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…
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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…
Gaelic Football
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…
News
President Higgins calls for broad education for young people
President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins calls for a broad view to education during speech in DCU Read more…
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SU hosting reunion for former students
DCU to host student reunion night Read more…
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Points for DCU Business programmes rise in 2013 offers
CAO entry points for DCU Business School and STEM programmes have increased this year, with DCU’s highest points programme at 545 points. Read more…
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DCU SU organising student discount cards
DCU SU has said that they will be organising a student discount card this coming academic year. Companies involved are yet to be confirmed. Read more…
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DCU SU partners with Isle of Man festival
The SU will recieve money and four tickets, which will be given away to students via Facebook. Read more…
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DCU rises in top young university rankings
Just five universities from Great Britain rank ahead of DCU on the Top 50 Under 50 table. Read more…
Other Sports
DCU Ultimate Frisbee team competing well at home and abroad
Deputy Sports Editor Ruaidhrí Croke speaks to DCU Ultimate Frisbee captain Brian David Henderson about the sport’s growing popularity and the status quo of one the university’s most active clubs. Read more…
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Oíche don Chéad Scoth ag Searmanas Bronnta na gCumainn i DCU
D’fhreastal Elaine Beirne ar searmanas bronnta bliantúil 2013 do na cumainn ar fad i DCU a bhí ar siúl in Óstán an Crown Plaza le déanaí. Read more…
Sport
Camogie and Men’s Soccer honoured at Sports Club Awards
Soccer and Camogie clubs win big at this year’s Sports Club Awards. Read more…
National News
Ireland has highest graduate levels in EU
Ireland has the highest number of graduates across EU countries, according to new Eurostat figures. Read more…
News
Political careers for female DCU students?
Several factors have turned women off a career in politics in the past. Would DCU’s politically-involved female students put themselves forward? Read more…
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Fire in Shanowen Square
Fire services were called to Shanowen Square this afternoon to deal with a small fire. Read more…
Through My Eyes
Through My Eyes: The crash
Two days before Christmas I wake up to this Facebook message from my boyfriend’s sister: “Have you heard?” These words caused the bottom of my world to drop off. It was one of those things Read more…
DCU News
Committee set up to review SU constitution
DCU students are set to face another referendum next year. A committee has been put in place to assess and amend the current Students’ Union constitution. The constitutional review committee was put in place after Read more…