Dublin City University

Mankeeping: why it’s bad for women and men

As women increasingly refuse to do the emotional and social labour to the men in their lives, it’s time for men to be responsible for making new friendships

More people in Ireland paying for news than ever before

Interest in news increased in Ireland this year, with 56%of people ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ interested, well ahead of UK, EU and the US

Irish universities earned more than €830m from student housing since 2015

UCD generated nearly €290 million from its accommodation units during the 10-year period

From hormones to lifting stones – studying complexities of strength training

Research Lives: Dr David Nolan, assistant professor of sport and exercise science, Dublin City University

Commitment to climate action hard to find in Government

Half of electricity generated in the Dublin region is now being consumed by data centres

The truth behind the Normans and Ireland: ‘They abolished slavery’

Historians give their view on plans to mark the 1,000th anniversary of William the Conquerer and what was more an English than a French invasion

‘Don’t come to Ireland’: PhD researchers offer advice to US colleagues

Why would you do your PhD in Ireland when you can get decent pay, working conditions and dignity as a researcher in Germany or Sweden?

Drumcondra standardised tests: ‘What do my child’s scores mean?’

Parents of many primary school pupils will soon receive results which provide an indication of their children’s achievement

Students from UCD and TCD are joint winners of 2025 Mary Mulvihill science media competition

Deeply personal essay on the use of animals in biological research and biodiversity game announced as winners

France has pushed ahead with regulation on ‘forever chemicals’, but should Ireland follow suit?

PFAS are almost impossible to get rid of once they have entered an environment

‘Ireland’s answer to Hollows & Fentimans’: The father-daughter team behind Zingibeer are chasing Gen Z drinkers

The ginger-beer makers hit €500,000 in turnover last year in domestic trade, but they have an eye on international markets

The future of Ireland depends on the progress of science

Ireland can be a world leader in scientific breakthrough when the right conditions are in place

Populists trying to ‘buy elections’ in Ireland unlikely to succeed, says Limerick mayor

John Moran, State’s first directly elected mayor, urges Government to ‘not be afraid’ of Dublin voters and allow mayoral elections

Abolition of pre-teen pupil selection will not solve North’s school-leaver problem, says leading academic

Republic’s education system should ‘not be too smug’ as it too streams students, Prof Anne Looney says

A Palestinian in Ireland: ‘I like Cork more than Dublin, to be brutally honest. It’s a very lovely place’

After moving to Ireland in September 2023, Palestinian student Sarraj Alswersawi graduated top of his DCU class

My son wants to study sustainability but has no idea what course to choose. Can you help?

There are lots to choose from at university, with new options well worth considering

What are the Garda rules of conduct for policing protests?

Garda policy is to consider non-physical means before using force to resolve public order incidents

Breakthrough by DCU researcher promises improved ‘chemo’ with fewer side effects

Nanotechnology drug delivery could mean faster treatments and reduced hair loss, nausea and fatigue

Man (20s) arrested at Palestine protest during Taoiseach visit to DCU

Student-led movement describes Garda response as ‘intense’

Getting to the moon with the help of an Irish scientist and 900 tonnes of lunar dust

European Space Agency team create accurate replica of lunar surface to assist astronauts

Rise of the ‘fit-fluencer’: ‘We have people coming in with rashes because a TikTok said shampoo would clear their acne’

Experts say a growing amount of health misinformation is being shared online in the form of exercise and diet advice that’s not backed by science

Climate experts warn Government against move to import LNG from US

Letter to Taoiseach follows his assertion Ireland ‘will have to have an LNG facility of some kind’

UL second-half surge sees off DCU to reclaim Fitzgibbon Cup

University of Limerick hurlers claim third title in four years

DCU win Sigerson Cup with devastating second half performance

Late goal puts flattering scoreline on game for UCD as they were outplayed by opponents

DCU emerge past Ulster University in extra-time to make Sigerson Cup final

Johnny McGroddy produced the super sub cameo as the 2020 champions eventually turned the screw

Walk this way: AI tech analyses gait to assess risk of falling among older people

GaitKeeper app allows clinicians to study human movement to prevent falls and hospitalisations

‘We’re not going back to a world before AI’: how technology is changing the classroom

Teachers are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence – and navigating its pitfalls – with the help of new courses

Santry site for with planning permission for a student scheme for €7.5m

Dublin 9 site has potential for a 221-bedroom purpose built student accomodation scheme

Young scientist exhibition: Twin sisters ‘mind the gap’ as they try to modernise study habits

AI brings challenges to contest but more positives than negatives, co-founder says

Academic claims DCU ‘kept her in the dark’ about permanent job while she was on maternity leave

Sociologist Dr Rebecca Murphy accused university of ‘gaslighting’ her in WRC complaint

‘There’s a girl in my course who travels from Monaghan every morning’: Housing the biggest election concern for DCU students

Housing is biggest challenge facing their generation and the number-one thing they want fixed, students say

‘I once brought my team to London and booked an apartment through a popular booking site. When we arrived, the apartment didn’t exist’

Me & My Money: Claire Tighe, chief executive of TheatreworX Productions

University open days: when they take place and what makes each university unique

Key details about 2024-2025 open days for UCC, UCD, TCD, UL, Maynooth University, University of Galway, DCU and RCSI

DCU says viral video ‘misrepresents’ graphic material shared with secondary teachers as part of SPHE course

Viral video claimed students would be exposed to inappropriate sexual material under new curriculum

‘Dealing with parents can be scary’: New teachers on life in today’s classroom

Although many young teachers are emigrating, most have chosen to stay in Ireland. Five of them share their experiences

Is free, publicly-funded childcare possible in Ireland?

Government has established a special unit to investigate what a ‘nationalised’ childcare model might look like

Israel is targeting educational infrastructure in Gaza. An academic boycott is the right response

Academics can’t just talk about freedom and the pursuit of knowledge, we must defend it too. But academic boycotts of Israel target institutions, not individual scholars

Trinity College Dublin drops five places to 139th in world university rankings

Of the nine Irish universities ranked five dropped, three remained in same position, and one, Dublin City University, improved

‘In school people are scared to be a bit strange’: Gifted students on life in mainstream schools

Exceptionally able students can often feel like outsiders - but many feel at home at the Centre for Talented Youth Ireland

Regulator expressed strong concerns with TikTok about content featuring self-harm, misogyny

Coimisiún na Meán held meeting with tech firm after RTÉ investigation and report by DCU Anti-Bullying Centre

Building blocks to a climate-just city

Policy silos, disjointed decision-making and lack of regional governance holds Dublin back from integrating housing and climate planning

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