Celebrities & Politics
At a recent campaign rally in Alabama, President Donald Trump fired a surprise attack on the NFL, criticising players who ‘take a knee’ during the national anthem as a protest.…
Opinion: This Referendum Should Be About Leadership
Regardless of what the students of UCD will vote for on the 25th and 26th of October, there is no good outcome of this referendum for our Union. Right now,…
Pages About Safe Drug Use Removed From ‘Winging’ It’
Uncertain whose decision it was to remove the pages. More direct approach to be taken including a mandate to support Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Pages which detailed how to…
Editorial: If Breitbart Are Involved, It’s a Bad Sign
I am nearly sick to death of talking about the impeachment referendum but there a few things that need to be said. First of all, I cannot and am not…
Parking Permits Still Causing Controversy
The lack of parking in UCD is a well-known student issue. It is not so well-known among the student population that the introduction of the permit parking system in UCD…
The Curious Case of the Sammon of College
It was a Sunday afternoon in 2005, and the respective teams of UCD and UCC were trudging off the field at Trinity College following an unusually one-sided Harding Cup Final.…
The Modern Recipe For Sporting Success?
For years, doping scandals have tarred the reputations of athletes, punctured the spirits of fervent spectators, and above all, defiled the metaphorical “level playing field” of competition. The WADA (World…
UCD to Risk Industrial Dispute Over Doubling of Permit Parking Cost
UCD’s plan to double the cost of parking permits for next year could lead to another major labour dispute with some of Ireland’s biggest Trade Unions. The University wants to…
Building & Planning Roundup
O’Reilly Hall: The site of UCD President Andrew Deeks’ private club, the original application received planning permission this year. UCD applied back in June for its Revised Fire Safety Certificate.…
President Deeks Unhappy with ‘Standstill Budget’
Andrew Deeks, President of UCD, has expressed his dissatisfaction at Budget 2018. He used his Presidential Bulletin, sent to all UCD Staff members, to offer a commentary on it, just…
UCD at Forefront of €6.7 Million Climate Change Project
UCD is set to be at the forefront in new climate change research following the launch of a partnership with Aberystwyth University in Wales, to promote Acclimatize. The project is…
Opinion: There Is a Difference Between Bias and Relevance.
On Monday afternoon we received an email from the Vote No/Fight4Katie campaign. It was from Katie Ascough and in the email she detailed why she felt The College Tribune had…