Luke Joyce, a graduate from Maynooth University, has built a career for himself after establishing his own premium cleaning company when he realised he didn’t want to be “just another one of thousands” in a big corporation.
“I think this is particularly unique to DCU that you could be in a pretty difficult lecture and then walk out into the canteen and sit with your professor and you can just chat about Strictly or the football.”
“There was one old woman that was quite sick that would always tell me about how much she wanted to bake when she got home, but I knew she was never going to go home,”
The Chinese government have ratified a treaty with Turkey allowing extradition back to China. This has been condemned by critics as a way for the Chinese government to once again gain access to Uyghur Muslims
The initiative, which is acknowledged in roughly 140 countries globally, seeks to raise positive awareness of the hijab, also known as a headscarf or head covering, in the face of growing Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment internationally.
Thankfully, our third level system has transformed and now recognises women as completely equal to their male peers. This has resulted in balanced and diverse student unions, which proportionately represent women much more than our national political systems do.
Friday 29th of January was a historic day in Stock Market history, as Gamestop (GME) stock peaked at $483, which is a 1,500 per cent increase over the previous two weeks. Deborah Marshall explains what exactly happened on this day.
Despite medics reporting a sharp rise in eating disorder hospital admissions during the pandemic, the HSE confirmed that no funding has been allocated to the national eating disorder treatment plan.
Dating virtually and trying to meet a partner during a global pandemic might seem like a nightmare but for some lucky DCU students there has never been a better time to meet someone.
The HSE STI home testing scheme was paused a day after its launch due to a large demand for orders, with Covid preventing people from accessing STI services.
Although the pfizer vaccine has begun circulation, our country is buckling under the pressure of our third wave. How did we manage to shift from Europe’s shining star to the world’s worst example? Ruth Delaney takes a look back on the events leading to a third lockdown.
“I’ve experienced the inner turmoil and self-loathing that comes with body dysmorphia and obsessing over how you look. I want to bring awareness to an issue that nearly always goes unspoken about.”
Methadone clinics were first set up in 1988, with a lot of backlash and stigma surrounding them. Two decades later, patients still face the same stigma.
Every autumn, Dublin City University graduands, their families and DCU faulty, gather at the Helix to attend the annual graduation ceremonies and celebrate one of the most rewarding days of a student’s educational career.
While Halloween and lockdown cause pets’ a certain amount of
distress, an understanding of animal anxiety and access to the right resources ensures our
fluffy companions can remain protected.