Articles
RG receives a mix of emotions from 80,000 fans on Home Debut
5:45p.m on October 12th, where else would you rather be than in Croke Park in North County Dublin watching history repeat itself 15 years on?
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The College View
Articles
The Top Ten Films You NEED TO Watch This Halloween
With Halloween coming up, I thought it would be a good idea as a film connoisseur to give you a little idea of what to watch whilst panned out on the couch, gorging yourself on Read more…
Features
How to Maintain a Balanced Life as a Busy College Student
One of the most common struggles college students face nowadays is trying to balance their very busy lives, while of course, still trying to maintain a social life. As the college season began to draw Read more…
Articles
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…
Articles
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…
Articles
Relationships to Roommates: Navigating College Life
Starting college as a fresh 18-year-old, being thrown straight out of the most stressful exams of your adolescence life can be very daunting. Everyone tells you how life is flying by and that you’re “really grown up now”, (trust me this was my least favourite thing to hear). You get older, you make new friends and the people you grow up with aren’t the ones you see every day to talk about PE at lunch. Read more…
Articles
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…
Articles
Simon Harris is set to become Ireland’s youngest ever Taoiseach: But do students care?
At the age of 37, Simon Harris is set to become our youngest ever Taoiseach after being appointed party leader of Fine Gael without opposition. The Wicklow native entered the world of politics at only Read more…
Articles
Live Results: 2024 DCUSU Election
15:15 – The quota has officially been hit & a new student union will be elected at 4pm today. 16:06 – The announcement is running late but the steps are incredibly busy with supporters. Most Read more…
SciTech
Social Media Users Frenzied after Meta Services Blackout
March 5th saw a worldwide blackout of Meta services lasting around an hour and a half. The affected platforms included Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Whatsapp and Messenger. Social media users took to X, formerly Twitter, at Read more…
Articles
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…
DCU News
Calling all budding journalists and multimedia stars: The SMEDIAS are back, and there is still time to submit articles
The National Student Media Awards, or SMEDIAS, are returning in 2024! This prestigious awards night recognises the best and brightest student work from various media disciplines, making it an important event for aspiring journalists, filmmakers, Read more…
Articles
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
“I’m so happy the College View had one shortlist and it happened to be the article I wrote!” – Editor-in-chief shortlisted for Student Journalism Award
Editor-in-Chief of the College View Hannah Daygo was shortlisted for a student journalism award. Hannah Daygo has been nominated for Best Lifestyle Piece by the Student Publication Association. The piece was titled ‘Girl talks empower: Read more…
Film
The Holdovers is Bitter Sweet Note Perfect
It’s Christmas time at Barton Academy a New England Prep school and the social elite that fills fifth-period calculus or 4th-period ancient history are home for their winter break. Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) is a Read more…
Sport
Foden’s superb brace helps seal a memorable derby day win for Manchester Blues
Phil Foden netted twice in the second half, as his side came from behind to beat Manchester United 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium. The pressure was on for Manchester City coming into Sunday’s derby game against Read more…
Features
Seán Kelly: “I think this thing of foreign sports is dead — if we can have concerts, we can have the odd soccer or rugby match”
The former GAA president was the charismatic driving force behind the movement to amend ‘rule 42’, when the concept of Croke Park being an international stadium was not a popular one. Ireland and the UK’s Read more…
Opinion
Serenity Song: The Calming Effects of Music
Music has become an integral part of young people’s life. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that many students would feel deeply irritated at the thought of forgetting their AirPods at home. Many people Read more…
Articles
IPSC supports Seanad motion to sanction Apartheid Israel
The Irish-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), gathered in support of a Seanad motion to sanction Israel at Leinster House last night. The motion calls for real comprehensive sanctions against Apartheid Israel, the implementation of the Occupied Read more…
Irish & Languages
An bhfuil An Ghaeilge marbh?
Agus tú ag léamh é seo is cinnte nach bhfuil an Ghaeilge marbh. Cloisim go leor cainte faoin dóigh a bhfuil an Ghaeilge ina teanga mharbh agus gur mionteanga san Aontas Eorpach agus nach labhraíonn Read more…
DCU News
Christmas Miracle: DCU TV’s 24-hour broadcast raises €12,820 for Jack and Jill Foundation
The DCU 24 2024 Broadcast raised 12,820 euro in aid of Jack and Jill, as an incredible group of students took to the stage to delight around the clock with sketches, songs and a ton Read more…
Articles
[OPINION] A sign of consent against silence
Protests serve as the pulse of a society, beating to the rhythm of outrage and the demand for justice. In the country I once called home, marching for change was treated as a rebellious act, Read more…
Sport
Katie Taylor puts a smile on a weary city while cementing her legacy as Ireland’s greatest
Saturday evening, thousands poured into the 3Arena most hoping to see Katie Taylor emerge victorious, but all choosing to seek refuge from a truly unprecedented few days in the nation’s capital. The build up was Read more…