
Month: March 2016




Another brick in the wall; increase in construction applications
The number of CAO applications to construction related courses is up by 16.2 per cent, suggesting a confidence in the economic recovery among school leavers.



True religion should never produce violence, at its core it’s about peace
Asking if religion is part of the problem of terrorism says Mc Kinley is the wrong way to look at the issue: “I think the question then becomes, if religion is part of a problem and you then have to find what that problem is and it differs in different ways then how can it also be part of the solution.”

University degree holders more likely to get married and have kids
College students have always been pinned as some of the most progressive in society. Universities attract bright people, who, for the most part, are ambitious and motivated to work. They are places that foster political activism and encourage liberal stances on social issues. Just over a month ago, an overwhelming majority of DCU students voted in favour of the SU taking a pro-choice position on abortion.






Emergency CRC meeting elects new Returning Officer
Four-time Returning Officer, Steven Conlon, has stepped down from his role just days before the DCU Students’ Union election campaigns begin.








The time of your life; Green Day musical set for DCU
DCU Drama Society will hold their annual musical next week over three nights, with this year’s being a new musical based off the music of Green Day.


DCU first in Ireland to host science Olympiad
It has been announced that DCU will host the International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) in 2017.
