Meet the Candidates – UCDSU Elections 2021
The countdown to this year’s University College Dublin Students Union (UCDSU) sabbatical elections has officially begun. This year’s election will once again be held online, with voting open between the…
UCD alumna shares disappointment due to lack of support received from UCD following sexual assault
Trigger Warning: Assault/Sexual Assault. A UCD alumna took to Twitter yesterday to share her communications with UCD in which she asks the university to recognise the dangers and effects that…
UCD Prof Plans Anti-Lockdown Patrick’s Day Gathering
Professor Dolores Cahill of University College Dublin (UCD) has recently posted an event on Facebook that appears to promote a gathering in Herbert Park, Donnybrook on St Patrick’s Day. The…
Students in Direct Provision To Be Exempt From Paying International Fees
Under new government plans for further and higher education, students living in Direct Provision will not have to pay the same level of fees as international students for post-second-level courses.…
Disabled Students No Longer Lose Allowance Under ‘Catherine’s Law’
A new law has been signed by Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, allowing disabled students in higher education to continue to retain their disability allowance. Minister Humphreys has signed…
75% of Medical Consultants Experiencing Burnout from Covid-19 – UCD Study
Research carried out by University College Dublin’s (UCD) School of Medicine last month has shown that at least one in four hospital consultants are suffering the effects of burnout after…
‘The Bachelor’ taking UCD by Storm
None of us know him, but we all love him. Whether he’s saving our sanity with shared secrets from the student body or helping us out with library recommendations, the…
UCD beaten by St Pat’s in Penultimate Preseason Friendly
University College Dublin (UCD) were beaten 2-0 by St Patrick’s Athletic at the UCD Bowl in one of the clubs’ final friendly matches before the start of their respective league…
Essential Work & Essential Study | Student Stories
Ireland has been in the grips of COVID-19 for a year. While much of the country has come to a standstill, university students found their part-time jobs transformed from a…
Student Rent Market Sees Few Boosts from Pandemic
Rent rose in the fourth quarter of 2020 in all counties, bar Dublin – which saw a 3% decline. One may speculate as to why – loss of students, people…
African Scholars Association Protests UCD ‘Writing Black’ Module Taught by White Professor
A previous version of this article suggested that it was a fact that the module coordinator had no background in race studies, when in fact this was merely claimed by…
Covid-19 Rental Protection Scheme Extended To Summer
Tenants who have been, and continue to be, affected economically by Covid-19 will be granted protection into the Summer season. According to a report in the Irish Examiner, Minister for…