Emily Sheahan Archives – Page 2 of 2

Shanowen Shakedown: A result in legislation

May 3, 2018

A Bill has been introduced that will give students living in student accommodation the full protection of the Residential Tenancies Act.

DCU FuJo to receive €3.9m to lead EU data journalism project

April 27, 2018

The DCU Institute for Future Media and Journalism (FuJo) will lead a €3.9m project dedicated to the advancement and research of digital and data based journalism.

Vito expects a bigger and better year for the DCUSU

April 18, 2018

The incoming Students’ Union is expected to have a more thoroughly dedicated team compared to last year’s SU, according to DCU SU President Elect Vito Moloney Burke. This will be partially due to “perfect” timing,

Abstaining from United Ireland vote should have been an option

April 18, 2018

If the recent DCU referendum on a United Ireland was absolutely necessary, the option to abstain should have been included. Firstly, a vote of abstinence is not the same as not voting. The option to say not only am I not in favour of DCU calling upon the State to hold a referendum on a United Ireland, I do not think I, or the university, should intervene.

Shanowen Shakedown Part 3: Students protest rise in accommodation costs outside Dáil Éireann

April 17, 2018

DCU students protested the increase in student accommodation prices outside Dáil Éireann today, alongside other students and representatives from Trinity College and USI.

Nubar won’t be stocking new cider released by Heineken

April 4, 2018

NuBar will not be stocking the new Heineken cider that is to be released in the coming weeks.

Workshops at USI LGBT event cancelled over allegation

November 29, 2017

A speaker at Pink Training 2017 was asked to leave the event after coming into contact with a delegate who had previously made allegations against them to the Union of Students Ireland (USI).

US student racially victimises college roommate

November 15, 2017

A white American university student who smeared her bodily fluids on her black flatmate’s belongings has been arrested and may be facing additional charges.

DCU plans Visual Arts Initiative

October 25, 2017

Ideas of festivals, studios, glass buildings, and murals flew during the first meeting of the Visual Arts Initiative on Wednesday.

Review: The Confession Tapes

October 11, 2017

The latest crime documentary series released by Netflix, The Confession Tapes, will leave you on-edge and full of doubt. The documentary takes us through real life cases of false confessions. You could never imagine admitting

DCU enrol record number of online students

October 11, 2017

DCU Connected has welcomed a record number of 400 students this year, meaning over 1,000 are now being educated by DCU online. Around 280 new students attended the annual Welcome Day which provides online students

Going the Long Distance

April 19, 2017

Life in long distance relationships can be hard work and this article offers advice on how to make it work especially over the summer months.

Planes, trains and automobiles

April 19, 2017

Paris, Westminster, Brussels, Stockholm, Nice, Berlin – all cities that have suffered in the past few years at the hands of terrorists. Many major European cities have seen horrific incidents – knife attacks, bombings, vehicles

Travel Tips for the Middle East

April 5, 2017

With summer fast approaching, the time has come to book your holiday plans. Emily Sheahan believes you should not be shy when it comes to The Middle East, and shares her tips for staying there.