Welfare Officer – John Kerr ‘The Mental Health Candidate’
John Kerr is a final year Psychology student and current auditor of PsychSoc. He believes that he can bring a level of wisdom and training to the role of Welfare…
Presidential Profiles: Barry Murphy “The Incumbent”
It’s been a couple of years since we’ve had an incumbent run for President within UCDSU. While Barry Murphy hasn’t actually served a full term as President of the SU,…
SU Elections: Niall Torris for Graduate Officer
2018 appears to be the year of incumbents running with Niall Torris running unopposed for a second year to become Graduate Officer. His manifesto is simple and easily understandable. It’s…
Presidential Profiles: Ryan Oakes “The SU Hack”
Those of you who have been around UCD for a few years might remember Ryan Oakes running for C+C Officer in 2016 where he lost to Luke Fitzpatrick. He’s back…
How ‘Tour The City’ Is Changing Lives One Tour At A Time
The most well-known media for breaking down cultural barriers are food, football and sex, but apparently scepticism towards modern art and religion work too. This is but one of many…
Trinity Students Locked Into Dining Hall
A group of students protesting in Trinity Colleges Dining Hall have reportedly being locked into the hall with no access to food, water or toilets. The group which includes Trinity…
UCC Win Jailbreak 2018
In one of the tightest competitions to date, four teams from University College Cork (UCC) crossed the finish line of Jailbreak 2018 in Pula, Croatia. Ninety teams departed from Dublin…
In The Loop
What Have the Pythons Ever Done for Us? Starting on April Fools day and continuing through to May, Dublin and Galway will see a celebration of the works of the…
100 Years of Claude Debussy
It is perhaps one of the most recognised pieces of classical music along with the likes of Edvard Grieg’s Peer Cynt Suite No.1 ‘Morning Mood’ and Frederic Chopin’s Nocturnes, but…
Trinity Students Protest Fee Hikes
In response to the recent decision by Trinity College Dublin to raise the supplemental examination fees to a flat rate of €450, a protest has been held by students of…
New Look But Continued Focus on Talent Development for UCD Fitzcycles.ie in 2018
As the start of the 2018 road season approaches, the UCD Cycling FitzCycles.ie team are gearing up with a new look and some new faces for 2018. After many years…
Discovering Japan With The MIRAI Program
Back in October 2017, I was fortunate enough to be selected as University College Dublin’s representative on the “MIRAI Programme”. This is a Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) funded…