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Hospitals face scrutiny for giving leftover vaccines to staff’s families

January 21, 2021

Three hospitals have confirmed that they vaccinated non-staff members with leftover vaccines, Pfizer has said there will be a decrease in this week’s supply of Covid-19 vaccines.

The IUA say student experience is a priority for universities in semester two

December 9, 2020

In a statement, the Irish Universities Association (IUA) said that universities are conscious of the uncertainty students are facing and have therefore planned to begin semester two of the academic year predominantly online.

DCUSU host Trade Union Week

November 27, 2020

“Know your rights, know when you’re being treated fairly and unfairly in a job, know there are unions you can join that will support you,” said Lucien Waugh-Daly, DCU Student Union’s Vice President for Academic Affairs, when asked for what he wanted students to take away from Trade Union Week.

Protests against sealing of Mother and Baby home records in online rally

October 31, 2020

An online rally in protest of the government’s choice to seal the records of Mother and Baby homes was organised by Uplift.ie and Aitheantas.

Budget 2021 invests €50 million into financial assistance fund for third-level students

October 14, 2020

The budget package will provide a once-off financial aid to full-time third level students. This financial assistance is likely to be worth €250 to each individual student.

Government moves all of Ireland to Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions

October 6, 2020

Despite NPHET’s advice cabinet felt that Level 3 restrictions with strict enforcement would be sufficient to help lower the cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Plan to end Direct Provision provokes cautious optimism from Refugee Council

July 8, 2020

The newly-formed coalition government’s plan to end the controversial Direct Provision system has been welcomed by the Irish Refugee Council, despite the plan’s lack of details.

The USI says the Programme for Government lacks important details on issues relating to students

June 21, 2020

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has said that although they welcome aspects of the proposed Programme for Government the lack of detail on some of the key issues relating to students is concerning.

DCU reverse plan to increase on-campus accommodation rent for the 2020/2021 academic year

May 1, 2020

DCU has reversed its decision to implement a 4 per cent rent increase on campus accommodation for the 2020/2021 academic year, DCU’s Student Union announced.

USI says one size does not fit all when it comes to assessment during lockdown

April 15, 2020

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) have called for cooperation between universities and students’ unions to ensure no students are negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Petition to implement “no detriment” policy in DCU hits over 1,000 signatures

March 31, 2020

A petition to get DCU to implement a “no detriment” policy due to students working from home has passed over 1300 signatures on Change.org

Second and first year grade contribution for final degree of Humanities and Social Sciences students suspended

March 20, 2020

This year’s second year and first year grade contribution on the final degree awarded to Humanities and Social Sciences students was suspended, the executive dean of the faculty, Professor John Doyle, said in an email addressed to the faculty.

DCU campus accommodation may be made available to HSE if COVID-19 pandemic worsens

March 17, 2020

DCU campus accommodation may be made available to the HSE on an emergency basis if the COVID-19 pandemic worsens.

Massive shutdown of colleges and universities due to coronavirus outbreak

March 12, 2020

All universities and colleges across the country are set to close due to coronavirus, according to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

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DCUSU for 2020/2021 academic year elected

March 6, 2020

earghal Lynch was elected as President of DCU’s student’s union (SU) for the academic year of 2020/2021 with 2,288 votes on the third count.

Coronavirus case confirmed in Trinity College Dublin

March 5, 2020

A case of the coronavirus was confirmed in Trinity by provost Dr Patrick Prendergast.

DCU and NCI investigating destroyed consent display

February 19, 2020

DCU and the National College of Ireland (NCI) are investigating Monday night’s destruction of a consent display in DCU’s student centre.

DCU campus accommodation rent set to increase next year

February 12, 2020

DCU campus accommodation is set to increase the cost of rent by four per cent for the academic year 2020/2021.

Students pepper sprayed on DCU Snowsports trip

February 5, 2020

Students on the trip were pepper sprayed after an alleged altercation with a group of men at a Mark Blair performance in Les Arcs, France.

DCU ends pilot year partnership with Inspire Wellbeing

December 11, 2019

The trial ended in September and DCU will not continue to work with Inspire Wellbeing, as it was difficult to control the service costs and funding is limited.

Irish students forced to return home from Hong Kong

November 27, 2019

The Global Office at University College Dublin is “still deliberating on what to do next” in order to get their students who are currently studying in Hong Kong out of the region, according to a source in the office.

Trispace catering staff seek better working conditions

November 13, 2019

Catering staff at DCU are looking for better working conditions, including improved pay, according to a Trispace worker who chose to remain anonymous

DCU student Mehwish Saqib issued official deportation order

October 30, 2019

DCU student Mewish Saqib has been issued with an official deportation order

Students join Extinction Rebellion’s week long climate protest

October 16, 2019

Students across Ireland joined the Extinction Rebellion protest for a week of civil disobedience to highlight the need for the government to take radical action to stop climate change

DCU student Mehwish Saqib given five days to voluntarily leave the country before deportation order

October 3, 2019

Last Friday DCU student Mehwish Saqib was issued with a voluntary deportation order giving her five days to leave the country with her husband and three young children.