Campus UFO Sightings Down 98% last trimester | Turbine
UFO sightings on campus have hit a new low! A report from the UCD statistics office has confirmed that the number of sightings on the Belfield campus during the 2020…
“Powerwash Newman” Petition hits 30,000 Signatures | Turbine
An online petition urging campus administration to “powerwash the Newman building or demolish it” has hit 30,000 signatures, increasing pressure for action. The petition was created by a final-year engineering…
UCD Must Properly Honour The Memory of Michael Byrne | Editorial
An ever-present fixture on UCD’s campus for years, Michael Byrne (affectionately known by students and staff as ‘Old Man Belfield’) passed away on January 11, 2021. Beloved by students and…
Students Can Lose 20% of €250 Fee Refund to Tax Clawback
The €250 “once-off credit” given to students before Christmas is subject to a €50 tax claw back for up to 33,200 students. A fee refund of €250 was given to…
IUA Requests Funding Increase for Research and Development among Irish Universities
In a recent report conducted by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Ireland was ranked 23rd out of 37 OECD countries in relation to research spending in 2018, a…
The College Tribune Creates Ireland’s First Student Newspaper App
The College Tribune, an independent student newspaper from University College Dublin (UCD), has become the first student publication in Ireland to release a newspaper mobile app on the 25th of…
UCD’s Silence on Vaccine Trials is Deafening, We Demand An Apology | Editorial
Between 1960 and 1973, medical researchers from University College Dublin (UCD) conducted unethical vaccine trials on children in Ireland’s mother-and-baby homes. Professor Patrick Meenan and Dr Irene Hillery of the…
Biden Inauguration Heralds New Dawn for US and Ireland
Amidst the chaos and hostility in the dying hours of the Trump administration – a fortnight from the terrorist attack on the national capitol – that struck terror into both…
Phased Reopening of schools – A trajectory of failures by the Irish government | Opinion
The fiasco that was the proposed re-opening of Irish schools for students experiencing additional needs ended again this week with students being left high and dry by the Irish government.…
The Fresher Perspective
It’s like a dad joke with an underwhelming punchline… What do you get when you put three freshers in a bar during a pandemic? This is the year that we…
Sinn Féin Members ‘Some of the most Abusive Online,’ says ex UCD Chairperson
Former British prime minister Harold Wilson coined the now popular phrase ‘a week is a long time in politics.’ If this is true, imagine what can change in a year.…