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University of Limerick named Sunday Times Irish University of the Year

November 14, 2018

University of Limerick has once again been named Sunday Times Irish University of the Year

Bless me Father, for I have sinned

November 14, 2018

On October 26th, Irish citizens voted to remove blasphemy from article 40 of the Constitution. This means that the government will revoke the law which made it illegal to say something that is offensive to

DCU settles High Court Case against university authorities

November 14, 2018

DCU student settled a High court case over a decison by the college to exclude him from his course because of alleged inappropriate behaviour.

Changes to Leaving Cert appeals process to positively impact access to higher education

November 14, 2018

Students appealing their Leaving Certificate examination results will no longer have to defer their higher education offer for a year due to the length of the appeals process, said on November 1st.

Thousands walk out of Google in protest of company’s handing of sexual assault

November 14, 2018

Over 20,000 Google employees participated in a walkout across 50 cities worldwide, including Dublin on November 1st, in protest of the company’s history of protecting executives accused of sexual assault.

New scheme to allow non-EU former students to remain in Ireland

October 31, 2018

A scheme to allow non-EU former students who held a valid student permission between 2005 and 2010 to remain in Ireland was opened to applicants on October 15.

Industrial actions causes IT disruption ahead of graduations

October 31, 2018

Institute of technology students across all campuses in Ireland are being affected by industrial action being taken by staff.

UK government to tackle grade inflation in universities

October 31, 2018

The UK government has announced plans to tackle grade inflation after an unprecedented rise in first class degrees in the last decade.

Success for Shepherd as deportation order extended

October 31, 2018

The deportation order against DCU student Shepherd Machaya was extended by the Department of Justice and Equality until February 5th, 2019.

Thousands Participate in 39th Dublin Marathon

October 28, 2018

Over 20,000 people ran from Fitzwilliam Square through the Phoenix Park and back to Merrion Square to complete the Dublin marathon on Sunday, October 28th according to organizers.

Campaign launched against deportation of DCU student

October 19, 2018

A campaign has been launched to prevent the deportation of a DCU student who fears for his life should he have to return to Zimbabwe.

A place to call home

October 17, 2018

There is now a light at the end of the tunnel for students who have paid ever-increasing rent prices for student accommodation during the past few years.

Breaking Brexit- breaking barriers

October 17, 2018

Brexit. That one word that everybody questions. Regardless of how Brexit is viewed, the impacts of it affect mostly the UK and Ireland, especially those who travel either to or from the UK for a

Vodafone apologises after “sinister” marketing campaign

October 17, 2018

Vodafone Ireland’s latest marketing campaign has been referred to as “creepy” and “sinister” after journalists were sent framed pictures of themselves that appear to be smashed on October 3rd.

“Groudbreaking” Alcohol Bill passes through the Oireachtas

October 17, 2018

A piece of legislation known as the Public Health Alcohol Bill was passed through all stages of the Oireachtas as of October 10th, over 1,000 days since it was first introduced.

Nobel Prize winner pledges to donate prize winnings

October 17, 2018

NobelPeace Prize winner Nadia Murad has announced that she will donate her $500,000 (€432,650) winnings to helping survivors of sex crimes.

Trinity continues investigation into cyber fraud

October 17, 2018

Trinity College has spent €184,000 in an effort to investigate the cyber-scam that saw the Trinity Foundation losing €790,741 on April 27th, 2017.

Increase seen in reports of online child sexual abuse content

October 17, 2018

Child sexual abuse content reported online increased by 44 per cent last year in Ireland, according to statistics from Hotline.ie.

Mary McAleese joins University of Glasgow

October 17, 2018

Former President Mary McAleese is to become a Professor of Children, Law and Religion at the University of Glasgow.

Apartment site near DCU to begin construction next year

October 3, 2018

A series of apartment blocks and parking spaces a short distance away from DCU are set to begin construction next year.

DCU study shows press freedom leads to lower incidences of bribery

October 3, 2018

A DCU study revealed that countries with greater press freedom have lower incidences of bribery involving public officials.

DCU President calls for radical change to university funding

October 3, 2018

DCU President Brian MacCraith has called for universities to operate in a more entrepreneurial manner, in an effort to make the funding of third level education a more sustainable model.

Universities to be given quotas to tackle teacher shortages

October 3, 2018

Several Irish universities are to be given quotas on the number of secondary school teachers to be trained in key subjects to tackle the teacher shortage in classrooms.

‘The horse has bolted’ on accommodation prices

October 3, 2018

DCU Students’ Union President Vito Moloney Burk said the SU are calling on the government to provide Higher Education Institutions with grants to build purpose built student accommodation on their campuses.

Teens mugged by armed man in park by DCU

July 4, 2018

Two teenage boys were mugged by a man claiming he had a knife, in Albert College Park next to DCU over the weekend.