Food For Thought | Opinion
A few weeks ago, Saint Patrick’s Day took a controversial turn in more ways than one. From The Dolores Cahill Fiasco to Anti-Lockdown Protests, heads were turning every which way,…
New IADB approved at Students’ Union Council Meeting
The new Students’ Union Independent Appeals & Disciplinary Board (IADB) was approved at the most recent SU Council meeting. The IADB is a supervisory board for the Union, created to…
RTÉ-Donohue Apology Reveals the Worst in Irish Media
One thing you notice when you’re abroad is how often, we as Irish people, use the word ‘sorry’. Sorry could I get the Sangrita please? Sorry…dónde está la biblioteca? In…
Recent Student Behaviour Could Delay Return to On-Campus Learning
Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has spoken to University Chiefs over COVID-19 outbreaks amongst college students in Galway and Limerick which may delay the return to on-campus…
The Proposed ‘Vaccine Passport’ and the Legal Implications of a Mandatory Vaccine
With recent news reports suggesting that the implementation of a ‘vaccine passport’ scheme is underway, questions have arisen surrounding the issue of an effectively mandatory vaccine. With a ‘vaccine passport’…
Economics and Finance | A look back on four years in (and out) of college
The first semester of first year was, for many (myself included), a shock to the system. Everyone seems to know more than you, and modules seem ten times harder than…
BREAKING: UCDSU Elections 2021 | Power Elected President
After the second year of online elections, the University College Dublin (UCD) Students’ Union sabbatical team for 2021-22 has been elected. The UCDSU Elections results were announced to a crowd…
UCDSU Host Town Hall about Dolores Cahill, Union to Contact Medical Council
Thirty-six students attended an online town hall on the recent conduct of UCD Professor Dolores Cahill, an academic who has come under fire for her Covid-19 scepticism, as well as…
UCD Student Centre Levy Scandal | Turbine
Many current UCD Students have been enquiring as to what the ‘Voluntary’ student centre levy is being used for as the student centre remains closed. At the Turbine, we decided…
Live Coverage of SU Election hosted by Joe Rogan | Turbine
Podcaster Joe has attracted controversy again by taking on the much-contested SU Election. In a three hour long podcast with current SU president Conor Anderson, Minister for Higher Education Simon…
Cahill becomes UCD President | Deeks wins race for UCDSU President | Turbine
After the sweeping reforms announced by Higher Education Minister Simon Harris at the beginning of the year, the now former University College Dublin President Andrew Deeks has been replaced by…
Are they any good? | Your 2021 UCDSU Candidates Reviewed
We undertook the gruelling task of reading through colourful manifestos, watched hours of hustings and grilled all of the candidates running in the University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) Executive…