Darragh McGrath Archives – The College View

No summer job? No problem – how to spend your holidays

April 16, 2014

Here’s The College View’s fool-proof guide of how to spend those long summer days if you haven’t managed to snag one of those pesky jobs.

DCU partner with Special Olympics for new research project

November 20, 2013

DCU have partnered with Special Olympics Ireland for a new research project aimed at increasing knowledge about the health and welfare of people with intellectual disabilities, as Darragh McGrath reports.

Academics push to end economic approach to education

November 6, 2013

The ‘Defend the University’ campaign held a forum at DCU recently, calling on the government to back-track before the Irish university system becomes tied to economic or political interests, as Darragh McGrath reports.

WIT takes legal action against former president

October 23, 2013

Waterford Institute of Technology has initiated legal proceedings against its former President Professor Kieran Byrne for €120,000 he owes them in personal expenses.

The race to rent

October 9, 2013

How students are coping as the cost of renting increases

DCU based company launches new Fantasy Football app

October 9, 2013

A DCU-based start-up has recently launched a new Fantasy Football App to coincide with the start of the UK Premiership season. Darragh McGrath spoke to the brains behind the invention, Dr. Padraig Doolan.