election Archives – The College View

DCU Votes 2023: Voting Day 1 Live Updates

February 21, 2023

Irish citizens in Northern Ireland could lose EU vote

December 12, 2018

The chances of Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland being able to vote in European elections after Brexit have been given a setback.

DCUSU Presidential candidate Ricardo Valdes-Bango Curell: Greater engagement, transparency and a more professional Union

March 17, 2017

Ricardo Valdes Bango-Curell is currently completing a PhD in biotechnology, is originally from Barcelona, Spain and is running for the position of President of the DCU Students’ Union.

The Great Debate: Should gender quotas exist?

March 9, 2016

Gender quotas were introduced in the general election for the first time ever. Political parties needed to have 30% of women and 30% of men running in the general election or state funding would be halved.

Whichcandidate.ie – a tool for voter clarity

February 24, 2016

The newly launched website whichcandidate.ie is a tool which voters can use to find out where their local candidates stand on important issues.

Disable inequality in this year’s election

February 24, 2016

Disable Inequality is a campaign to end discrimination for people living with disability and to make equality a defining issue in Election 2016. With more than 600,000 people with a disability living in Ireland, two in three people know at least one person, be they a friend, a family member, a colleague or neighbour.

Welfare: Ciaran Martin on mental health and RAG week

March 24, 2014

Third year Mechatronic Engineering student, Ciaran Martin is running for Welfare Officer in the DCU SU elections 2014. Aisling Kett interviews.