Fionnuala Walsh Archives – Page 2 of 2

No first year students in DCU Irish and Journalism course due to low grades

November 1, 2017

No first year students were enrolled in a DCU Irish and Journalism course for 2017/18 due to a lack of applicants achieving the CAO points required.

Hurricane Ophelia damage in DCU

October 25, 2017

There was minor damage to a building and two trees down across the three campuses in DCU after hurricane Ophelia passed through Dublin on Monday.

Bill Clinton awarded DCU honorary doctorate

October 22, 2017

Bill Clinton warned that Brexit is due to people re-assessing “whether what we have in common is more important than our differences”.

15,000 march against loans scheme

October 11, 2017

“A student loan scheme will mean that the student contribution fee will increase to a minimum of five thousand euro a year,” warned USI President Michael Kerrigan when addressing the crowd of protesters in Dublin.

USI announce demonstration against student loans

October 4, 2017

Representatives from The Union of Students in Ireland met outside Leinster House last Monday to announce a national demonstration will be held in Dublin on October 4th.

Shanowen Square targeted by overseas hackers

September 27, 2017

Student accommodation Shanowen Square was targeted by a cyber attack from an overseas account which contacted residents on their behalf looking for payment.

Double digit rent increases continue in Dublin

September 27, 2017

The cost of renting nationally is 11.8 percent higher than this time last year, and rents in Dublin have risen an average of 12.3 percent annually according to a report released by Daft.ie. This is the Read more…

Podge Henry SU Spread

September 27, 2017

Helping with the vast numbers of students seeking accommodation has been his “most stressful time by far” according to New VP for Welfare and Equality Podge Henry.

Fire breaks out in campus pharmacy

September 19, 2017

There were no injuries when a fire broke out in the DCU pharmacy Pharmahealth on Tuesday at 11:12am.

Eimear Maguire SU Spread

April 19, 2017

With the academic year drawing to a close, outgoing Vice President for Engagement and Development Eimear Maguire reflected on her biggest challenges; the incorporation and finding her feet in the newly created position. “It was always Read more…

FOI reveals DCU students paid thousands in fines to the university’s library this year

April 5, 2017

DCU students have paid over €50,000 in fines to DCU library in 2016, the highest rate since 2013, according to a Freedom of Information request obtained by the College View.

Review – Logan

March 22, 2017

After seventeen years of playing his career defining character, Hugh Jackman returns as Logan in this grounded, raw and violent new take on Wolverine in his last adventure.

Postgraduate Officer candidate Allan Stevenson: Faculty assistants, working groups and postgraduate representation

March 21, 2017

In his second year of running for the role of Postgraduate Officer, Allan Stevenson is a postgraduate student studying a Masters by research in cyber-bullying. This is Stevenson’s sixth year of studying at DCU after getting his BSC in Education and Training, and he shows an understanding of student life for both under and post graduate students.