Twenty years since the first tweet, DCU's Dr Gary Sinclair explains how the instantaneous, emotional nature of social media turned sports discourse from "editorial" to toxic. Read more on Dr Sinclair's research via The Irish Times: launch.dcu.ie/4uMJ1np

Colin Barrett @colinbarrett.bsky.social, DCU Writer in Residence 2026, will join us for a Book Club event to discuss his debut novel 'Wild Houses' on Thursday, the 16th of April. To register, please go to: launch.dcu.ie/4rPWqs6 DCU Library

How to fix Ireland's early childhood education and care sector. Piece by Dr Sheila Garrity @sheila-garrity.bsky.social and Dr Marlene McCormack of @dcuioe.bsky.social for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4uT1zT5 #RTEBrainstorm

How to fix Ireland's early childhood education and care sector. More local, independent & community-based providers would see a move away from entities prioritising profit over care, write Sheila Garrity & Marlene McCormack @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

A huge congratulations to Aoife Hegarty, Lucy Kennedy, David Doran, and Colm O'Brien of @rte.ie Investigates on winning the 2025 Mary Raftery Prize! This year’s winners were selected for their work on 'Inside Ireland’s Nursing Homes'. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4v7C14S

Why do so many Irish people suffer from Plant Blindness? Piece co-authored by Dr Natalie O'Neill of DCU Institute of Education for RTÉ Brainstorm. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4rIscHm #RTEBrainstorm

A huge congrats to Justin Kelly, Garda Commissioner @garda.ie, on his DCU Alumni Award! Justin spoke about how DCU’s mission of transforming lives and societies aligns perfectly with An Garda Síochána’s mission of keeping people safe. Read more about Justin and our winners: launch.dcu.ie/3OIm2tl

Why coaching is easier to judge from the stand than do on the pitch. Piece by Dr Jamie Taylor, Assistant Professor in Elite Performance in the DCU School of Health & Human Performance, for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4bsQIro #RTEBrainstorm

What is the digital euro? DCU's Dr Christy Ann Petit Christy Ann Petit described the digital euro as a "public digital means of payment; the digital equivalent of cash." Read more via RTÉ News: launch.dcu.ie/4stgwd3

How young workers are redefining the meaning of work with WorkTok videos. Piece by Dr Paolo Yaranon of DCU Business School for RTÉ Brainstorm. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/3PF3QB7 #RTEBrainstorm

Eight tips for introverts who want to get ahead at work. Piece by Prof Maura McAdam, Professor of Management at DCU Business School, for The Conversation UK. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/41gPFVq

What will the new curriculum mean for children in primary school? Piece by Laura O'Sullivan and Dr Damien Burke of DCU Institute of Education for RTÉ Brainstorm. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4bn7GHJ #RTEBrainstorm

What would a social media ban mean for Ireland’s status as Europe’s tech hub? Piece by Dr Sinan Aşçı Sinan Aşçı, Postdoctoral Researcher at DCU's Anti-Bullying Centre, for The Conversation UK. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4uEOjkH

Winnie‑the‑Pooh at 100: this much‑loved classic illustrates how books can boost our wellbeing. Piece by Dr Lucy Stone lucyestone.bsky.social, Assistant Professor in the DCU School of English, for The Conversation UK. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4rKz5rV

The Tasters: a quietly devastating film about the women forced to test Hitler’s food for poison. Piece by Laura O'Flanagan, PhD candidate at the DCU School of English, for The Conversation UK. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/3Nmvv9g

Why coaching is easier to judge from the stand than do on the pitch. What fans, onlookers and spectators think coaching involves often bears little resemblance to the job itself, explains Jamie Taylor @dublincityuni.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Colin Barrett @colinbarrett.bsky.social, DCU Writer in Residence 2026, will join us for a Book Club event to discuss his debut novel 'Wild Houses' on Thursday, the 16th of April. To register, please go to: launch.dcu.ie/4rPWqs6 @dculibrary.bsky.social

Twenty years since the first tweet, DCU's Dr Gary Sinclair explains how the instantaneous, emotional nature of social media turned sports discourse from "editorial" to toxic. Read more on Dr Sinclair's research via @irishtimes.com: launch.dcu.ie/4uMJ1np

Are you attending #DCUGraduation this week? Please remember to collect your two complimentary guest tickets at the U Building from Thursday at 4pm. Each ceremony will be screened live in T101, Larkin Lecture Theatre.

What is the digital euro? DCU's Dr Christy Ann Petit @christyapetit.bsky.social described the digital euro as a "public digital means of payment; the digital equivalent of cash." Read more via @news.rte.ie: launch.dcu.ie/4stgwd3

How young workers are redefining the meaning of work with WorkTok videos. Piece by Dr Paolo Yaranon of DCU Business School for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/3PF3QB7 #RTEBrainstorm

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: Why do so many Irish people suffer from Plant Blindness? Analysis by Natalie O'Neill @dublincityuni.bsky.social & Karen Kerr @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Why do so many Irish people suffer from Plant Blindness? Piece co-authored by Dr Natalie O'Neill of @dcuioe.bsky.social for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4rIscHm #RTEBrainstorm

How young workers are redefining the meaning of work with #WorkTok videos. Paolo Yaranon @dublincityuni.bsky.social on the videos where people share the flows, rituals and hidden satisfaction of their work lives and their views on the workplace www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The Tasters: a quietly devastating film about the women forced to test Hitler’s food for poison. Piece by Laura O'Flanagan, PhD candidate at the DCU School of English, for The Conversation UK. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/3Nmvv9g

