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DCU fall short to NUIG in All-Ireland Freshers Final

March 16, 2019

DCU GAA Fresher Footballers fell agonisingly short against NUIG, losing by a point on a 2-13 1-15 scoreline in Tubberclair.

Westmeath not fazed by DCU’s ‘lacking facilities’ says Jones

March 7, 2019

Anna Jones was the top Westmeath scorer from their Division One LIDL Ireland League loss to the Dubs, but she doesn’t believe the lacking facilities in St Clare’s affected her team’s performance.

Sex education in schools is ‘shocking’, hears Blindboy Podcast at DCU

March 7, 2019

The standard of sex education in schools is ‘shocking’, according to HIV advocate Robbie Lawlor.

Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Representative: Caoimhe O’ Carroll

March 6, 2019

Caoimhe O’ Carroll is a first year Law and Society student running for the position of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty rep.

Humanities & Social Sciences Faculty Representative: Tadgh Jenkins

March 6, 2019

Tadgh Jenkins, Humanities and Social Science candidate focused on welfare issues for DCU
students.

Irish Language Officer: Sorcha Ní Chonghaile

March 6, 2019

The outgoing and sole candidate for Irish Language Officer Sorcha Ní Chonghaile is unfazed by calls to reopen nominations for the position.

DCUSU Humanities and Social Science Rep Candidate Thomas Ward

March 6, 2019

After a year of vital student issues, Thomas Ward has watched as the student population has used their voices to enact change. He wants to do the exact same, taking issues such as mental health

DCUSU VP For Academic Affairs Candidate: Callaghan Commons

March 6, 2019

Callaghan Commons is running to be re-elected as DCU’s Students’ Union Vice President for Academic Affairs against Ailish Keating.

Archery success continues at Student Nationals

March 6, 2019

DCU Archery were on fire again at Student Nationals as they picked up a further eight medals, including three gold medals.

Emphatic comeback wins Kiernan title

March 6, 2019

Oran Kiernan won the A1 40×20 men’s USHA open final for DCU handball in the American Intervarsities after completing an impressive comeback in the first round.

DCUSU VP For Welfare and Equality Candidate: Cindee Luna Chin

March 6, 2019

Cindee Luna Chin is running in this years DCU Students’ Union election to be elected as Vice President for Welfare and Equality.

Freshers win Division Four title in Abbotstown

March 6, 2019

Goals from Kearns, O’Connor, Gorman & Sexton won the Division 4 title for DCU, the Spillane Cup runners up at the Harding Cup tournament the week before.

Big firms pull ads from YouTube due to harmful content

March 6, 2019

Huge international companies have suspended their ads on YouTube due to offensive content.

Seventh heaven for DCU Weightlifting

March 6, 2019

DCU Weightlifting sent twelve athletes to compete in Galway and returned with seven medals, including two from first-time competitors.

Farrell serves up another win

March 6, 2019

Ryan Farrell won the Singles Intervarsity title in Table Tennis for the second year in a row, beating Alexander Gillen in a repeat of last year’s final.

Umbrella Academy, a delightful surprise

March 6, 2019

While 10, hour long episodes allow for plenty of time to explore the newly established world it does become unnecessarily eccentric and drawn out with a few random and unnecessary dance sequences that should have been left out.

Superhero films remain undefeated at the box office

March 6, 2019

Though the height of the popularity can decrease, there will always be people who love the stories and the characters and want to see them live on.

Four DCU finalists in Education Awards 2019

March 6, 2019

DCU had four finalists in The Education Awards on Thursday, February 21st at the Ballsbridge Hotel where SepTec won the award for Best Research Project.

NUI Galway study sees success in seaweed science

March 6, 2019

Selected types of sea lettuce could improve aquaculture and agriculture on Irish coastlines, according to a study by NUI Galway researchers.

New DCU Fulbright Alumni Ambassador announced

March 6, 2019

The Fulbright Commission announced that Dr Donal Fitzpatrick is the new Fulbright Alumni Ambassador for Dublin City University.

Human hair can now be used to measure vitamin D levels

March 6, 2019

Levelsof vitamin D can now be measured using hair samples, a research study from Trinity College and St. James’ Hospital has found.

DCUSU comes under fire at Emergency CRC

March 6, 2019

An Emergency Class Representative Council (CRC) voted to mandate the DCU Students’ Union Executive’s position on Union of Students in Ireland (USI) affiliation to be neutral, should a referendum be called.

Trinity students win Jailbreak 2019

March 6, 2019

Trinity College students Méabh Smyth and Chris Meaney were the first team to reach Bojnice Castle in Slovakia, making them the winners of Jailbreak 2019.

The serial flow of true crime documentaries

March 6, 2019

Similar to other entertainment media, there has been an emergence of fandom culture surrounding these Netflix series with people making memes & writing witty tweets about various developments in the cases, which only serve to further the desensitisation of violent crimes.

DCU welcomes an evening with the Kenyan Ambassador

March 6, 2019

Kenyan Ambassador, Richard A. Opembe leads DCU in a discussion from aid to trade between Kenya and Ireland.