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 [...]
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 [...]
C&C Candidate: Emma Fortune
Former class rep and current business programme officer, 21-year-old Commerce student Emma Fortune is one of three candidates for the post of Campaigns and Communications. With a campaign founded with the intention to revolutionise how the union communicates with the students of UCD, in order to facilitate better campaigns, Emma hopes her creative approach will [...]
C&C Candidate: Brendan Lacey
Second year B & L student and union hopeful Brendan Lacey hopes to rejuvenate campaigns and revolutionise communication within UCD’s Student Union. The current Sports Officer brings a wealth of union experience to the race. “I’ve been an active part of the union and worked heavily with the USI on national campaigns. I’ve been here, [...]
C&C Candidate: Suzanne Lee
Suzanne Lee is running for Campaigns and Communications, bringing some interesting proposals to the election campaign. Suzanne’s experience and enthusiasm for activism are amongst her strong points. Controversially, her manifesto highlights her involvement with campaigns for the legalisation of cannabis and her work with Free Education for Everyone (FEE). Suzanne, a mathematical science student, has [...]