muiris o'cearbhaill Archives – The College View

Bertie Ahern and Monica McWilliams pictured with DCU President Daire Keogh

Students protest honorary doctorate of Bertie Ahern

March 15, 2023

Protesters disrupted events in the Helix at the start of this month as DCU chose to award ex-Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, with an honorary doctorate.

Remote Rapscallion: Illegal drone activity disrupts Dublin Airport

February 15, 2023

Illegal drone activity caused major disruptions at Dublin Airport over the last two weeks; a number of flights were diverted to Shannon, Belfast, and Manchester on four separate occasions. The costs of the delays are said to be well over one million euro.

Compliments, Contradictions and Campaigns – DCUSU Presidential Election Kicks Off

February 13, 2023

In the first event of the DCUSU Presidential Elections, incumbent Thomas O’Dowd and Brandon Perry laid out their platforms.

DCUSU Elections 2023: Hustings Live Updates

February 13, 2023

Matthew Joyce, Muiris O’Cearbhaill, Liam Coates, Jack Redmond, Sarah O’Tuama Additional Reporting: Amy McLoughlin

Cuarbhóthar na Gaillimhe curtha ar neamhní ón Ard-Chúirt

February 1, 2023

Chuir an Ard-Chúirt pleannanna don cuarbhóthar na Gaillimhe curtha ar neamhní an tseachtain seo tar éis bliain go leith de cur agus cúiteamh leis an Bord Pleanála agus troiche bliain le phobal na Gaillimhe. I

Sinn Féin U-turn no confidence vote

February 1, 2023

Sinn Féin u-turned on their call for a vote of no-confidence of Minister for Public Expenditure, Paschal Donohoe, last week after the party had to correct their 2020 election expenses again.

Anti-Refugee protests reject far-right ties despite strong connections

January 18, 2023

Traffic came to a standstill last Thursday in Dublin city after multiple anti-refugee protests were held around the city. These anti-refugee protests have sparked much backlash from political figures, local communities and national media.

“No climate justice without human rights” protests follow after COP27

November 23, 2022

Protesters gathered in Egypt last week to voice concerns over the human rights of climate change activists imprisoned in the country at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) last week.

Northern Irish elections extended up to 12 weeks despite Sinn Féin demands

November 10, 2022

A new law has been introduced allowing the Northern Irish Assembly to defer elections for six weeks with the allocation of a six-week extension to be placed after if necessary.

DCU students stage Walk-Out to protest the cost of living

October 13, 2022

Dublin City University students protested in a planned walk-out at 11:11 this morning. The protesters demanded accessible higher education, additional renters rights and that minimum wage be increased to the living wage. The demonstration, supported

Rise in number of cheating cases in DCU

October 12, 2022

Dublin City University reported 99 cases of plagiarism or cheating in the university between 2019 and 2021. Out of these cases, 73 of them were upheld with four students being stopped from re-registering for their course.

ESB reports 390 million euro in profit in the first six months of 2022

September 28, 2022

ESB group, the largest energy company in Ireland, announced they earned €390 million in profit after exceptional items were included.

A&F clears rumours over ball ticket leak

March 9, 2022

The link to purchase tickets to the Accounting and Finance (A&F) Society Ball was leaked to members of the society a day before tickets were released. This left many students without a ticket as the event was labelled sold out.

More students vape than smoke as they become a “growing E-waste stream”

February 16, 2022

Students may notice that stores, including Londis on DCU Glasnevin Campus, have begun to display disposable e-cigarettes behind their counters. The popularity these devices have risen since the beginning of this academic year.

Ryan Doyle’s wellbeing campaign – Power naps, kickboxing & relationship clinics

February 15, 2022

“I think there’s a bit of a stigma behind it… it’s like ‘What are you doing?! Wake up!”

Student nurses to receive pandemic recognition payment

February 2, 2022

Leo Varadkar announced, towards the end of last month, that all frontline health and ambulance workers are eligible for the tax-free €1000 payment. Student nurses and midwives are included in the cohort who are eligible

UL take legal action against Irish Water

November 10, 2021

The University of Limerick has taken legal action against Irish Water due to water charges being placed on student accommodation. This comes as Irish Water plans to add an additional €106 to the rental costs.

No Keys No Degree: Nationwide shortage in student accommodation

September 27, 2021

A major shortage in student accommodation is quickly turning into a nationwide crisis, as many students have still yet to find a place to stay near their desired college.

DCU announce reopening plans as college presidents urge students to get vaccinated

August 29, 2021

This week Dublin City University announced their reopening plans to incoming and continuing undergraduate and master students.

Academic and non-academic life expected to resume on campus next year

June 13, 2021

Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, said last week that he expects that both staff and students will be back on campus for the next academic year.

Decision from Dublin school not to run LCA sparks online campaign for two students with disabilities

April 14, 2021

Clonturk Community College is a school in Whitehall, Dublin 9. In late March, the board of management decided that it will not run the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) programme for their second senior cycle year.

UL design new computer science course with paid placements

March 24, 2021

The University of Limerick (UL) has partnered up with a number of tech companies to design a software engineering course aimed at changing the way computer science is taught.

Eight per cent rise in first preference CAO applications for DCU courses

March 24, 2021

The Central Applications Office (CAO) has reported a rise in demand for DCU courses, particularly in STEM, Nursing, and Humanities and Social Sciences.