Who Cares About the Student Union Anyway?
An epidemic of ambivalence has spread throughout UCD campus over the last few years, with UCD students feeling completely .disengaged with their Student Union. Very few people vote in SU…
NEW YEARS: World Confuses Resolutions with Revolutions and Everything Goes Wrong
As crowds of people across the world watched the clock .count down another year, thoughts soon strayed from the awkward few seconds after everyone starts kissing, to the year that…
UCD Bird Community Gets a Sexy New Arrival
This week on UCD Birdwatch, we’re covering some breaking news on the return of the infamous UCD Water Rail, a welcome return to our campus’s stunning bird community (birds of…
Ents Begin Last March in Protest Against Australian Wildfires
In a dramatic response to the Australian wildfires that have plagued the New South Wales region since the start of the Southern Hemisphere summer, Treebeard has assembled the Ents of…
UN Orders Myanmar to Stop Genocidal Attacks on Rohingya
Along Myanmar’s north-western coast lies the State of Rakhine, home to many Rohingya people; an Indo-Aryan ethnic group who predominantly follow Islam, contrary to the country’s Buddhist majority. The Rohingya…
Start-Up Spotlight: Fearless Media
Fearless Media is a small production company which creates engaging video content for businesses looking to bring a story to life, and was founded by Thomas Arnold in 2019. The…
UCD Lyons Farm Receive €3m Investment for New AgTech Hub
UCD Lyons Farm in Co Kildare will be the site for a new ag-tech research hub. The project was awarded a 3m investment from the Regional Enterprise Development Fund through…
Two Media Giants Who Shaped Modern Ireland
Since its conception in 1960, RTÉ has had a leading role in the progression of Irish society. What RTÉ has done in its broadcasting of Irish issues and Irish culture,…
Talented lecturer who made significant contribution to UCD
Paul Anthony McDermott Born: February 4th, 1972 Died: December 10th, 2019 I knew Paul Anthony for just over 28 years as an undergraduate, postgraduate and colleague here at UCD Sutherland.…
Exceptional Student and Labour Youth Chair Who Made an Impact
Cormac Ó Braonáin Born: August 20th, 2000 Died: December 15th, 2019 Cormac truly was an exceptional person. I have been involved with Labour for just over a year but I…
Left Wing Alliance Issue Demands to UCD to ‘Fix Our Education’
An alliance of political groups based in UCD have begun a poster campaign which is calling upon the college’s management to address issues such as disability services, affordable accommodation and…
Veggie Or Else: UCD Vegetarian Awareness Campaign
The trend of going green has been growing exponentially in recent years and UCD students have well endorsed the cause. Starting at the beginning of September 2019, the university has…