Look – admittedly it was all a bit last minute and we’re sure that there were plenty of people with plenty of questions.
That and we’re not used to extremes of weather on this island.
If you ever say something stupid in public just remember DCU once asked was it a college pic.twitter.com/DXDSaY9ova
— Kieran Gormley (@KieranGormley_) October 15, 2017
Still, when the Department Of Education And Skills confirmed on Sunday that schools and colleges would be closed on Monday, October 16 due to the impending Storm Ophelia, one of our universities got a little confused.
If ever you feel clueless in any given situation in life just remember that DCU tweeted the Taoiseach asking if they were a college pic.twitter.com/HrBdJvUhF7
— Jack Leahy (@Jack_Leahy) October 15, 2017
With An Taoiseach taking to Twitter himself to spread the word of a nationwide red warning, Dublin City University thought it would ask Mr Varadkar directly to expand on his message.
https://twitter.com/winslowthe7th/status/919653773232037889
In a now deleted response (oh, sweet regret), DCU asked: “Can you please clarify what is meant by colleges and institutions?” adding: “Does this extended to third level institutions?”
And needless to say, Twitter pounced in the aftermath.
Some of us are waiting for to hear if we have to go to work tomorrow.
But DCU are having an existential crisis. pic.twitter.com/okTZbWsb4w
— Lucy O’ Shea (@lucyoshea) October 15, 2017
Sharing a screen-grab, one user – Aaron Harper – commented: “DCU may have deleted the tweet but we will never forget that they asked the Taoiseach if we are a college.”
First year DCU student? There may still be time to send a change of mind form to the CAO… pic.twitter.com/APJ4anrO3z
— Killian Byrne (@killianbyrne) October 15, 2017
Another, Jack Leahy, suggested drawing on the tweet if “ever you feel clueless in any given situation in life”.
Somebody else – Kieran Gormley – offered: “If you ever say something stupid in public just remember DCU once asked was it a college.”
Although the university hasn’t commented on its role in breaking Twitter on Sunday evening, it dusted itself off to send out an email to staff and students detailing how the storm would impact on campus operations.
It also thanked everyone for their “patience”. As you were, lads…
Thank you all for your patience!
— Dublin City University (@DCU) October 15, 2017
