Athletics

DCU Athletics club continue domination

April 19, 2017

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]rom a strong display in Maynooth back in November to an almost perfect performance in Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) at the Irish University Athletics Association’s (IUAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championships on the 7th Read more…

Flux

DCU Drama’s ‘The Breakfast Club’

April 19, 2017

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the wake of DCU Drama winning Best Society, the society’s fifth and final show of the academic year had a big reputation to live up to. It did not disappoint. The second contemporary play Read more…

National News

Good Friday ban to be lifted

April 19, 2017

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] number of DCU students have said that the 90 year-old ban on the sale of alcohol on Good Friday is archaic and illogical. The Government is currently moving to lift the ban with the change Read more…

Events

DCU students represent in media awards

April 19, 2017

[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast Thursday saw the end of a slew of April student award ceremonies with the Board of Irish College Societies Awards in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone. DCU’s own Hybrid Student Media Awards, run by the Read more…

Other Sports

Double success for DCU at NBCC nationals

April 19, 2017

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU Basketball delivered a double at the NBCC intervarsity event with both the women’s and men’s teams walking away with cup success. The women’s side became A Division champions, powering to a 69-61 win over Read more…

National News

New top up app for Leap Card users

April 19, 2017

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] Leap Card app update will allow users to top up their cards by mobile rather than in a shop, according to the National Transport Authority. This new development will benefit commuters who previously had Read more…

Football

College View retain Billo Cup

April 19, 2017

The College View 14 DCUfm 12 [dropcap]A[/dropcap] complete team performance from The College View saw them retain the Bill O’Herlihy Cup in a tough match against a game DCUfm side at the DCU Soccer Centre Read more…

Students' Union

Cody Byrne SU spread

April 19, 2017

From organising protests against rising college fees to battling Hazelwood student apartments over rent and deposits, Byrne says that he has had a very busy term. Read more…

Film

Review: Between Land and Sea

April 19, 2017

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]oaring waves crash against the ragged cliffs. Seagulls sail on wild Atlantic gusts. Tiny black specks paddle across the white foam on their surf boards, only to be heaved over the lip of a towering Read more…

Other Sports

SDS awards first ever referee scholarships

April 19, 2017

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]efereeing scholarships were granted by DCU’s Sports Development Service at last week’s sports scholarship ceremony for the first time in college history. Deputy President of DCU Daire Keogh handed out 75 scholarships, with six budding referees who Read more…

Students' Union

Eimear Maguire SU Spread

April 19, 2017

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith the academic year drawing to a close, outgoing Vice President for Engagement and Development Eimear Maguire reflected on her biggest challenges; the incorporation and finding her feet in the newly created position. “It was always Read more…

Students' Union

Dylan Kehoe SU Spread

April 19, 2017

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU Students’ Union President Dylan Kehoe said Wednesday that he is leaving his SU office with high hopes for his successor Niall Behan after the “tough year” the Union has dealt with in relation to Read more…

Irish & Languages

Pop-Up Gaeltacht

April 19, 2017

Bealach gur féidir leat feabhas a chur ar do chuid Ghaeilge, bualadh le Gaeil agus craic bheith agat ag an Pop-Up Gaeltacht Read more…