October 2021 – Page 2 of 3 – The College View

The United Rugby Championship has arrived!

October 27, 2021

A quick glance of the URC, what it is and how its going so far for the Irish Provinces in the opening weeks.

Is the RTÉ Drama ‘Kin’ Glorifying the Drug Culture in Ireland?

October 27, 2021

The new RTÉ drama ‘Kin’ has deemed popular across Ireland, however, is the show glorifying the lives that drug dealers lead?

Rise in Number of Students but a Decrease in SUSI Grants

October 27, 2021

Grants are crucial for many when thinking about the cost of college, however, this year there has been a drastic decrease in SUSI grants leading to negative effects on students across Ireland.

New research highlights how internalised stereotypes are affecting young school girls

October 27, 2021

The report showed that 59% of parents say they encourage their sons to build with LEGO
bricks compared to 48% of parents who encourage their daughters.

Fireworks: The Danger Behind the Fun

October 27, 2021

A warning against the harm of fireworks, as Halloween approaches.

Global Media Outrage: An Eye-Opener

October 27, 2021

We never realise how much time we spend on social media until its gone, we consume so much networking daily that when it disappears we do not know how to react.

Ethnic pay gap amongst staff in Ireland’s third level institutions

October 25, 2021

A new study by the Health Education Authority ( HEA) has found that an ethnic pay gap exists amongst staff in third level education in Ireland. Staff from minority ethnic groups are also more likely

DCU collaborates on a new way to target ‘cancer causing’ genes

October 22, 2021

Discovered by researchers from Dublin City University (DCU) and Chalmers University of Technology (CUT), Sweden, the new method known as ‘click and cut’ or ‘click chemistry’ is a new way to prepare DNA drug molecules.

Dublin students protest outside Dublin City Council over Owen Keegan remarks

October 22, 2021

UCD Student Union organised a protest outside Dublin City Council Offices last Wednesday and were joined by Student Union representatives and protestors from Dublin’s other universities.

DCU Women’s Rugby victorious in first match of the season

October 21, 2021

The College View’s Jessica Woodlock interviews DCU Ladies Rugby Club players, Aoife Guinan and Louise McCleery on their first game of the 2021/22 season as well as their aims for the rest of the season.

Same problems haunt Ole as pressure mounts

October 13, 2021

Are Manchester United on the brink of returning to the glory days under Ole or is a very talented squad being wasted by the Norweigan?

Russell and McElhinney crowned IUAA XC Champions!

October 13, 2021

Christine Russell and Darragh McElhinney were convincing winners of the Irish University Athletics Associations’s Cross Country Championships held in DCU recently.

Trinity College Student Union hosts Anti-Apartheid Week

October 13, 2021

Trinity College Student Union hosted an Anti-Apartheid week (4th-8th October), with many pro-Palestinian discussions and talks on the ‘Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions’ (BDS) movement.

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival to Return to the City

October 13, 2021

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival is set to fill the city with sound this bank holiday weekend from October 22 to 25.
This news will be music to jazz lovers ears as the 2020 dates for the festival had previously been cancelled in line with the Governments Covid-19 guidelines.

Maynooth University elect their first female president

October 13, 2021

Last week saw the election of Professor Eeva Leinonen, who took up office at Maynooth University, making her the fourth female president of an Irish university. The appointment of Leinonen as President of MU is

Adele announces long-awaited return to music with a new album

October 13, 2021

Adele is returning to the music scene for the first time since 2015, with millions of worldwide fans excited for new music from the talented singer-songwriter. The award-winning singer is days away from releasing a

DCU graduates earn the second highest wages of Irish universities, study finds

October 13, 2021

Trinity College Dublin, followed by DCU and then UCD were revealed to produce graduates with the highest wages in their initial years after university according to a HEA study.

The Heartwarming Side of ‘Comfort’ Television

October 13, 2021

This time of year, there’s a few guaranteed milestones. The evenings getting darker, Christmas sweets hitting the shelves in September, and the new season of television getting us ready for winter.

“Rising above the influence”- Gardaí warn students to dangers of drugs

October 13, 2021

As universities open once more and college life returns to normal, An Garda Síochána have launched their “Rise above the influence” campaign. The campaign is aimed at raising awareness, particularly among first year students,

TD Richard Boyd Barrett speaks to DCU People Before Profit on Palestine

October 13, 2021

PBP TD Richard Boyd Barrett and American activist Harry Browne spoke to DCU students about pro-Palestinian activism at a DCU People before Profit event.

Huawei offering €250,000 to Irish students

October 13, 2021

Chinese tech giant Huawei is offering 50 Irish STEM students €5,000 as part of a programme to learn about technology and Chinese culture.

Hilary Clinton inaugurated as Queens Chancellor

October 13, 2021

Former US Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hilary Clinton was in Belfast on Friday to be sworn in as chancellor of Queens University.

UCC host conference marking centenary of Anglo-Irish Treaty

October 13, 2021

The conference hoped to “illuminate the challenges facing the Treaty negotiations and the ways in which the negotiators sought to resolve them”.

New DCU students invited to take part in ‘First Year Check In’ survey

October 13, 2021

“Do you feel confident in your ability to complete your course?” “Do you feel at home here in DCU?” These are just some of the questions being posed to the first year class of 2021

Number of Covid outbreaks in schools dropped last week

October 13, 2021

The number of confirmed Covid-19 outbreaks in schools has seen a significant drop this week. According to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) bulletin, there were a total of 10 outbreaks and 45 confirmed cases