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Wednesday, 16th October, 2019. Vol. 12, Issue 42 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
DkIT reverse move to change graduation
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By Paul Byrne
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Students in DkIT were celebrating yesterday morning when the President of the college backed down on plans to bring the graduation ceremony into the town centre. These plans were met with widespread anger from students and following a number of protests and meetings between the Students Union and President Michael Mulvey it was announced that the graduation would take place on campus. The row broke out between students and the President last week when it was announced that a number of con-
ferring ceremonies for graduates would be held at Dundalk Town Hall after plans to stage them in St Patrick’s Cathedral fell through. This decision was immediately questioned by students who demanded that the graduation ceremony take place in the campus. The lack of consultation was a particular bone of contention and they were quickly backed by staff in DkIT who released a statement lending their support to the students. Speaking on Tuesday morning President Michael Mulvey PhD confirmed that conferring and associated Continued on Page 2
Cara Pilbeam has won the 16-18 category in the inaugural Zurich Young Portrait Prize with ‘Eire: Study of a Young Woman, a self-portrait’. The Portrait Prize exhibition, featuring the winning portrait, alongside 25 shortlisted works is now open at the National Gallery of Ireland. See Page 6