when the talented director and screenwriter announced they would once again be working together nothing less than great was going Read more…
After an extended sabbatical The Killers are back with their highly anticipated fourth studio album, Battle Born. Following the Las Vegas quartet’s highly criticized ‘misstep’ that was 2008’s Day & Age, Flowers et al work hard to recapture Read more…
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) have threatened legal action against any County Council withholding grants based on payment of the household charge. The threat comes on the back of Clare County Council sending Read more…
The nature of college life is that there will be a constant revolving door of cast and characters that roam the campus and accommodation. College sports are anything but immune to this and probably have Read more…
A woman who failed her first year examinations faces jail unless she complies with a court order preventing her from attending lectures in Galway Mayo Institute of Technology. Despite failing, Anna Marie Flanagan, from Co. Read more…
Raise and Give Society (Rag Soc) are representing Ireland at the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) 2012 World Cup in Washington this week, having won the inaugural national SIFE competition during the summer. RAG Soc Read more…
DCU Students’ Union President, Paul Doherty, has hit back at criticism from anti student-cuts group Free Education for Everyone (FEE) over DCU’s student loan deal with Bank of Ireland (BOI). The deal will see BOI Read more…
By Adam Higgins, Deputy News Editor Sixty-seven per cent of DCU’s degree programmes increased in entry points in this year’s first round CAO offers. DCU made 2,364 first round offers to CAO applicants this year, providing Read more…
Fresh from a break from the music business, which saw her reunite with gorgeous motorcross racer husband Corey Hart and give birth to their first child, Pink is back with her new album, The Truth Read more…
The UCD Students’ Union is owed more than €120,000 by the Student bar, according to UCDSU President, Rachel Breslin. Union representatives have blamed the liability on financial mismanagement. Breslin told UCD’s The University Observer: “From Read more…