Why Music Unites Protesters During BLM Movement
Black Lives Matter remains one of the most prominent news stories at present, as protests and marches continue across the globe. In the aftermath of the death of George Floyd,…
UCD Students able to Benefit from Ireland’s First Social Housing Student Development
Empower the Family Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) is a charity founded in 2018 by Deborah Somorin with powerful and ambitious goals to assist disadvantaged young people pursue their dream…
The Effects of the Arab Spring, Ten Years After it Began
In late 2010, almost ten years ago, a Tunisian street vendor who went by the name of Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire as a response to state officials harassing…
Provisional Grades: Why You Don’t Need to Panic
In the wake of the provisional examination results which were released on Monday, The College Tribune conducted a survey to see whether students believed the Covid-19 Assessment Guidelines, often referred…
Spring Exchanges “Proceeding As Planned” For UCD Students – Subject to Review.
University College Dublin (UCD) cancelled their outgoing exchanges for the first semester of the 2020/2021 academic year on May 15th due to uncertainty as to when international travel restrictions would…
Next Government set to Further Criminalise Hate Crime and Speech
The Programme for Government negotiated by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party has pledged that the incoming government will enact further legislation “within 12 months” of its formation…
University Observer “Tried To Have Me Cancelled”, says David Quinn
In an article published in The Irish Independent on the 20th of June, Catholic commentator and founder of the Iona Institute, a religious advocacy group, David Quinn claimed that the…
Interviewing the CEO of UCD-Based Zipp Mobility After €300,000 Investment Round
Irish e-scooter start-up Zipp Mobility recently closed an investment round of €300,000 to support their efforts of expansion into the UK market. Following a relaxing of the regulations governing e-scooters…
Níl trácht ar bith ar cheist na Gaeilge san oideachas tríú leibhéal sa dréachtchlár nua rialtais
Ar 15 Meitheamh, d’fhoilsigh Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil agus an Comhaontas Glas a ndréachtchlár nua rialtais dar teideal ‘An Clár Rialtais: Ár dTochaí Le Chéile’. Tá an dréachtchlár seo ag…
UCD Investigated for Delayed Disclosure of Public Information
University College Dublin (UCD) was one of five public bodies which were investigated for compliance to Freedom of Information (FOI) regulations by the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) for…
No Messing Around This Time: UCD’s New Students’ Union President
The next President of University College Dublin’s (UCD) Students’ Union (SU) will be a familiar face to some. As this year’s Graduate Officer for the SU, Conor Anderson championed a…
World Rankings Should Be Ignored, Say University Academics
Kathleen James-Chakraborty, a Professor of Art History in University College Dublin (UCD), wrote to The Irish Times criticising Irish universities’ approach to the QS World University Rankings. Eunan O’Halpin, a…