Lead Story Archives – The College View

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.

DCU student Mehwish Saqib facing deportation

October 2, 2019

DCU’s[/dropcap] Students’ Union (SU) urged the Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan to stop the deportation of Mehwish Saqib, a third year Early Childhood Education student.

Seven new accommodation buildings planned on Larkfield’s remains

September 26, 2019

DCU logged planning permission to build a new student accommodation complex with seven buildings, ranging from five to 10 storeys tall.

Rent pressure zones to be applied to student accommodation

April 17, 2019

Rent caps for student accommodation are set to be introduced on July 1st 2019, a year on from the Shanowen Shakedown protests.

Data protection questions raised as list of students’ emails and modules made available

March 20, 2019

An oversight in DCU’s Loop portal may have inadvertently revealed the names of students who did not vote during recent student elections.

Christine Farrell wins election for DCUSU President

March 7, 2019

Christine Farrell has won the DCU Students’ Union (SU) presidency election with 2,147 votes on March 7th.

DCUSU comes under fire at Emergency CRC

March 6, 2019

An Emergency Class Representative Council (CRC) voted to mandate the DCU Students’ Union Executive’s position on Union of Students in Ireland (USI) affiliation to be neutral, should a referendum be called.