by Eoghan Cormican Three DCU students have been nominated for the 2011 GAA GPA All-Star awards. Paul Flynn and Kevin Nolan both of Dublin and Donegal’s Michael Murphy were among the 45 players nominated for Read more…
Concubhar Ó Liatháin Tá sé cúig bliain is fiche ón uair go raibh mé féin ar an Ollscoil. Tá mé 45 bliain d’aois agus táim pósta agus páistí óga agam. Tá post agam. Tá an Read more…
Love it or hate it, come October everyone is talking about The X Factor. We clamour for information about the finalists, we try to predict who will battle it out in the Sunday night sing-off Read more…
by Steve Conlon A formal response to questions posed to DCU President Brian MacCraith in relation to the financial future of The Helix has confirmed that there “is an ongoing dialogue with the management of Read more…
by Ceile Varley Independent Presidential candidate Sean Gallagher has said that allowing young people access to education and employment is key for Ireland’s recovery. Speaking to the College View, Mr Gallagher said, “There are two Read more…
Sinead Brennan met with Mr Chrome So how are you both? Mr Chrome: We’re grand but our manager Coco doesn’t tell us things ‘til the last minute, he told us we were coming up here Read more…
Úna Caomhánach “Good morning, this is my first product launch since being named CEO,” arsa Tim Cook, ceannaire nua Apple, “It is a pleasure to host you today. I love Apple.” An Máirt seo caite Read more…
By Eoghan Barry The social calendar for DCU has adapted with society and entered the platform of the world wide web in a fresh and distinct manner. According to the editor, we are now the Read more…
Frances Mulraney Controversy is mounting in Trinity College Dublin as the Philosophy Society extend an invitation to Nick Griffin, leader of the British National Party, to speak at a debate in late October. Mr Griffin Read more…
Eoghan Cormican New pre-clinical research suggests that a new prototype drug can kill Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) cells circulating in the blood. The research, carried out by scientists at National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) Read more…
By Ceile Varley I ended up the Larkfield Party on September 18. I went for free food, music and most importantly to hustle first years into writing for the College View. After a while I Read more…
‘Expected wait time: 2 and a half hours’. That’s longer than your average blockbuster or, as a friend of mine likes to put it, the same as five episodes of Home and Away played back Read more…
This summer I turned 20, which was pretty devastating to me. Dropping the ‘teen’ at the end of my age signalled something that I had feared since I was a child. I was growing up. Read more…
By Ceile Varley Members of DCU’s student union are to appear on an episode of new Irish gameshow, ‘Who Knows Ireland Best.’ The episode is set to air in early November and will show the Read more…
By Brendan White The second anniversary of the death of boxer Darren Sutherland passed by with little attention just two weeks ago but his success will never be forgotten. Born on the 18th of April Read more…
By Lauren Kelly A DCU Professor suggests that a possible reason behind the current ‘Maths crisis’ is the stigma attached to students who enjoy Maths. Speaking to The College View, Head of DCU’s School of Read more…
By Paddy McGeoghegan The Information Systems and Services (ISS) has not disclosed any further information to the College View on their investigations into a fake email, that was sent to a number of students in Read more…
By Conor MacNally Students should be open to the idea of change and should seek out opportunities in areas outside those in which they are studying to overcome the economic challenges currently facing them, according Read more…
By Jenny Darmody Only four mainstream lenders are offering loans to cash-strapped students. A recent survey in the Irish Independent revealed that only AIB, Bank of Ireland, Ulster Bank and Credit Unions offer loans to Read more…
By Sorcha Jowitt On August 23 DCU learned of the death of former student Kate Fitzgerald. Kate graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations and was well known in the Read more…
By Paul Brady Ninety new mature students began their university life in DCU this year. The number of mature students is down compared to last year with DCU having made 160 offers to people who Read more…
By Sorcha Jowitt The Hyland report, released earlier this month, has recommended a CAO lottery for college places. Former UCD vice-president Professor Aine Hyland also said that the Leaving Certificate no longer examines what it Read more…
By Michelle Storey What better way for DCU to kick off another academic year than with a party, and a bloody good one at that. DCU students flocked to campus last Wednesday night, eager to see DJing legend Calvin Read more…
By Ciara Moore First year students entering DCU through the HEAR scheme will not have their Access scholarship grant cut despite a large rise in the intake of students to the programme this year. A Read more…
By Aoife Reilly A new website set up by DCUSU is offering discounts to students and promoting entertainment and events around the DCU campus. Greatcraic.ie is a commercially driven website providing DCU students with a Read more…