Radical transformation
Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn speaks to Conor McKenna regarding his plans for reform, university rankings and the student contribution Labour stepped into government with a number of promises to students, perhaps the most important being a vow to not increase the student contribution further. Recently they have come under pressure from student organisations such as [...]
Seanad Referendum
“Other complaints focus on the fact that most senators are defeated candidates in the general election” “Proponents of abolition argue that even if the Seanad was reformed there would still be major difficulties” Robert Nielson examines arguments for and against the abolition of the Seanad The upper house of Ireland’s parliament, the Seanad, could be [...]
Sugar Daddies: grab one today!
Niamh Emmett investigates he surprising new trend in online dating. “Your sugar daddy…will pamper you…cover your college fees, and might even whisk you off to Cannes for the weekend. All you have to do is date him.” “Is it any different [from prostitution] if the man you are sleeping with for money actually wants to [...]
Breslin Wins Welfare
Rachel Breslin claimed the victory in this year’s Students’ Union Welfare election race, finishing ahead of Regina Brady and Lorna Danaher. Breslin’s success ensured that next year’s sabbatical team includes a woman for the first time since 2007/2008. A total of 4,941 valid votes were cast in this year’s Welfare election, with 153 students votes [...]
De Brún Elected SU President
Over 5,000 Students Vote in SU Elections
Lacey for C&C, Geoghegan for Education, Breslin for Welfare, Darcy for Ents.
Campaigns & Communications Goes to Lacey
Brendan Lacey is set to take office as Students’ Union (SU) Campaigns and Communications (C&C) Officer in July after securing 2,635 first preference votes. Mr. Lacey finished over 1,000 votes ahead of his nearest opponent, Emma Fortune, who garnered 1,460 votes. Suzanne Lee finished in third place with 579 votes, with re-open nominations (RON) taking [...]
“Rollercoaster” Education Officer Election
Sam Geoghegan was elected as Education Officer elect for the Students’ Union (SU) last Friday, after the final election count saw him win 2,674 votes out of a total of 4,864. The only student on the ballot paper against Mr. Geoghegan, Jennifer Fox, received 979 votes, before being knocked out, while the re-open nominations (RON) [...]
Live: SU Election Count (Last update, 19.35)
De Brún takes presidency, while Geoghegan beats RON and is elected to the position of Education Officer. Breslin for Welfare, Lacey for C&C and Darcy for Ents.
Hustings Heat Up 24 Hours before Election
A second round of UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU/SU) sabbatical candidate hustings took place last night. The event, which was organised by Belfield FM, was held in Theatre L in the Newman Building and was broadcast live online. Candidates from the Campaigns and Communications (C&C), Education, Welfare and the Presidential race took part in the occasion, [...]
Candidates Debate at Law Soc Hustings
Last Thursday night, a packed Theatre M played host to the 100th session of the Law Society’s Student Union sabbatical Election hustings. Candidates were heavily represented by their respective campaign teams in the audience and each was greeted with loud cheers when introduced by the auditor of the Law Society, Kieran McCarthy. Each candidate was [...]