DCU shall take over Aer TV.ie tomorrow as they attempt to host a 24 Hour Live Broadcast, at 8pm tomorrow evening. All shows to be aired throughout the marathon have been made by DCU students and will include DCU’s own Apprentice, Babestation and The Late Late Show. Last year the 24-Hour Broadcast raised over €2000, but this year’s team are planning to at least double that figure, all in aid of Temple Street Children’s Hospital. Throughout the broadcast there will be various ways to donate via text and the internet. Spar on [...]
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Neil Delamere: The Republic Of Hilarious
What is about us Irish that makes us so ridiculously funny? Is it our self-deprecating demeanour? Our seeming lack of shame and embarrassment? Or is it just our love of the craic? If so, then Neil Delamere is probably one of the funniest Irish comedians around at the moment. On Friday March 9th, Delamere had an audience crying with tears of laughter as he brought his ‘Reconstructing’ show to Vicar Street. With a strong supporting act from the equally witty Gearoid Farrelly (he knows how to have the banter), the crowd were well [...]
t_potcast – Week 4
Tess talks to PR guru of the Forbidden Fruit festival, Lindsey Holmes, about what we can expect from the much anticipated festival. t_potcast – Week 4 by Studenty.me If you would like to get involved with our Studenty Podcast, we would love to hear from you!
Smithfield’s Lighthouse cinema to re-open
Smithfield’s Lighthouse cinema is set to re-open tomorrow. The cinema which was regretfully forced to close earlier in 2011 due to increased rent will thankfully be welcomed back to Smithfield square. Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gealtacht, Jimmy Deenihan, is to attend the official opening which will take place tomorrow, Tuesday morning at 9am, at the cinema on Smithfield square. The cinema has been taken over by new management – Element Pictures. Although it has been left uncertain as to how long the cinema will remain open for in the foreseeable future, it [...]
IFI host a celebration of the works of Steven Spielberg
From the 8th – 21st of January, the Irish Film Institute (IFI) will host a celebration of the works of director, producer and screenwriter, Steven Spielberg. The week-long event coincides with the release of Spielberg’s latest offering, war drama War Horse. A selection of Spielberg’s most popular movies will be on show throughout the event including Saving Private Ryan, Schindler’s List, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Empire of the Sun. The season revolves around two of the director’s recurring themes – war and childhood. The event will also feature a talk by [...]
First Fortnight 2012: Dublin festival in aid of mental health
For the past three years First Fortnight has been providing voluntary, arts-based entertainment in the name of mental health awareness. For the first two weeks of January 2012, First Fortnight will be staging Ireland’s premiere arts festival based solely on mental health. This time around they’re working with See Change, an organisation that endeavors to reduce the mental health stigma here in Ireland. Previously First Fortnight has been a one day event where a public mental health seminar was followed by a live gig that consisted of original music. However, following the success [...]
Admit it you missed me. – Johnny’s B Student News
Hello people of the interwebs, how are you? Your looking sexy As you’ve probably already forgotten, my name is Johnny B and I do stuff on the interwebs on occasion. I’m going to start putting out videos again on a regular basis, so below you’ll see a quick video I made. Videos will be up on an ongoing basis (as long as I don’t get bored/lazy/drunk). So enjoy and I’ll see ya’s next week -Johny B.
Zombies Descend on DCU…Run!
Bandana? Check. Nerf gun? Check. Bullets? Check. Socks? check. You are now as ready as you will ever be to face the Zombie hoard. A monumental game of Humans versus Zombies kicked off this week in DCU, with close to 200 people joining in on the fun. The game, is basically tag for grown-ups (mature ones obviously) and involves everyone, but one unfortunate, beginning as human. One person is selected as the zombie, then goes around tagging and feasting on as many humans as possible to stay alive. The campus hence has featured [...]
Re-Write Ireland’s Story on Mental Health
See Change, a charitable organisation devoted to reducing the stigma around mental health, has teamed up with Trinity College Dublin Student’s Union (TCDSU), the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and Fighting Words, to break the Guiness World Record for the most people to contribute to a story. The attempt is currently underway at the Physics Garden, on campus at Trinity College, and will complete its twelve hour stint at 8pm tonight. The aim is to achieve 900 contributors, each of which will add one line of text to a [...]
Best From the ‘Net Come Out in Force
Saturday night saw the Mansion House play host to the Irish Web Awards 2011. The ceremony, which was mc’d by RTÉ radio’s Rick O’Shea, welcomed an audience of three hundred who congregated to recognise “people who do great things on the web”. The event was a colourful and informal affair and UV facepaint, bubbles and glow sticks were aplenty on reception for the equally vibrant crowd. Among the nominees for the newly established “Best Student Web or Social Media Project” was Studenty.me, a nationwide site that provides a platform for [...]
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