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Education in Ireland is at a tipping point, with persistent departmental overspends (evidently in the wrong areas), perpetual recruitment and retention issues in urban areas, a crisis in school avoidance,…
Last Thursday’s protest organised by AMLÉ might have been the largest and most memorable student protest that Dublin City had seen for many years, but to the French international students…
Budget 2027 has set out a number of measures affecting students and young people across the country, with changes to financial support and the wider cost of living likely to…
A series of industrial actions are set to take place throughout October, affecting UCD students, staff and university services. In an email to the UCD student body, Dean of Students…
AMLÉ president Daniel Walsh announced that the protest marks the “largest student protest on student issues in the last 10 years”. At 1 pm on the 1st of October 2026,…
What do you get when you combine questionable lasagne, animal rights terrorism, and a man trapped inside a fridge? Apparently, Horse Meat. Written and directed by Marcus Geraghty for UCD…
This Summer, Europe experienced unprecedented heat levels, with a number of extreme heatwaves and wildfires engulfing the continent. The record-breaking high temperatures have resulted in deaths in multiple countries, posing…
This retreat risks undermining global development efforts and, according to projections, will result in millions of preventable deaths over years to come. Significant cuts to foreign aid budgets across Europe…
Thursday, the 22nd of September, the UCD Law Society held a debate on the motion titled ‘This House Would Fight for a United Ireland’. A Northern Ireland motion has been…
The ‘Natura Centrum Est’ parade was held at UCD, supported by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics. A performative walk held at UCD showcased the importance of environmental preservation.…
“I never expected one of my favourite memories from Cambodia to involve sheltering from the rain with two complete strangers. It was a warm, sunny day in Siem Reap when…
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, Deputy Paul Murphy proposed The Defence (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2026 in the Dáil. The bill aims to prohibit US military or civilian aircrafts carrying munitions…