Eight tips for introverts who want to get ahead at work. Piece by Prof Maura McAdam, Professor of Management at DCU Business School, for The Conversation UK. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/41gPFVq

What will the new curriculum mean for children in primary school? Piece by Laura O'Sullivan and Dr Damien Burke of DCU Institute of Education for RTÉ Brainstorm. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4bn7GHJ #RTEBrainstorm

Winnie‑the‑Pooh at 100: this much‑loved classic illustrates how books can boost our wellbeing. Piece by Dr Lucy Stone lucyestone.bsky.social, Assistant Professor in the DCU School of English, for The Conversation UK. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4rKz5rV

What would a social media ban mean for Ireland’s status as Europe’s tech hub? Piece by Dr Sinan Aşçı Sinan Aşçı, Postdoctoral Researcher at DCU's Anti-Bullying Centre, for The Conversation UK. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4uEOjkH

Are you attending #DCUGraduation next week? We ask that all graduands be checked-in, robed and in your seat in The Helix 30 minutes before the ceremony is due to start. If you arrive late, there is no guarantee you will sit with your class or have your name called out on stage.

This year’s DCU Spring Graduations will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel, allowing your family and friends around the world to join in on the celebration. The live stream will begin at 9:30am on Friday, 27 March. Click here: http://dcu.ie/graduationlivestream #DCUGraduation

Winnie‑the‑Pooh at 100: this much‑loved classic illustrates how books can boost our wellbeing. Piece by Dr Lucy Stone @lucyestone.bsky.social, Assistant Professor in the DCU School of English, for @uk.theconversation.com. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4rKz5rV

Are you attending #DCUGraduation next week? We recommend checking out all of the public transport options available at our Glasnevin Campus. More info: https://launch.dcu.ie/travel-to-dcu

What would a social media ban mean for Ireland’s status as Europe’s tech hub? Piece by Dr Sinan Aşçı @sinanasci.bsky.social, Postdoctoral Researcher at DCU's Anti-Bullying Centre, for @uk.theconversation.com. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4uEOjkH

What will the new curriculum mean for children in primary school? Piece by Laura O'Sullivan and Dr Damien Burke of @dcuioe.bsky.social for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4bn7GHJ #RTEBrainstorm

Eight tips for introverts who want to get ahead at work. Piece by Prof Maura McAdam, Professor of Management at DCU Business School, for @uk.theconversation.com. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/41gPFVq

The Tasters: a quietly devastating film about the women forced to test Hitler’s food for poison. Piece by Laura O'Flanagan, PhD candidate at the DCU School of English, for @uk.theconversation.com. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/3Nmvv9g

#DCUAlumniAwards Profile: Eddie Wilson is the CEO of @ryanairofficial.bsky.social DAC where he has been part of the company’s dynamic and fast growth oriented senior leadership team since 1997.

Congrats to Ann Jackson, Former Principal, Former Executive Officer of Irish Association of Teachers in Special Education, on her DCU Alumni Award! Ann dedicated her award to people working with both disability and special education. Read more about Ann and our winners: https://launch.dcu.ie/3OIm2tl

Kevin Curran discusses his novel Youth at this month's #DCUBookClub in Belvedere Library @dublincityuni.bsky.social

What a difference a bit of sunshine makes! 😎

'Normally you would get 20-30 cases here in a year - they have had 15 cases reported in a single weekend.' - Prof Christine Loscher, DCU Faculty of Science and Health, spoke to @rteradio1.bsky.social's 'Morning Ireland' about the #MeningitisB outbreak in #Kent Listen: launch.dcu.ie/4dvtL8e

The Convention on Education - a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape education for decades to come - gets underway soon. Prof Anne Looney, former Exec Dean of @dcuioe.bsky.social, is Chair and spoke to @rteradio1.bsky.social David McCullough about what to expect Listen: launch.dcu.ie/3PfqAaQ

'A great way to empower children to enjoy books and reading is to visit libraries from very early childhood,' says Sinead McNally, associate professor with @dcuioe.bsky.social, who featured in a Sunday Independent article on how fewer people are reading now Read here: launch.dcu.ie/4bwfqpw

What are the barriers stopping women returning to Gaelic Games post childbirth? Fiona Hackett, PhD researcher at the DCU School of Human and Health Performance, and Dr Bronagh McGrane, said different supports are there, but they are not always the right supports. Listen: launch.dcu.ie/4uDRfhG

If conflict, stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, moves across Europe, 'it won't start with the rolling of tanks' but with the 'cutting of cables' in the North Atlantic which is why Ireland is particularly vulnerable, Prof @donnachadcu.bsky.social says. Read here: launch.dcu.ie/3Pfrmo9

Fuel prices are continuing to rise amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Prof Edgar Morgenroth, DCU Business School, told @thejournal.ie 'there is a question as to whether there's a consumer protection issues tht should be investigated by authorities' Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4lBUcv6

Are you attending #DCUGraduation next week? We ask that all graduands be checked-in, robed and in your seat in The Helix 30 minutes before the ceremony is due to start. If you arrive late, there is no guarantee you will sit with your class or have your name called out on stage.

An expected increase in flooding will lead to a corresponding rise in mental health dififculties, new research co-authored by Dr Ashling Bourke in @dcuioe.bsky.social, and colleagues in @tcddublin.bsky.social and NCI, has found. Read the @independent.ie report here: launch.dcu.ie/3Ppp7i3

An expected increase in flooding will lead to a corresponding rise in mental health dififculties, new research co-authored by Dr Ashling Bourke in @dcuioe.bsky.social, and colleagues in @tcddublin.bsky.social and NCI, has found. Read the @independent.ie report here: launch.dcu.ie/3Ppp7i3