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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.

DCU Campus Residences charges to apply for accommodation

February 20, 2019

Students applying to live on campus accommodation in DCU were charged a non refundable €50 by Campus Residences with no guarantee of being offered a place.

Helix gig cancelled following graffiti attack

February 6, 2019

An event which was set to take place in the Helix on February 13th has been cancelled following a graffiti attack.

DCU launch Refugee Week 2019

January 29, 2019

Refugee Week 2019 is a reflection of the university’s commitment to students from asylum backgrounds, said DCU President Brian MacCraith at its launch in the U on January 28th.

DCU exams to be held before Christmas break from 2020

December 12, 2018

The DCU academic calendar is on the road to change in 2020 when semester one exams will take place before the Christmas break as opposed to afterwards, according to DCU Students’ Union VP for Academic

Students prepare for annual DCUtv 24 Hour Broadcast in aid of children’s cancer charity

November 29, 2018

DCU’s Media Production Society (MPS) have spent months in preparation for the DCUtv 24 Hour Broadcast, beginning on November 30th, which will see students broadcasting 24 hours of original content in aid of the charity,

DCU student recieves suspended sentence for drug posession

November 14, 2018

DCU student sentenced to one year fully suspended for 12 months after being in posession of thousands of euro worth of illegal drugs.

Videos reveal rats on DCU accommodation

October 19, 2018

Two videos of rats in Larkfield courtyard have been circulating in a DCU Facebook group chat.

BUDGET 2019: Review

October 9, 2018

Budget 2019 has been criticized as being an ‘election budget’ by Labour TD Joan Burton, after Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe’s speech on October 9th.