Joe O'Connor Archives – The College View

Graduate starting salaries at all-time low

March 19, 2014

Final year students consider their options as starting salaries fall to lowest rate in ten years.

USI Win By Just One Vote

February 27, 2014

Reactions to the results of the USI referendum from USI President Joe O’ Connor and DCU Returning Officer Jack Butterly.

USI Hustings 2014: Money, representation and unification

February 25, 2014

A liveblog of the hustings for the upcoming USI re-affiliation referendum in DCU.

SIPTU to represent students in part-time employment

December 18, 2013

DCU Students’ Union was represented at the recent meeting of the Union of Students in Ireland’s National Council, at which plans and decisions were made, as Cormac O’Shea reports.

NCAD to hold referendum on USI reaffiliation

December 4, 2013

Students will have the choice to reaffiliate with the USI as NCAD announce that they will hold a referendum in the coming weeks, writes Conor Martin.

Low turnout for youth budget cuts demonstrations

November 6, 2013

The USI President has played down the significance of low turnouts at recent demonstrations against harsh Budget 2014 cuts to supports for those aged under 25, as Ruth Marnell reports.

SU President laughed at when promoting free-fees stance

November 6, 2013

“The stance puts me in a position whereby when I say it to people they laugh at me and that’s the reality. It was an idealistic vote but it’s what we voted and it’s what stance I have to bring to people when asked”, he revealed. Ciara Moore reports.