DCU News
National Energy and Climate Plan influenced by DCU students
DCU students created a collaborative submission to the government’s public consultation on Ireland’s National Energy & Climate Plan 2021-2030. Read more…
The College View
DCU News
Trans Day of Remembrance vigil held in DCU
A ceremony of remembrance was held on DCU’s Glasnevin campus to commemorate the transgender and non-binary individuals who have died as a result of violence this year. Read more…
National News
Court ruled student filmed snorting sugar be allowed to return to school
The two Leaving Certificate student facing expulsion after a video was taken of one of them snorting a white substance that turned out to be standard table sugar have been allowed back to school by High Court ruling. Read more…
News
NUIG undergo potential data breach
A lost USB stick has caused a potential breach of student data in the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) Read more…
Television
Blackadder goes forth
Blackadder Goes Forth was the fourth and final series of the BBC comedy, which aired in 1989. This series follows Captain Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson), his dim-witted lackey Private Baldrick (Tony Robinson), and the wildly Read more…
Other Sports
DCU Archery on target for success
The DCU team had three gold and three bronze medal winners individually in the event with the compound and mixed teams placing first and the recurve team placing third. Read more…
Film
Stan Lee’s legacy will live on
His cameos have become an iconic feature in Marvel movies, a feature that fans of the movies look out for. He has had some memorable lines such as “Are you Tony Stank?” in Captain America: Civil War (2016). Read more…
The Hype
Daniel Sloss brings brightness to dark topics
The serious discussion he has about love and society in ‘Jigsaw’ has broken up over 10,000 couples, cancelled 40 engagements and cause 54 divorces, according to his Twitter. “All I’m doing is asking you uncomfortable questions that you don’t have the courage to ask yourself,” he says. Read more…
DCU News
Referendum campaign for Palestinian solidarity announced after ambassadorial visit
DCU Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) society launched a student union (SU) referendum campaign to mandate the SU to adopt a stance of solidarity with Palestine. Read more…
National News
Dublin City Council to buy 92 homes in Ballymun
Dublin City Council announced that they will purchase 92 homes in the Hampton Wood estate in Ballymun, as the housing crisis continuing to dominate political discourse in Ireland. Read more…
National News
Elderly patients remaining in hospital instead of transferring to nursing homes
[dropcap]A [/dropcap]large number of elderly patients are remaining in hospital instead of transferring to nursing homes they are eligible for, a new report has found.
News
Students applying for post-grad teaching course in DCU and others only need to do one Irish Oral
[dropcap]Changes [/dropcap]have been made to Irish oral examinations in the four state-funded postgraduate primary school teaching courses in Ireland.
DCU News
Irish Girl Guides invent sustainable water solutions with Lego
Irish Girl Guides have used Lego robotic materials to create new solutions to tackle water sustainability at a DCU expo. Read more…
National News
New whole-of-government strategy launched for children, young people and families
The strategy includes five ‘steps’. The first is to provide access to a broader range of options for parents, so to facilitate an easier balance of working and caring. Read more…
Health
Athlone IT draw on mental health for inspiration
Athlone IT worked with Hotpress, Lyon’s tea and Pieta House on a mental health campaign creating seveal illustrations depicting mental health issues. Read more…
Other Sports
Trampolining success for DCU
Eoin Harte talks to the co-captain of the DCU Gymnastics and Trampolining club, Claire O’Connor, about the club and recent competitions.. Read more…
Athletics
Athletics on the winning road in Maynooth
DCU retained the Overall Universities title for the 15th time, underlining the dominance they have had since Director for Athletics Enda Fitzpatrick took charge in 2005. Read more…
Features
The power of perseverance
There’s always a light at the end of the tunnel. I truly believe that. Read more…
Opinion
Tackling gender imbalance begins from the ground up
It is estimated that without the introduction of female-only professorships, it would take two decades to achieve gender balance in senior academia with an increase of one or two percent success rates in female professorships. Read more…
News
University of Limerick recognised for leading the way on gender equality
Currently, 33 per cent of their professors are female, this has risen by two per cent since November 2017. UL received the Athena Swan Bronze award in 2015 for their work in advancing gender equality, an award that DCU won in 2017. Read more…
Opinion
Is veganism achievable for everyone?
For some low-income families, it is simply not manageable to shell out extra cash, time or resources on sustaining a vegan lifestyle, when it seems more affordable to grab the quicker and cheaper options. Read more…
Health
VAT introduced on food supplements
The introduction of VAT on food supplements has caused upset with the Revenue amongst health food shops and some calling it a “tax on the elderly.” Read more…
DCU News
FOI reveals drop in fines paid to DCU libraries
[dropcap]The [/dropcap]amount paid in library fines across the DCU Glasnevin and St Patrick’s libraries decreased by over €6,700 from 2016/2017 to 2017/2018.
Other Sports
Volleyballers fail to spike victory
The DCU Ladies team powered their way to the Plate final and finished in 5th place overall. Read more…
National News
Students charged triple as elderly residents move out of ‘not fit for purpose’ housing
[dropcap]A [/dropcap]housing charity is moving elderly residents out of a housing complex deemed not fit for purpose and moving 18 students in, charging them over three times the rent the previous residents were paying.