DCU News
DCU student awarded with Hamilton Award for mathematics
DCU student Eanna Reilly has won a Hamilton prize in Mathematics, one of nine Irish students to receive this ever. Read more…
News
News
Universities across Ireland call on the government to tackle funding crisis
Seven universities in Ireland are turning to the public to put pressure on the government for more funding, Ireland have the second highest fees in Europe and are looking to the government for a way to tackle the funding crisis in fear of a serious drop in university quality. Read more…
National News
EU and Singapore strengthen ties
The EU and Singapore have signed three Agreements: the EU-Singapore Trade Agreement, the EU-Singapore Investment Protection Agreement and the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation, according to a press release by the European Commission. Read more…
National News
Millennials pave the way for cashless payments
Irish millennials could lead the way in making cashless payments between 60-70 per cent of all payments in the country within five years, according to the lead author of a new report into the technology. Read more…
National News
Macedonia votes to change their name
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s (FYROM) parliament voted to begin the process to rename their country to North Macedonia on October 20. Read more…
DCU News
DCU granted €330,000 by Facebook for anti-bullying programme
Facebook and the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) at DCU are launching a three-year partnership to implement an anti-bullying campaign to be placed in post primary education. Read more…
National News
Up to 30 schools close in Dublin over structural problems
Schools across the country have been subject to closures due to structural problems after safety checks were conducted since 2015. Read more…
News
Campaign launched against deportation of DCU student
[dropcap]A [/dropcap]campaign has been launched to prevent the deportation of a DCU student who fears for his life should he have to return to Zimbabwe.
National News
Project to help people shopping with dementia launched in Raheny
Getting the Messages, a project that aims to make a supermarket more accessible to people with dementia, has been launched in the Raheny area. Read more…
National News
Vodafone apologises after “sinister” marketing campaign
[dropcap]Vodafone[/dropcap] Ireland’s latest marketing campaign has been referred to as “creepy” and “sinister” after journalists were sent framed pictures of themselves that appear to be smashed on October 3rd.
Political
Michael D Higgins: Presidential Candidate
A dive into the presidential campaign led by Michael D. Higgins. Read more…
National News
Protesters are refusing to vacate an unsafe and unoccupied Dublin property
The illegal occupation of a vacant Dublin property, that first started on September 8th as part of a protest to highlight Ireland’s housing crisis, is still in progress. Read more…
DCU News
DCU and the Irish Heart Foundation team up to introduce a new physical activity programme
DCU and the Irish Heart Foundation team up to move 200,000 teens to the right path. Read more…
National News
Families pay up to €28,000 for private autism care
Families are paying €28,000 per child on private autism care services, some of these being lone parent families. Read more…
News
UCC awarded gold award for excellence in sustainability
University College Cork (UCC) is the first university outside the US to receive a sustainability award for their effort in environmental progress. Read more…
National News
Majority of women agree to assist in smear test review
Over 1,300 letters have been sent out by the HSE to ask if women will consent to a review of smear tests following the CervicalCheck scandal. Read more…
National News
The government aim to bring sexual consent classes to all universities
Sexual offences have risen by 10.2 per cent, according the Crime Statistics released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Read more…
Budget 2019
BUDGET 2019: Wages, Tax and VAT
Minimum wage will increase to €9.80 per hour, with USC reducing in the third rate from 4.75 per cent to 4.5 per cent. Read more…
Budget 2019
BUDGET 2019: Health
Mental health funding will see the total funding increase to €1 billion, an increase of 9 per cent. Read more…
Budget 2019
BUDGET 2019: Housing
The Budget 2019 has allocated €2.3 billion towards the housing programme next year, announced the minister for finance, Paschal Donohoe at the Dáil today. Read more…
DCU News
DCU seeks more freedom from government regulation
DCU is one of the universities across Ireland which is seeking more freedom from state regulation in order to hire more lecturers. Read more…
News
UCD staff divided over €14m staff club
Divisions have emerged in UCD between staff and students about the building of a private staff club costing €14 million, with confusion over funding. Read more…
National News
UCD and RCSI launch new medical campus in Malaysia
UCD and the RCSI launched the first accredited medical school in Malaysia, last week Read more…
Articles
Only three sexual assault cases dealt with by DCU in the past five years
Only 3 Sexual Assault Cases dealt with by DCU in the past 5 years and none reported to the Garadí. Read more…
National News
Discussions to start on transfer of Catholic schools
The Department of Education are planning to have 400 non or multi-denominational schools in Ireland by 2030. Read more…