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Trinity opens puppy room to relieve exam stress

April 30, 2014

Trinity College has opened a puppy room in conjunction with Peata Ireland to de-stress students at exam time. Alison Ring reports.

Naked strippers overshadow DCU’s ‘most successful’ charity event

March 19, 2014

DCU and NUI Maynooth have been hit with controversy over fake stag and hen parties.

Student nurses to protest over wages and working conditions

March 5, 2014

Figures released by the Lancet report and low wages for graduate nurses prompt student protests.

As it happened: RAG Rumble – blood, sweat and punches

December 4, 2013

Lights, Action, Punches! Student against Student, SU officer against SU officer; DCU’s RAG Rumble as it happened.

Zombie march fails to break record

November 6, 2013

Timing is said to have been a factor in the cancellation of a planned attemp at a record-breaking zombie march, which failed to attract a sufficient number of participants for the event to go ahead.

Taoiseach opens Family Business Centre at DCU

October 23, 2013

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny was on campus recently to launch the new Family Business Centre. While at DCU, he also visited the Volunteer Expo and commented on the benefits of volunteering.

SHAG Week: A Social Round-Up

October 23, 2013

SHAG week took place on DCU campus last week, when inflatable penis pinatas, sexperts and sex comedians rolled into town to provide students with good-humoured advice and information.

DCU academics Defend the Irish University

October 23, 2013

DCU academics have backed a campaign in an effort to, as they see it, protect the Irish university. Sean Defoe reports

Social media and marketing experts gather for Helix conference

October 23, 2013

Social media and marketing experts dispensed some valuable tips at mini-conference ‘Get Social’, held at the Helix recently, as Aisling Kett reports.

Support on campus for LGBT youth, at greatest risk of suicide

October 23, 2013

Major new research has revealed startlingly high rates of attempted suicide amongst young LGBT people, however support services are available on campus, as Sarah Bermingham reports.

Freshers week: A social round-up

October 9, 2013

Freshers Week 2013 proved a hit with incoming and continuing DCU students, with Grammy Award-winning 90s star Coolio headlining the Freshers’ Ball and Neil Delamere returning to his old alma mater to create some comical mischief with a favourable audience. Sharron Lynskey reports.

DCU LGBTA hold Trans Week

April 24, 2013

DCU LGBTA society held their first ever Trans Week this week, Aoife Bennett reports.

DCU Run for Fun

April 24, 2013

DCU’s School of Health and Social Sciences held the inaugural DCU 5km fun-run in Albert College Park on Wednesday 17th April.

Summer Ball eagerly anticipated

April 24, 2013

The entire HUB is set to open this week for DCU SU’s 2013 Summer Ball.

DCU Drama wow with Rent

April 24, 2013

DCU Drama Society impressed audiences with their production of Rent musical in the Helix from April 10th to 12th.

Students in 24-hour charity broadcast

October 31, 2012

DCUfm are staging a 24-hour charity broadcast this Wednesday, October 31st, in aid of the charity ‘Headstrong’, a non-profit organisation supporting young people’s mental health in Ireland, which is supported by DCU Students’ Union. Third-year

SHAG Week set to sex up DCU

October 17, 2012

Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance (SHAG) Week hits DCU this week and students can get more than they might expect in exchange for the condoms they carry. Today, students can present condoms at the counter

Irish abortion exists, it just doesn’t happen in Ireland’ says TD

October 17, 2012

Independent TD Clare Daly has described the fact that the Irish constitution legislates what a woman does with her body as “scandalous”. Speaking in DCU last Wednesday, Daly outlined why she supports legislation to introduce

Finnegan critical of ‘abortion on demand’

October 12, 2012

Tom Finnegan has criticised the UK and the Netherlands for having what he described as ‘abortion on demand’. Mr. Finnegan, the parliamentary assistant to Senator Rónán Mullen, stepped in for Senator Mullen at a talk

Line up for DCU’s Freshers’ Fortnight Announced

August 17, 2012

By Aoife Mullen News Editor DCU Students’ Union have announced the line up for Freshers’ Fortnight, which will run from 17th – 28th September 2012. DJ Fresh, Comedian Des Bishop and Britain’s Got Talent contestant,