National News
State hopes to take in €900m from international students next year
The Foreign Affairs Minister has included educational services in Ireland’s international trade policy, hoping to take in €900m next year. Read more…
The College View
DCU News
DCU to host President Higgins-led ethics symposium
DCU is to host an international ethics symposium this May as part of President Higgins new ethics initiative. Read more…
National News
UCD considering remodel of Students’ Union
UCD Students Union are keen to remodel and follow the example of UK SUs, which campaign for better student services on campus. Read more…
National News
Irish students flee the country to raise vital charity funds
Students from across the country competed to make it to the furthest-flung corners of the globe for charity, as part of the recent ‘Jailbreak14’ event. Read more…
National News
USI organise first national conference on gender
The Union of Students in Ireland organised the first ever National Conference on Gender recently, featuring modules on reproductive rights and transgender rights. Read more…
DCU News
University alumni inspire students at Careers Week talk
Students heard from successful graduates on how best to land their dream careers at a recent Careers Week talk at DCU. Read more…
DCU News
Trinity Forum hosts lively debate on future of third-level sector
Leading economists and academics addressed students on the future of Ireland’s third-level sector at the recent Trinity Economic Forum. Read more…
DCU News
Students use talents to support relief charity
DCU students are being called upon to use their talents in a new contest to support the UNICEF ‘zero target’ campaign. Read more…
Clubs and Socs
Societies see membership increase on last semester
Higher numbers joining DCU’s political societies enables students to help local election candidates. Read more…
DCU News
DCU team dance their way to success
Many DCU societies held recent intervarsities, with DCU reaching the Badminton finals and taking home a first prize for dance. Jennifer Purdy reports. Read more…
Irish & Languages
DCU ag Siúl ar son na Gaeilge
Lá iontach do thodhchaí na Gaeilge a bhí ann ar an 15 Feabhra nuair a shiúl 10,000 duine ó Chearnóg Parnell go Cearnóg Mhuirfean mar chuid de Lá Mór na Gaeilge.
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DCU News
DCU Academics support pledge for Palestine
Nine DCU academics have signed a pledge supporting an Israel boycott until the rights of Palestinians are respected. Read more…
Articles
Guth an Phobail le Cloisteáil ar Prime Time
Shuigh muintir an pobal i stiúideo Prime Time ach ní ar a suaimhneas a bhíodar agus iad réidh le troid ar son a gcearta agus a scéal pearsanta a insint. Read more…
DCU News
Apathy tops the poll as USI referendum passed
Student representatives were dismayed by poor turnout for DCU’s first online referendum. Read more…
Clubs and Socs
Talk to Joe: RTE’s Joe Duffy speaks to JournoSoc
Liveline presenter Joe Duffy spoke to DCU students about his career. Rachel McLaughlin reports. Read more…
Football
Collingwood dream over for another year
DCU were today knocked out of the Collingwood Cup at the semi-final stage by NUI Galway in Belfield. Read more…
Football
Late drama as DCU march into Collingwood Cup semi-finals
DCU edged through to the Collingwood Cup semi-finals today with a 2-1 win over University of Ulster Jordanstown. Read more…
Football
DCU hold their nerve in penalty shootout to edge into Collingwood Cup quarter-final
DCU edged into the quarter-final of the Collingwood Cup, seeing off Mary I on penalties. Read more…
Football
DCU to kick off Collingwood Cup tomorrow
DCU will get the 2014 Collingood Cup underway tomorrow with a clash against Mary Immaculate College. Read more…
National News
Controversy as Trinity scholars refuse to salute British monarchy
Trinity scholars have refused to salute British monarchy during daily meals, as has been a long-term tradition in the university. Eimear Ní Mhuircheartaigh reports. Read more…
DCU News
Speed dating, men who puke and all things love
Love was the theme for the first week of semester two as students attended events from speed-dating to Zumba dancing in the lead-in to Valentine’s Day. Nicole Balmaine reports. Read more…
News Features
Neknominations: One too many?
The Neknominations drinking game is the latest online craze. However it has done more harm than good so can anything be done to stop it? Read more…
National News
Students three times as likely to drop out of ITs as universities
New research from the Higher Education Authority has revealed that students are three times as likely to drop-out from ITs than universities, as Laura Colgan reports. Read more…
Football
Two trophies in ten days as fresher soccer team clinch league title
DCU’s fresher soccer team managed a penalty shootout win over Carlow IT on Tuesday to seal the league title. Read more…
National News
Cork students bid to break ‘selfie’ record
A group of students from Cork Institute of Technology are bidding to become the largest group to have ever ‘mass-selfied’, as Chaitanya Brady reports. Read more…