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Katie O’Shaughnessy & Leonor Selas Amaral to lead The College View for Academic Year
This year’s editorial board of The College View will be led by Katie O’Shaughnessy & Leonor Selas Amaral. Read more…
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The Hidden Cost of Technology for Students
College is not easy. It’s academically rigorous, socially demanding, and certainly economically challenging, but it’s an utter privilege to be there. Okay, perhaps socially demanding is a stretch—the multiple nights out a week aren’t particularly stressful! But what’s not a stretch is the financial pressure that students and their parents are put through. Read more…
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MPS ELECTS A NEW COMMITTEE FOR THE 2024/2025 SEASON
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…
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DCU Students Call for a Ceasefire in Palestine
At 12pm on Wednesday the 20th of March DCU staff and students vacated classrooms in their droves in order to take part in the walkout in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The walk out, that Read more…
DCU News
Grave Concerns: Opening Night
Grave Concerns, written and directed by Dom Byrne, brought its opening night audience on an emotional journey through dark comedy and a stellar story. The play follows Matthew, played by Cameron Simpson, a Leaving Cert Read more…
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Day One on the Campaign Trail
The second round of Student Union voting started with a bang, as the U building was flooded with colourful campaigning. Following last month’s failed bid to elect a new student government, past candidates have made Read more…
DCU News
DCU Dance Win Big at Intervarsities
DCU Dance took home much of the silverware at the Dance Intervarsities last Tuesday. Hosted in the Helix, the competition was electric as thirteen colleges across the country fought to take the top prizes in Read more…
DCU News
Amy McLoughlin, Hannah Daygo announced as new College View Editors
Second-year Journalism students Amy McLoughlin and Hannah Giron Daygo have been announced as the new Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editor of The College View. The pair will take up their new positions in the coming days, Read more…
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The “Bully” blocker: Christine O’Mahony claims DCUSU colleagues bullied her
VP O’Mahony made claims to The College View and on her social media that she was the subject of bullying during her time on the DCUSU. Read more…
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DCU votes for NUIG’s Gujulla to be USI President
Sai Gujulla of NUI Galway has been chosen by DCU students to be the next President of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). The vote was opened last night following the hustings of candidates Read more…
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DCU News
Students protest honorary doctorate of Bertie Ahern
Protesters disrupted events in the Helix at the start of this month as DCU chose to award ex-Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, with an honorary doctorate. Read more…
Features
We Should Enjoy Dublin…While We Have It
Startling projection would see much of Dublin submerged by 2100 Much of Dublin’s coastline will be submerged in 1.7m of water due to rising sea levels by the year 2100, according to a presentation at Read more…
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How is Ireland housing refugees and asylum seekers?
Slogans like #IrelandIsFull and #IrishLivesMatter have been sprawled across placards and waved at anti-immigration protests in Drimnagh, East Wall and Ballymun in recent weeks. While their accusations are fuelled by racism and xenophobia, protesters have Read more…
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SU elections: Joy, tears, and even more nods
Just after 8:30 pm in the U building crowds gathered. A smell of alcohol, goujons, and nerves filled the air, as returning officer Podge Sheehan announced the Student Union (SU) election results. Crowds celebrated, as Read more…
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DCUSU Elections 2023: One day until voting
One day until voting begins! Watch this space for live updates! Read more…
National News
Remote Rapscallion: Illegal drone activity disrupts Dublin Airport
Illegal drone activity caused major disruptions at Dublin Airport over the last two weeks; a number of flights were diverted to Shannon, Belfast, and Manchester on four separate occasions. The costs of the delays are said to be well over one million euro. Read more…
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Wild Youth to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2023
Wild Youth has been selected as the Irish Eurovision 2023 entry, after a tightly contested race in The Late Late Show’s Eurosong national selection. The band saw off bookies favourite CONNOLLY to win the competition by two Read more…
DCU News
Compliments, Contradictions and Campaigns – DCUSU Presidential Election Kicks Off
In the first event of the DCUSU Presidential Elections, incumbent Thomas O’Dowd and Brandon Perry laid out their platforms. Read more…
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DCUSU Elections 2023: Hustings Live Updates
Matthew Joyce, Muiris O’Cearbhaill, Liam Coates, Jack Redmond, Sarah O’Tuama Additional Reporting: Amy McLoughlin
National News
Sinn Féin U-turn no confidence vote
Sinn Féin u-turned on their call for a vote of no-confidence of Minister for Public Expenditure, Paschal Donohoe, last week after the party had to correct their 2020 election expenses again. Read more…
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Eurovision hopeful John Lydon calls contest “disgusting”
John Lydon, also known as former Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten, has called the Eurovision Song Contest “disgusting” and “absolutely awful”, despite vying to represent Ireland in it this year. When asked in an interview on Read more…
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Former College View Editor becomes head of Silicon Republic
Silicon Republic, an Irish-based technology news website, has announced that Jenny Darmody will become their new editor from this month. The news website, based in Dublin, covers news on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths), Read more…
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Anti-Refugee protests reject far-right ties despite strong connections
Traffic came to a standstill last Thursday in Dublin city after multiple anti-refugee protests were held around the city. These anti-refugee protests have sparked much backlash from political figures, local communities and national media. Read more…