 This year DCU saw no intake of first years for the Irish Unjournalism course. The course is unique in the university as it has classes on all three campuses. Class in Evan, St Pat's and All Hallows. The reason that the course was removed this year came down to the fact that not enough leaving cert students were meeting the entry requirements according to lecturer Colomau Cairdevan. Well basically the course is a journalism course which involves comprehending information, reading, communication skills. So there are some basic requirements that students need to have. It's a HB3 in English and an Irish under the new leaving cert point system. However, Fionter, the Irish School of DCU is highly confident that the course will make a return for the 2018 academic year. I have every expectation that September 2018 will welcome me in a new cohort of first year GI1 students. We only have to Google LinkedIn and go out to see where our students are working. They're working in print media, online, the strong social media presence in both languages, English and Irish. It's a great course and I have every faith we'll have a nice full class next year. The course is one of the pillars of Fionter which is recognised worldwide as one of the best places to study the Irish language. Final year student Alice Belan has emphasised the importance of the course for Irish speaking media. I think because our course is such a focus course and such a niche course for such a niche industry and like sector, I think, yeah, obviously it is a loss for them. Although Irish and journalism will see no graduates in 2020, DCU can hopefully expect a fresh intake of students next year. Michelle Townsend, DCU TV News.