Aoife Geary Archives – The College View

NUIG students win global travel scholarships

April 20, 2016

Two NUIG students have won travel scholarships which will see them volunteer abroad this summer. The scholarships were awarded by Experiment Intercultural Learning (EIL) Explore, a programme which pays for volunteers to travel abroad and

Another brick in the wall; increase in construction applications

March 23, 2016

The number of CAO applications to construction related courses is up by 16.2 per cent, suggesting a confidence in the economic recovery among school leavers.

IT lecturers protest over cuts

December 3, 2015

The Teachers Union of Ireland staged a strike on Thursday against ‘crisis-level’ cuts.

Mental health has many faces

March 25, 2015

The media have been called to stop using stigmatising stock images of a person in isolation, head in hands, to accompany articles about mental health.

Newly elected UCD SU President under fire for social media activity

March 11, 2015

Marcus O’Halloran received criticism over various posts on a group page titled “Girls I’d shift if I was tipsy”.

Trinity College becomes owner of largest collection of Beckett letters

October 29, 2014

Trinity College Dublin has become the owner of the largest collection of letters by Samuel Beckett. Aoife Geary reports.

Fitness start-up companies win big at DCU Startup Showcase

October 15, 2014

Funked up fixies and Twizt Hydration proved a hit with judges at the UStart and Propeller Showcase Day at DCU.

DIT opens new campus to first 1,000 students

October 1, 2014

DIT has opened a new campus in Grangegorman catering for 1,000 students. Aoife Geary reports.

DCU’s RAW society aims to promote animal welfare

April 30, 2014

The Raising for Animal Welfare society is the first of its kind across Dublin colleges.

The search for a new voice in science communication

February 19, 2014

Students are urged to enter a competition which could win young scientists expert mentoring and kick-start their careers.