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McCullagh represents Ireland
Ireland finished fourth at the tournament, beating China, before losing to eventual champions USA in the semi-final and then Germany in the battle for the final space on the podium. Read more…
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Majority of direct provision centres close to capacity
The majority of the thirty-eight direct provision centres in Ireland are close to capacity, with five oversubscribed with residents. Read more…
Other Sports
DCU do the business in Euromasters
A team of DCU business students travelled to Germany recently, competing in the WHU Euromasters, taking home the basketball title. Read more…
National News
Up to 800,000 people in Ireland with neurological conditions could benefit from new research initiative
FutureNeuro is aiming to translate breakthroughs in the understanding on brain structure and function to transform the patient journey for people with neurological diseases. Read more…
Other Sports
DCU rookie fencers impress in Cork
The Schull Novice Cup is a competition for beginners who have less than two years fencing experience, with DCU having seven fencers competing. Read more…
Football
Farrelly honoured after stellar season
Niamh Farrelly spoke to The College View after she was nominated for WNL Senior Player of the Season. Read more…
National News
€1m to be made available for new Youth Employability Initiative
The initiative is being supported by the sixteen Education and Training Boards (ETB) in Ireland who will advertise the initiative locally. The local ETB will then administer the funding to successful projects. Read more…
Other Sports
Powell dives into pro swimming
DCU’s Robbie Powell competed in his first two major championships, including October’s Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Read more…
Other Sports
Tokyo the target for MacDermott
Fiachra MacDermott spoke to The College View after he and Oskars Veide of DCU Archery placed at the All Ireland Series Outdoor competition during the summer. Read more…
Podcast
The College View Issue 2 | Sport
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Raymond-Hoey awarded Australian cricket scholarship
Una Raymond-Hoey has been awarded a scholarship which will see her play with South Perth Cricket Club in Australia. Read more…
GAA
All-Star Nominee Magee reminisces on DCU football career
“I have had a great 3 years playing for DCU. We won the League at the end of 2015 which was such a good start to college football. Winning the O’Connor cup was definitely the highlight of my college football, it was the best end to college football I could have asked for and to win it along side the players and management I did made it even more special.”
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Other Sports
DCU Volleyball reliant on Erasmus students to continue success
“It’s in terms of bringing up the calibre, the competitive know how and the technical ability,” O’Regan said when speaking of what Erasmus students in particular bring to the club. Read more…
Other Sports
DCU Archery claim six golds at Galway intervarsities
DCU’s Archery club had a successful final intervarsities of the year, winning six golds, four silver and two bronze medals in NUIG. Read more…
Other Sports
Underwater hockey on the rise in DCU
Conor Meyler, co-founder of DCU’s Underwater Hockey Club, provides an insight into the unique sport. Read more…
Boxing
Top club honours for DCU boxing
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU Boxing enjoyed yet another successful year culminating in again being crowned as Ireland’s top third level boxing club.
National News
Free Wi-Fi coming to City Centre
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]ublin City Council are planning to bring free Wi-Fi back to Dublin, almost two years after a similar initiative fell through. The previous initiative was first rolled out at the beginning of 2013 at various Read more…
Blogs
Free use of St. Pat’s gym in lead up to exams
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he gym on St. Patrick’s campus was made completely free for the final three weeks of this semester in a bid to alleviate the stress of exams for students. Initially, a number of requests had been Read more…
University News
Asylum students not eligible for free fees scheme
Students seeking asylum in Ireland are not eligible for the free fees scheme, leaving many unable to afford a third-level education. Read more…
University News
EU to debate proposal to give teenagers free Interrail passes
The EU is set to debate giving free month long Interrail passes to EU citizens on their 18th birthday. Read more…