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Trinity College Dublin is planning to reduce entry requirements for non-EU International students next year by 10% in a plan to ease the financial strain on the university caused by…
On Friday 5th June, UCD Anti Casualisation (UCD-AC) penned an open letter to the management of University College Dublin (UCD) requesting a meeting by the end of June. On the…
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called on the government to create a Department of Higher Education and Research. With the added pressures being put on such institutions…
Microsoft has partnered with University College Dublin (UCD) to develop Ireland’s first Digital Policy Programme. A total sum of €700,000 was paid to UCD for Microsoft’s involvement in the programme.…
Shock rang out around Belfield campus today, as the galaxy’s most notorious villain was revealed to work at UCD. Following months of undercover investigation, The Turbine can now confirm that…
I like to think that I’ve always been anti-racist in my life. I’ve been aware of how privileged I am and how my complexion and parents’ wealth have caused my…
UCD Musical Society apologised for its past use of black/brown face in a statement issued on their Facebook page on the 5th of June. The apology was provoked by the…
The recent killing of George Floyd in the US and the subsequent Black Lives Matter movement has exploded worldwide. It has brought direct provision services in Ireland once again into…
More than a thousand protestors gathered outside the Embassy of the United States of America in Ballsbridge on Saturday afternoon. The protest, which was organised by Black Pride Ireland, Migrants…
On Friday, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced cuts to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment for part-time workers from €350 to €203 a week, affecting students who were working part-time during the academic…
Trinity College Provost’s salary package breaches what the Department of Education had approved, at €201,000 a year. In comparison, the salary of the UCD President is €207,590, without perks. An…
The College Tribune is seeking to hire newspaper designers for the upcoming academic year. We take pride in our emphasis on good design since our first edition in 1989. Student…