[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU student Paul Boyle has been picked in the team of the tournament for the recent Under 20 Six Nations Championship. Boyle, who was on-field captain for parts of Ireland’s campaign, was picked as the Read more…
Following the death of former deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness earlier this month, Bríon Hoban discusses possibilities for the generations to come. Read more…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]IT have discarded the requirement of Garda vetting for mature students when applying to its ‘second chance education’ programme after controversial public opinion.
Rachel Farrell takes a look into some options available for students following graduation from university. Read more…
DCU Water Institute and computing giant IBM have teamed up on a pilot research project to look into ways to protect and conserve natural resources.
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t the end of the 2016/17 season, the football programme in DCU is undoubtedly on an upward trend. The freshers’ team brought home the Harding Cup for the first time in the university’s history, while Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he first thing one notices about Paudie Foley when he steps into a room is his massive physical presence. Standing at well over six feet, the rangy half-back is blessed with a huge strike and Read more…
Student parents in DCU seeking on campus childcare are faced with fees of up to €923 a month.
Emily Crowley discusses the new proposal of free drug testing being introduced into Irish nightclubs arguing that, although it may be seen as drug promotion, ultimately it could save lives. Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Government is seeking to increase the employer levy by 50% to help fund higher and further education and training by 2020.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he numbers of CAO first preference applications for Engineering in DCU has risen despite a decrease of 5 per cent in first preference Engineering applications nationally.
[dropcap]Free[/dropcap] drug testing kits could soon be provided by nightclubs to check the ‘purity’ of substances bought by users to help reduce the risk of accidental death. The tests will ensure drugs such as cocaine Read more…
NUIG has followed Trinity’s stance in committing to divest funds towards fossil fuels in an attempt to dramatically decrease their carbon footprint. Read more…
[dropcap]It[/dropcap] was November 2016 and the graduation ceremonies in DCU were well underway. One graduate, Sarah Gilgunn, had to fly back from London in order to attend. Despite graduating from her PhD in April 2016, Read more…
Following the Strike4Repeal demonstrations around the country on International Women’s Day earlier this month, Opinion Editor Shirley Donlon takes a look back at some other issues that have faced women in Ireland throughout the years. Read more…
Lifestyle Editor, Amy Lawlor, takes a look at the different changes the DCU SU have implemented over the past two years in a comprehensive review of the DCU SU. Read more…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the Mezz, on couches worn out by students of DCU past and present, an informal talk was held about female engagement in politics. Its attendance counted twice as many men as women.
The SU elections often carry a stigma of a popularity contest with little purpose in the real world. Michelle Martin talks to former DCU SU presidents Kenneth Browne and Kim Sweeney to find out how the role affected them in their careers. Read more…
Bríon Hoban discusses the wrong doing in Ireland that we, as a society, accept. Focusing on the recent discovery of the mass grave at Tuam, Galway, Bríon argues that we must face up to the issues facing our society today, rather than ignoring them in the hope that they become forgotten. Read more…
DCU Strike for Repeal group has hit out at video posted by Flipside showing vox pops involving women protesting in this month’s March for Repeal. Read more…
University of Limerick 1-15 DCU Dóchas Éireann 2-08 O’Connor Cup semi-final Senior ladies’ Gaelic football, at the college level, has been dominated by the University of Limerick for much of this decade. When they were Read more…
A new lab-on-a-chip centre at Dublin City University will be known as the Fraunhofer Project Centre (FPC). The centre is to be co-funded by the German research institution and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). Read more…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]aria Lawlor is a final year St. Pat’s student studying Education and she is one of four candidates running to become next year’s Welfare and Equality Officer. She told The College View that Welfare and Read more…
DCU is one of twenty-five Irish campuses that are working to promote environmental education as part of the EcoCampus programme.
The 4th Annual National Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) Conference will be held in DCU for the first time, on March 11th.