Emily Sheahan Archives – The College View

DCU launch 24/7 counselling service to tackle waiting lists

December 12, 2018

An additional €75,000 was allocated to the DCU Counselling Service budget to contribute to the establishment of a line for DCU students to contact 24/7, 365 days a year, said Director of Student Support and

DCUtv 24 Hour Broadcast raises over €8,800 for children’s cancer charity

December 2, 2018

DCU’s Media Production Society (MPS) raised over €8,800 in aid of the children’s cancer charity Aoibheann’s Pink Tie during their annual DCUtv 24 Hour Broadcast.

Outbreak of mumps reported in DCU

November 30, 2018

Three cases of the mumps have been reported in DCU over the last three weeks.

FOI reveals drop in fines paid to DCU libraries

November 28, 2018

The amount paid in library fines across the DCU Glasnevin and St Patrick’s libraries decreased by over €6,700 from 2016/2017 to 2017/2018.

Students charged triple as elderly residents move out of ‘not fit for purpose’ housing

November 28, 2018

A housing charity is moving elderly residents out of a housing complex deemed not fit for purpose and moving 18 students in, charging them over three times the rent the previous residents were paying.

Thousands walk out of Google in protest of company’s handing of sexual assault

November 14, 2018

Over 20,000 Google employees participated in a walkout across 50 cities worldwide, including Dublin on November 1st, in protest of the company’s history of protecting executives accused of sexual assault.

Banksy’s prank doesn’t quite make the cut

October 31, 2018

Perhaps he intended no deeper meaning to the performance and was simply pulling a long-con, a practical joke, knowing the world would take it and run with it. Maybe Banksy knew that everyone else would do the work for him, if his goal really was to make society take a long, hard look at itself.

Success for Shepherd as deportation order extended

October 31, 2018

The deportation order against DCU student Shepherd Machaya was extended by the Department of Justice and Equality until February 5th, 2019.

Campaign launched against deportation of DCU student

October 19, 2018

A campaign has been launched to prevent the deportation of a DCU student who fears for his life should he have to return to Zimbabwe.

Gavin Duffy: Presidential Candidate

October 17, 2018

In The run up to the presidential election, candidate Gavin Duffy has said he is “mellowing as a capitalist” and is more open to social policies.

BUDGET 2019: Review

October 9, 2018

Budget 2019 has been criticized as being an ‘election budget’ by Labour TD Joan Burton, after Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe’s speech on October 9th.

BUDGET 2019: Education

October 9, 2018

Higher Education, Further Education & Training, and Research will receive an investment of €150 million, said Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe in his Budget 2019 speech on October 9th.

DCU student pleads guilty to possession of €4,000 worth of narcotics

October 4, 2018

A DCU student has pleaded guilty to charges of possession of €4,000 worth of narcotics with intent to supply.

DCU study shows press freedom leads to lower incidences of bribery

October 3, 2018

A DCU study revealed that countries with greater press freedom have lower incidences of bribery involving public officials.

‘The horse has bolted’ on accommodation prices

October 3, 2018

DCU Students’ Union President Vito Moloney Burk said the SU are calling on the government to provide Higher Education Institutions with grants to build purpose built student accommodation on their campuses.

DCU unveils long awaited student centre

October 3, 2018

The centre will welcome an estimated 50,000 students in the next decade. It was funded entirely through donations from the Tony Ryan Trust, Bank of Ireland, DCU Commercial activities, alongside €8 million raised from student levees.

Teens mugged by armed man in park by DCU

July 4, 2018

Two teenage boys were mugged by a man claiming he had a knife, in Albert College Park next to DCU over the weekend.

Fall in Trinity applications from Northern Ireland due to Brexit fears

July 2, 2018

Trinity College have experienced a 21 per cent drop in applications from Northern Irish students for the coming academic year. The fall is thought to be as a result of Brexit fears.

NUI Galway Students’ Union files case against student accommodation provider

June 26, 2018

NUI Galway Students’ Union has filed a case against the student accommodation provider, Cúirt na Coiribe, through the Residential Tenancies Board.

DCU remember “much loved” Conor

June 13, 2018

DCU have extended its sympathies to the family and friends of Conor Morgan who died last Sunday while on holiday in Cyprus.

DCU falls in global university rankings

June 13, 2018

DCU has dropped 31 places in the world rankings of universities. Previously placed at 391st in the rankings, DCU now falls at 422nd.

DCU student dies tragically on holiday

June 12, 2018

DCU student and GAA player, Conor Morgan has died while on holiday in Cyprus with friends.

Ireland vote to repeal the 8th amendment

May 26, 2018

Ireland has voted to repeal the 8th amendment by 66.4% to 33.6%.

Preview of new Student Centre unveils auditorium

May 11, 2018

A preview of the new Student Centre today revealed the almost completed main auditorium area. The full building will be open for the coming academic year.

Almost 27,000 students registered to vote by Students’ Unions

May 3, 2018

Students’ Unions across Ireland have directly registered 26,979 new student voters in the lead up to the Eighth Amendment referendum on May 25th, said the Union of Students Ireland.