DCU Singapore Chapter show their commitment

The DCU Alumni Singapore Chapter was in the fortunate position of holding its first in-person event - a special 30th anniversary film screening of The Commitments on 22nd March, 2021.

The event was held at an international school GEMS/XCL World Academy (Singapore) in the northern part of the city-state. The event opened with a live Irish music performance by DCU graduate, Aoife Mulligan. DCU President, Prof Daire Keogh, also joined us virtually from Dublin and provided an update on how DCU has responded to the pandemic over the past year and spoke about opportunities open to the DCU alumni to volunteer as mentors to current students.

Our VIP guest for the evening was Ireland’s Ambassador to Singapore, and DCU Alumnus, Mr. Pat Bourne, who reminded the graduates that the invitation still stands to host a future in-person event at his residence in Singapore when it is safe to do so.

We look forward to growing our new Chapter here in Singapore with more in-person, social and cultural networking events as pandemic restrictions are further eased in Singapore.

Written by Derrick Moloney (BA in Media Production Management, 2007 and MA Journalism, 2008), DCU Singapore Chapter Ambassador