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Former College View Editor becomes head of Silicon Republic

January 18, 2023

Silicon Republic, an Irish-based technology news website, has announced that Jenny Darmody will become their new editor from this month. The news website, based in Dublin, covers news on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths),

University of Galway has launched a new €3 million European project for women in agriculture

January 18, 2023

FLIARA- Female Led Innovation in Agriculture and Rural Areas is a €3 million project, involving Universities across Europe aimed at developing and strengthening policy and government framework involving women in agriculture. The project aims to

FreeNow Customers to Face New Cancellation and Booking Fees in 2023

January 18, 2023

Cancellation of a taxi request more than 2 minutes after acceptance will see customers charged up to €10 under new FreeNow Terms and Conditions Ireland’s most popular taxi booking app, FreeNow, has introduced a range

Anti-Refugee protests reject far-right ties despite strong connections

January 18, 2023

Traffic came to a standstill last Thursday in Dublin city after multiple anti-refugee protests were held around the city. These anti-refugee protests have sparked much backlash from political figures, local communities and national media.

Harris announces maintenance grant increases- A reminder of Budget 2023

January 2, 2023

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has announced today that student maintenance grants have now increased. This measure was introduced as part of Budget 2023, which will see the

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DCU’s 24-hour broadcast- Raising money for Women’s Aid

November 23, 2022

The DCU Media Production Society’s 24-hour Broadcast takes place over the next two days. The broadcast is live now! Here is a link to watch- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU0dPx96jOg Each year DCU MPS choose a charity partner, and

“No climate justice without human rights” protests follow after COP27

November 23, 2022

Protesters gathered in Egypt last week to voice concerns over the human rights of climate change activists imprisoned in the country at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) last week.

What’s next for O’Connell Street?- Social Democrats discuss plans

November 23, 2022

Viewers were left horrified by a Prime Time episode last month, where host Fran McNulty approached drug dealers on O’Connell Street and highlighted the lack of safety on what’s meant to be Dublin’s main street.

Vicky Phelan – “We owe her a debt of gratitude that we must work tirelessly to repay”

November 15, 2022

Tributes have poured in nationwide for the admired CervicalCheck campaigner Vicky Phelan, who died in the early hours of Monday morning aged 48, surrounded by her family in Milford Hospice in Limerick. The campaigner showed

New law on tipping hospitality staff to be brought into effect this December

November 10, 2022

The Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022 was signed on the 20th of July this year and it has now been confirmed that it will come into effect on the 1st of

Ukrainian refugees face homelessness government warns

November 10, 2022

Ireland cannot turn away new asylum applicants despite current pressures facing the system, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has warned as refugees face the prospect of homelessness this winter. Speaking to WLRfm, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade

Children face prospect of serious illness due to post-lockdown ‘immunity gap’

November 10, 2022

Hospitals must prepare for a massive influx of babies and children for care this winter due to a post-lockdown ‘immunity gap’, the medical journal The Lancet has warned. Published during the summer several leading, experts have warned

Northern Irish elections extended up to 12 weeks despite Sinn Féin demands

November 10, 2022

A new law has been introduced allowing the Northern Irish Assembly to defer elections for six weeks with the allocation of a six-week extension to be placed after if necessary.

The protest is taking place on Friday, 11th November.

Trinity students plan climate protest with Extinction Rebellion

November 9, 2022

Students in Trinity College Dublin (TCD) will march to Dáil Éireann as part of a climate protest to demand for “emergency action on planetary polycrises” during the COP27 summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt. The protest is

Editorial: The recent University Times leadership debacle brings into question whether the Editor should be paid.

October 28, 2022

When I became Editor-in-Chief in March of this year, I was delighted when I also found out I’d be working with Muiris as my Deputy Editor. We both had big ambitions and plans for the

Ireland only EU state to see rise in gas consumption

October 26, 2022

Ireland is the only EU member state to report an increase in gas consumption in the second quarter – April, May, June – of this year despite growing concern about energy supply not meeting demand

Colleges are given 1.5 million for sexual violence and harassment prevention and response managers

October 26, 2022

Minister for Further and Higher education, Simon Harris announced this plan on the 13th of October. This occured as a result of increasing sexual violence and harassment figures across third level education. Based on figures

What on earth is going on in Downing Street? – A look back at the past few weeks of British politics

October 26, 2022

Rishi Sunak has replaced Liz Truss as the UK’s Prime Minister, ending the shortest tenure of a Prime Minister ever. So many things went wrong for Liz Truss, from the moment she stepped into Number

DCU has ranked among the top 500 universities by Times Higher Education

October 26, 2022

This follows from DCU being placed 113th in the Young University Rankings and among the top 10 universities in the world for reducing inequality. The university’s teaching, research, citation impact, and international impact scores all

#WheresMyLevy- Over 1,500 people protest at Maynooth University

October 26, 2022

Students of Maynooth University walked out of lectures in protest yesterday for the second time this month, due to a halt in construction of their Student Union (SU) building, which is funded through an annual

One-third of students have “seriously considered” withdrawing from degree programmes

October 18, 2022

Survey findings released today have shown that over one-third of students say they have seriously considered withdrawing from their third-level course. The Irish Survey of Student Engagement consisted of responses from 42,852 undergraduate and postgraduate

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Former College View Editor becomes head of Silicon Republic

University of Galway has launched a new €3 million European project for women in agriculture

FreeNow Customers to Face New Cancellation and Booking Fees in 2023

Anti-Refugee protests reject far-right ties despite strong connections

Harris announces maintenance grant increases- A reminder of Budget 2023

DCU’s 24-hour broadcast- Raising money for Women’s Aid

“No climate justice without human rights” protests follow after COP27

Vicky Phelan – “We owe her a debt of gratitude that we must work tirelessly to repay”

New law on tipping hospitality staff to be brought into effect this December

Ukrainian refugees face homelessness government warns

Children face prospect of serious illness due to post-lockdown ‘immunity gap’

Northern Irish elections extended up to 12 weeks despite Sinn Féin demands

Trinity students plan climate protest with Extinction Rebellion

Editorial: The recent University Times leadership debacle brings into question whether the Editor should be paid.

Ireland only EU state to see rise in gas consumption

Colleges are given 1.5 million for sexual violence and harassment prevention and response managers

What on earth is going on in Downing Street? – A look back at the past few weeks of British politics

DCU has ranked among the top 500 universities by Times Higher Education

#WheresMyLevy- Over 1,500 people protest at Maynooth University

One-third of students have “seriously considered” withdrawing from degree programmes

DCU students stage Walk-Out to protest the cost of living

Rise in number of cheating cases in DCU

Where’s my Levy? Maynooth students protest as the construction of their Student Union building is terminated

DCUSU “disappointed” that Budget 2023 “does not go far enough”