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Daire Keogh – A year in DCU

April 21, 2021

When asked about the trials and tribulations of his first year as president of DCU during a global pandemic, Keogh jokes: “There’s the famous line in the movie Airplane!, ‘What a time to give up the cigarettes’.

Frontline workers abandoned in the newly scheduled vaccine rollout.

April 14, 2021

Teachers, SNAs and the Gardaí will continue to lobby the government in their fight for frontline vaccination priority.

The pandemic has become the Government’s scapegoat for accountability on situations in Direct Provision centres.

April 14, 2021

The publication of the White Paper acts as an ambitious diversion strategy to the ongoing, daily issues faced by asylum seekers and refugees.

The rise of student podcasts and how they are made

April 14, 2021

“If you just keep going, eventually you’ll get somewhere.”

Gluten; Don’t grain on my parade

April 12, 2021

A recent survey conducted by Safefood revealed that 92 per cent of consumers of gluten products did not have a gluten related disorder or coeliac disease.

The true cost of Graduate Entry Medicine

March 27, 2021

“I received top marks in the Christmas exams and having to drop out due to something as arbitrary as money infuriates me.”

Students look back on one year of online learning

March 24, 2021

This month marks a year since students across Ireland began online learning. We all thought we were getting two weeks off college; little did we realise that if we fast forward to 2021, we would still be in the same situation.

The women of Irish university politics

February 10, 2021

The University experience for Irish women has progressed drastically over the past century.

Face masks, pods and nappies – The life of an essential early years educator

February 10, 2021

93 per cent of Early Years educators say they will leave the sector in five years’ time if things don’t improve.

A look back on Ireland’s response to Covid-19

January 27, 2021

We are almost one month into 2021, and Ireland’s relationship with Covid-19 has been nothing short of tumultuous.

Online charity shop launched by former DCU student

November 11, 2020

Former DCU student, Rónán Ó Dálaigh developed the idea for the company Thriftify when he found a book he needed for college in a charity shop for €1.

Dark days and dark minds – Gym owners protest closures under Level 5

November 11, 2020

With a 6-week lockdown in Ireland, gyms have shut to many owner’s and participant’s disapproval.

Why it really is a dog’s life during lockdown

November 11, 2020

While the pandemic has affected almost every aspect of human life imaginable, the impact it may have had on our furry friends is less obvious.

200 Plus 2 Days: The Young Activists Fighting for Workers’ Rights

October 28, 2020

“It’s weird to say the energy in a loading bay on Parnell Street, on a cold October night is kind of electric.” This is the bold claim made by Seán Powney, a DCU graduate and

Goujons taste just as good in takeaway boxes

October 28, 2020

It’s a Tuesday night in October, students are enjoying cans of Jack Slatts (with dash of course) after a long day of online lectures. This is not the NuBar from six months ago. Then again,

‘Home sweet home’ is not the case for all students

April 14, 2020

Since the decision to close all institutes of education came into effect last month, many students have had to make the difficult decision to leave their college lifestyles and return home.

How Ireland’s sex education system has failed us

November 13, 2019

At age 15, Jack Cooley sat in a transition year sex education workshop and felt like a sexual pervert.

The protesters against direct provision

November 13, 2019

For a country that uses the slogan of “100,000 welcomes” to visitors, recent events of arson and protests would lead you to think that Ireland is not as welcoming and friendly as it claims to

DCU lacks supports for student parents

November 13, 2019

Student parents in DCU struggle to find time to study, integrate with their peers, and support their families while attending the university.

Fast fashion is so last season

October 30, 2019

The fashion industry is one so massive, that the extent of its effects are difficult to comprehend. Especially in countries like Ireland, buying from the fashion industry is a pillar of everyday life.

The growing impact of Sober October

October 30, 2019

Sober October originally started as a fundraising opportunity, but its main purpose has now grown to mean much more to it’s participants.

The movement to ban bloodsports

October 30, 2019

Bloodsports have remained a topic of debate in and out of government buildings, however, the movement to ban bloodsports is stuck at a standstill. “Imagine if a gang of thugs set a pack of dogs

Likes, comments and hatred

February 20, 2019

“She was wearing a thong with a lace front.” Throughout history, choice of clothing has been wrongfully mistaken for consent. Throughout history, women have been told what they can and cannot wear. Young girls become

DCU’s favourite shopkeeper

December 12, 2018

An observant student wandering around the DCU campus on a chilly winter morning may notice a handful of friendly pensioners from the local area making their way through the crowd to reach the front doors

Happy little pills

December 12, 2018

problems aren’t miraculously solved when you tell someone how you’re feeling