Opinion
Opinion: DCU’s efforts show signs of hope for refugee crisis
Andrew Ralph discusses DCU’s new title as Ireland’s first university of sanctuary and stresses the individual effort needed to help to combat the refugee crisis. Read more…
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News
Trinity Receive Confirmation On 250-Bed Project
[dropcap]Tr[/dropcap]inity College Dublin are to redevelop Oisín House on Pearse Street into a 250-bed accommodation project after receiving verbal confirmation from Dublin City Council.
News
TCD SU oppose loan scheme
[dropcap] T[/dropcap]rinity College Dublin Student’s Union council have passed the motion to oppose student loans, two years on from the initial rejection of the motion.
National News
Intel and DCU Ties Grow Stronger As Helix Hosts Mini-Scientist Awards
St. John’s National School from Cratloe, County Clare took the overall prize at this year’s Grand Final of the Mini-Scientist Awards held in The Helix Read more…
Opinion
Opinion: Trump’s first week leaves the U.S. in turmoil
Donald Trump’s first week in office signified the beginning of an era best described as an era of horror, writes Brion Hoban Read more…
Features
Palestine, Israel and the UCC conference
With all of the controversy surrounding the UCC conference, Paola Rivetti, a member of Academics for Palestine, explains why the conference should go ahead. Read more…
Features
Students of Incorporation feeling the loss of their Students’ Unions
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] merger of St. Patrick’s college into DCU which began last September has brought many changes to the make-up and facilities present across both campuses in the last number of months. One particular change that Read more…
DCU News
New student employment app launched on DCU SU website
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] has officially added a Jobbio feature to their website which will allow thousands of students to access potential employers through the Student Union.
Irish & Languages
Códúcháin, an teanga nua-aimseartha
[dropcap]Is[/dropcap] féidir scileanna ar bith a fhoghlaim ar an idirlíon faoi na laethanta seo. Ní haon ionadh gur féidir le duine ar bith cúrsaí ríomheolaíochta a fhoghlaim ar shuíomhanna éagsúla. B’fhéidir gur ionadh gur Read more…
Student Life
Campus residences made €13,000 on student fines in first semester
Students living in on-campus accommodation in Dublin City University paid approximately €13,000 in fines in the first semester of the current academic year according to Campus Residences’ General Manager, John Gaffery. Read more…
Features
Student safety on and off campus
[dropcap]An [/dropcap]NUI Maynooth student, Kym Owens, remains in an induced coma following what is believed to be an assault, on November 20th of last year. Kym sustained two broken eye sockets, a fractured jaw, a Read more…
DCU News
St. Pat’s students voice concerns over graduation location
Final year St. Patrick’s College students are voicing their concerns regarding which campus they will graduate from later this year through a petition that has been set up online.
News
Trinity SU elects ethnic minorities officer
Trinity College Dublin Student’s Union’s (TCDSU) council voted last week to elect an Ethics Minority Officer onto their executive. This position arose shorty after TCDSU President Kieran McNulty decided to utilise the structures and strength of the Union to ensure all students’ voices are heard.
DCU News
Over half of DCU students unhappy with incorporation
Over half of DCU students feel that the incorporation programme has had a negative impact on their college experience, according to a survey conducted by The College View. Read more…
News
DCU signs partnership agreement with Intel
DCU and Intel have signed an agreement this week which will see the two organisations collaborate on talent development and advanced technologies, strengthening their long-standing partnership.
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…
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’.
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…
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…
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…
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…