Film
What Are Your Favorite Christmas Films?
Christmas is approaching, which means it is time to put on your pajamas, make yourself a hot chocolate, turn on Netflix and watch some iconic Christmas films. Read more…
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The Hype
My Therapist Ghosted Me – Ireland’s Podcast Obsession
Beyond the obsession with Pret a Manger, Vogue’s family and Joanne’s sex life, the ‘My Therapist Ghosted Me’ podcast is really a tale of two best friends and their tendency to make their audience (and themselves) gasp for air laughing while ripping each other to shreds. Read more…
Film
Eternals- An Ambitious Yet Flawed MCU Epic
Eternals is the riskiest MCU movie in years, but also one of the most ambitious. It is Disney’s latest attempt to recreate their past successes at bringing long-forgotten comic book characters to mainstream audiences, much like they did with the once unknown Guardians Of The Galaxy. Read more…
Flux
“I felt reset by being in a changed environment”; Dragana Jurišić on creating Daithí Sleeps
Dragana Jurišić discusses the impact of Covid-19 and moving out of Dublin on the themes explored in her work. Read more…
DCU News
DCU distances itself from lecturer who called George Floyd “useless criminal who dug his own grave.”
Dr Mark Humphrys says site where he criticised Black Lives Matter movement is separate to his teaching Read more…
Music
The importance of a good breakup song
How Taylor Swift and Adele Create a Sense of Community as they serenade us about their ex-lovers. Read more…
Music
Jesy Nelson accused of ‘blackfishing’ after release of new music video “Boyz”
First of all, the author of this article is a mixed-race woman, therefore I am very knowledgeable about racism, cultural appropriation and blackfishing, as it affects me every single day. I logged onto Twitter one day, to see that Jesy Nelson decided to go solo and released her first song as a solo artist. I enjoy Little Mix’s music and always felt sorry for Jesy Nelson as she struggles a lot with her mental health.
Television
‘You’ makes its long-awaited return to Netflix
The long-awaited third season of the hit Netflix series “You” was released worldwide on October 15th after seeing a prominent delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic – but was it worth the wait? Read more…
Film
We all love a good spooky szn baddie
We are all fond of a good jump scare or a storyline which has us looking over our shoulders leaving the cinema. A movie which leaves us wondering if there actually is someone standing in that dark corner of your room or is it the pile of clothes you left there earlier. With Halloween just around the corner we can truly show our appreciation for these villains at their prime. A baddie can make or break a movie, some movies are simply iconic due to their villains we can’t help but root for. Read more…
Articles
DCU Libraries opening at full capacity among changes to reopening of society
[dropcap]F[/dropcap] ollowing a week of alterations to the Government’s reopening plan, and disappointments to some of the continuation of social distancing and mask wearing in most areas, some changes to the DCU experience will bring Read more…
News
DCU collaborates on a new way to target ‘cancer causing’ genes
Discovered by researchers from Dublin City University (DCU) and Chalmers University of Technology (CUT), Sweden, the new method known as ‘click and cut’ or ‘click chemistry’ is a new way to prepare DNA drug molecules. Read more…
Sport
Russell and McElhinney crowned IUAA XC Champions!
Christine Russell and Darragh McElhinney were convincing winners of the Irish University Athletics Associations’s Cross Country Championships held in DCU recently. Read more…
Music
The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival to Return to the City
The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival is set to fill the city with sound this bank holiday weekend from October 22 to 25.
This news will be music to jazz lovers ears as the 2020 dates for the festival had previously been cancelled in line with the Governments Covid-19 guidelines.
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Lead Story
DCU graduates earn the second highest wages of Irish universities, study finds
Trinity College Dublin, followed by DCU and then UCD were revealed to produce graduates with the highest wages in their initial years after university according to a HEA study. Read more…
Articles
TD Richard Boyd Barrett speaks to DCU People Before Profit on Palestine
PBP TD Richard Boyd Barrett and American activist Harry Browne spoke to DCU students about pro-Palestinian activism at a DCU People before Profit event. Read more…
DCU News
New DCU students invited to take part in ‘First Year Check In’ survey
“Do you feel confident in your ability to complete your course?” “Do you feel at home here in DCU?” These are just some of the questions being posed to the first year class of 2021 Read more…
News
3500 vaccines administered across third-level institutions during ‘Vaccination Week’
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed to The College View that 3500 people availed of Covid-19 vaccines as part of a week-long campaign to boost youth vaccination rates. ‘Vaccination Week’ was a campaign Read more…
Irish & Languages
Léigí Ar Nós An Pháiste le Pádraig Standún
Má tá cúpla focal agat ach tá tú ag iarraidh do chuid Ghaeilge a fheabhsú, tá Ar Nós An Pháiste an leabhar duit. Read more…
Irish & Languages
Fáilte go dtí an bhliain acadúil 2021/2022
Fáilte go dtí an bhliain acadúil 2021/2022 Read more…
DCU News
DCU has ranked first in Ireland for graduate employment rate
Dublin City University has been ranked first in Ireland for it’s graduate employment rate, and 23rd in the world, according to the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022 released last week. Read more…
Film
Schumacher: The Netflix Biopic Celebrates the Human Behind the Hero
Netflix’s new documentary about the life and career of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher not only showcases his astounding ability behind the wheel of the world’s fastest racing cars, but also sheds new light on the man he was away from the race track. Read more…
Articles
Halsey’s If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power Marks a Raging Return for the Singer
Halsey had their first taste of global success with the cheesy EDM hit “Closer.” Together with the Chainsmokers, they released one of the biggest songs of summer 2016. If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power bears no resemblance sonically to any of their other work. It comes with a newfound sense of confidence the singer seemed to lack previously. Read more…
Music
Ed Sheeran announces stadium tour for 2022
Ed Sheeran has announced a number of Irish dates as part of his upcoming tour. Read more…
News
Brid Horan appointed as new DCU Chancellor
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU has appointed former NGO advocate and current chair of the Irish Cancer Society Brid Horan as the new Chancellor of the university. The appointment was made at the first meeting of DCU’s new Governing Read more…
DCU News
DCU launch Ireland’s first course on ‘Long Covid’
A new ‘Post Covid Syndrome Rehabiliation’ course is being launched in DCU with the aim of helping medical professionals identify and treat ‘long Covid’ symptoms. It is the first course of its kind in Ireland Read more…
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