News Features

I am not to blame

September 27, 2017

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ape. It’s a tiny word that contains so much emotion, violence, destruction and devastation. It means, by it’s dictionary definition; to plunder, to strip bare of resources, to sexually assault. There is no question of Read more…

DCU News

DCU set to lead Gender Identity Project

September 27, 2017

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU is launching a project to reshape children’s attitudes to gender identity through an overhaul of prescribed children’s literature. DCU’s Centre for Children’s Literature and Culture is spearheading the Creative Europe project ‘Gender Identity: Child Read more…

Student Life

Feeding the fire

September 27, 2017

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s long as there are studies, there will be conflicting advice. A glass of wine is good for you as is a chocolate bar, however, don’t eat them on a day of the week with Read more…

DCU News

DCU Sports Complex bans mobile phones in facility

September 27, 2017

[dropcap]DCU sports complex have issued a ban on all camera devices including mobile phones within their facilities.[/dropcap] The complex released the statement earlier this month in a post on their Facebook page. The gym said: Read more…

Students' Union

Siobhán Nic Thaidhg SU Spread

September 27, 2017

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU’s Vice President for Engagement and Development Siobhán Nic Thaidhg has said that she is very excited to be part of DCU’s Students’ Union this coming academic year.

Features

A quirky guide to Dublin

September 27, 2017

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ometimes it’s the things we take for granted which surprise us the most, and our fair city of Dublin is no exception. For many students attending DCU, this is their first time to live away from home. Read more…

University News

DCU celebrates 20 years of international studies

September 27, 2017

[dropcap] Organisations should develop a strategy which embraces the LGBTA community, revealed the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces on campus last Tuesday.[/dropcap] Vice Admiral Mark Mellett gave a keynote lecture in honor of Read more…

University News

DCU joins new bike sharing programme

September 27, 2017

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU is one of two universities in Dublin involved in the city’s new stationless bike sharing programme. A new company called “Bleeperbike” is Ireland’s first dockless bike sharing service. Students and staff looking to avail of Read more…

Film

Review: 13 Reasons Why

April 19, 2017

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hese days high school drama shows are not hard to find, but they are hard to like. They are usually the same old over-romanticised, over-materialised, over the top crap. However, 13 Reasons Why is different. Read more…

Other Sports

3v3 tournament triumph for DCU Basketball

April 19, 2017

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ooks, essays and theses, normally the main focus for students around this time of year. As we enter the final week of semester, students’ lives become consumed by examinations and stress. However on Wednesday April Read more…

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…