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The UCD branch of the Postgraduate Workers Organisation picketed outside the Tierney Administrative Building this Wednesday, 21 October. Members of UCD PWO unanimously voted to strike yesterday, bringing much research…
On October 1st, the Literary and History Society hosted a debate in the Fitzgerald Chamber on the motion ’’There is no moral difference between Russian and US foreign policy.’’ Six…
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.…