Ahead of the 2024 Irish general election, seven candidates of the Dublin-West constituency attended a debate hosted by DCU. Discussion on housing, education and transport was had, and fiery exchanges passed between candidates. In a Read more…
On Monday, the 15th of April 2024, DCU’s Media Production Society saw the election of a brand-new committee for the 2024/2025 academic year. After many speeches, questions, votes, and smiles, a new committee has finally Read more…
15:15 – The quota has officially been hit & a new student union will be elected at 4pm today. 16:06 – The announcement is running late but the steps are incredibly busy with supporters. Most Read more…
She continued, “As President, I will include young people on the Council of State… We need to listen to young people and that’s why I want to give them a voice in shaping the Presidency for the next seven years. Read more…
Eight new Union of Students in Ireland officers were elected this morning, following voting which took place at the annual USI Congress yesterday.
The number of candidates running for Student Union positions in Dublin City University has decreased by 37.5 per cent this year and over half of the positions are uncontested.
Voting opened today in DCU for the election of the new Students’ Union representatives. Five candidates are running for the position of President, with each offering very different ideas and plans.
One of two candidates for the role of VP Engagement and Development this year, Siobhán McTague, is the prime example of a multi-campus goer in Dublin City University. Having studied Irish on All Hallows Campus and Irish and Media Studies on Glasnevin Campus, Siobhán understands that each campus has a different spirit. Read more…
Niall Behan is a final year finance student, the current Business Faculty Rep and is one of five candidates running to be the next DCU SU President.
[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…
James Rooney is a final year Education student, a monthly platelet donor, a member of the Reserve Defence Forces and one of five candidates running to become this year’s Students’ Union President. Read more…
Candidates introduced themselves, outlined the main points of their manifestos and took questions from the floor. Read more…
DCU’s Students’ Union ran its first Empowerment Week in conjunction with the nominations for the SU Elections, opening on Tuesday.
Follows, likes and retweets are considered to be just as important as any verbal promise of a vote, while Facebook posts are becoming the modern form of campaign posters. Read more…
Kevin Donoghue has been elected as President of the USI following his victory over fellow candidate, Glenn Fitzpatrick. We’ve all of the results of this week’s USI Officer Board elections. Finnian Curran reports. Read more…
The results are in and DCU SU’s next sabbatical team have been elected with Kim Sweeney, James Donoghue and Domhnaill Harkin all emerging victorious. Hundreds of students filed into an extremely heated Nubar to hear Read more…
McGoey talks about her original ideas, such as putting a fresh spin on Mental Health campaigns by introducing initiatives such as Laughter Therapy and Colour Therapy. Read more…
Final year law student and Welfare candidate, Domhnaill Harkin, speaks to The College View about his ideas. Read more…
Ciara O’Dwyer is a final year communications student and Welfare candidate for the SU Elections. Here, she speaks to The College View about her plans if she is elected. Read more…
Jake Ryan feels that maintaining a high CRC attendance throughout the year is a priority for the incoming Education Officer. “The biggest challenge is keeping engagement,” he says. “I think it starts off very good Read more…
Jack Butterly tells us of how he thinks class reps are the grassroots of DCUSU and how we would accommodate a 24 hour study space. Finnian Curran reports. Read more…
John Casey sat down with Iarla Carty and asked why he should be DCU SU’s next Vice President for Education. Read more…
Candidates for this year’s DCU SU elections have been announced and campaigning has begun. Who are this year’s candidates and more importantly, what are you voting for? Finnian Curran reports. Read more…
Today was the final day for voting in the DCU SU ’14 elections. All candidates were hitting the campaign trail hard looking for those last minute votes.
The first Day of Voting in DCU SU ’14 got underway today. Candidates and students were out in force with queues for many of the polling stations.