RAG Archives – The College View

RAG Rumble delivers a knockout performance

November 28, 2018

Raising and Giving society (RAG) raised thousands of euro of charity at this years RAG Rumble which was a literal knockout event.

RAG Rumble packs a punch

November 29, 2017

Over 450 people attended the Wright Venue on Monday 20th November to witness 15 fights of pure intensity at RAG Rumble, featuring some of St Patrick’s and DCU’s familiar faces.

Opinion: Is RAG week damaging our reputation as students?

March 8, 2017

Emer Handly discusses the purpose of RAG week and argues that, perhaps, students are embracing the incorrect meaning of ‘raising and giving’ week.

4,000 pills seized on their way to Galway Rag Week

February 22, 2017

Four thousand ecstasy pills and herbal cannabis were seized in Galway, all of which were suspected to be destined for the unofficial Galway ‘rag week.’

Six students arrested in WIT RAG week

February 25, 2015

Six people were arrested last week after Waterford RAG Week descended into chaos

Rumbling on with DCU RAG

November 26, 2014

Cian Roche talks to RAG Vice-Chairperson, Eoin Luc O’Ceallaigh, ahead of the society’s biggest event of the year, The RAG Rumble.

Fresher of the Year

April 30, 2014

Eoin Lúc O’ Ceallaigh talks to The College View about his achievements as a First Year student.

Random acts of kindness raising funds for charity

April 16, 2014

RAG Ireland’s brainchild #CollegeFootprint Project is proving to be a great success.

Naked strippers overshadow DCU’s ‘most successful’ charity event

March 19, 2014

DCU and NUI Maynooth have been hit with controversy over fake stag and hen parties.

RAG-ons Den sees social projects receive cash boost

March 5, 2014

A recent RAG society event saw students pitch social enterprise ideas to a panel of social entrepreneurs in a bid for financial support. Hannah Moran reports.

As it happened: RAG Rumble – blood, sweat and punches

December 4, 2013

Lights, Action, Punches! Student against Student, SU officer against SU officer; DCU’s RAG Rumble as it happened.

Students bare chill for RAG Underwear Mile

October 26, 2013

Some forty brave DCU students took part in the recent RAG Underwear Mile, which saw them run around campus clad in boxers and briefs in aid of RAG’s social projects.