Features
DCU Aussie Rules club to welcome Oxford University
The newly formed DCU Aussie Rules club will welcome Oxford University to Ireland this month for the Fitzpatrick Cup. Read more…
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Football
Senior soccer side worthy winners in repeat of league final
DCU’s senior soccer team got off to the perfect start with a 1-0 victory over DIT at St. Clare’s. Read more…
Hurling
Miserable opening fortnight for fresher hurlers
DCU fresher hurlers got their season off to a poor start, losing their opening two matches. Read more…
Hurling
DCU lose out despite Hogan factor
The DCU senior hurling team were easily dispatched by DIT in their opening game of the season. Read more…
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Taoiseach praises spirit of volunteerism at DCU
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny praised students for carrying on the Irish personality of being willing to help others, as he attended DCU 2013 Volunteer Expo in the Hub. Read more…
Irish & Languages
Uachtarán Don Uile Duine- Óráid Michael D. Ó hUigín i DCU
Óráid de chuig Michael D. Ó hUigín i DCU. Read more…
Irish & Languages
Íomhá Nua á Chruthú ag an gCumann Gaelach i mBliana
Tá go leor pleananna nuálacha ag an gCumann Gaelach i DCU i mbliana. Read more…
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DCU students represent Ireland at Enactus World Cup
A team of DCU students led by Hannah Dobson represented Ireland at the Enactus World Cup recently, presenting on socially-concious projects HeadstArts and AkiDwA, as Martina Brophy reports. Read more…
Lifestyle
Freshers Guide: How To Deal With A Hangover
Whether you’re tee-total or a fully-fledged party animal, everyone is familiar with the concept of a hangover. Here is the Fresher’s guide for refreshing the morning after the night before. Read more…
Student Life
The race to rent
How students are coping as the cost of renting increases Read more…
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Peace Process players conferred with honorary doctorates
An honorary conferring ceremony was held to award honorary doctorates to Lord David Trimble and Seamus Mallon, two key players in the Northern Ireland Peace Process, as Eimear Phelan reports. Read more…
News
UCC experiment with alcohol-free student accommodation
University College Cork are this year piloting a sceme whereby the consumption of alcohol has been prohibited in certain on-campus accommodation. Garrett Lavin found out that DCU’s Accommodation Department have considered introducing simliar. Read more…
Gaelic Football
Murphy to captain International Rules side
Paul Earley has chosen former DCU student Michael Murphy as the man who will skipper his team in the upcoming International Rules series against Australia. Read more…
Rugby
DCU rugby coach confident side will improve on last year
DCU rugby coach, Phil de Barra, says that he is confident his side will perform better this year after a disappointing campaign last year. Read more…
Other Sports
DCU Boxing Club back from the brink
After the recent threat of extinction DCU Boxing Club has come back stronger than ever and is still on the rise. Read more…
Sport
McEnaney devastated after crushing All-Ireland defeat
Laura McEnaney reacts to losing the Ladies All-Ireland Senior Football final with Cork. Read more…
DCU News
Drogheda student named DCU VIP Fresher
Drogheda student Nadine Faughey West was awarded the inaugural DCU VIP Fresher Award for 2013. Rebecca Marie O’Connor caught up with the 18-year-old who’s prize haul includes free accommodation and free entry to all DCUSU entertainment events. Read more…
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Further cases of TB confirmed in DCU
Three further cases of TB have been confirmed amongst DCU students, with some parents expressing concern over the lack of information being issue on screenings, as Finnian Curran reports. Read more…
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Freshers week: A social round-up
Freshers Week 2013 proved a hit with incoming and continuing DCU students, with Grammy Award-winning 90s star Coolio headlining the Freshers’ Ball and Neil Delamere returning to his old alma mater to create some comical mischief with a favourable audience. Sharron Lynskey reports. Read more…
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Employers recruit at Accounting, Finance and Law fair
More than 1,000 jobs were on offer at the recent DCU Careers Service Accounting, Finance and Law Fair, where students had the opportunity to meet with employers and recent university graduates now employed by the big firms. Read more…
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Students urged to get home safely after alleged sexual assault
Students are urged to get home safely after socialising at night, following an alleged sex attack on a student travelling alone back to DCU last week, as Ciara Moore and Ruth Marnell report. Read more…
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DCU based company launches new Fantasy Football app
A DCU-based start-up has recently launched a new Fantasy Football App to coincide with the start of the UK Premiership season. Darragh McGrath spoke to the brains behind the invention, Dr. Padraig Doolan. Read more…
Gaelic Football
Cooper reflects on “surreal” All-Ireland victory
DCU student Johnny Cooper reflects on his first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal with Dublin. Read more…
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DCU GAA Academy strikes sponsorship deal
A five-year sponsorship deal has been agreed between the DCU GAA Academy and Bank of Ireland. Read more…
Opinion
Why you should vote YES in the Seanad referendum
Lecturer of Politics at DCU’s School of Law and Government, Dr Eoin O’Malley argues for a ‘Yes’ vote in the forthcoming referendum proposing to abolish Seanad Éireann. He believes reform is worse needed in Dáil Éireann than in the Seanad, which he believes doesn’t justify it’s own existence. Read more…