Should Newman be Preserved for Future Generations?
Concourses reminiscent of a Soviet metro station, a “no-smoking” smoking area, and enough hidden-away classrooms to host a rapidly fracturing left-wing movement; could this be the end of an era?…
The Race for a Room: Discrimination Plaguing the Search for Accommodation
“Housing is shit…. People ask for gold in exchange for rooms that look like doghouses and scamming is at its peak in Dublin.” One incoming UCD student from Chandigarh, India,…
Just one shower per day! The weird demands of Dublin landlords on student tenants
It’s September 2023, and I have just moved into a student house in Booterstown, a ten-minute walk from UCD. No heating, no hot water and a broken oven, all of…
UCD Students From Gaza Still Awaiting Visa Approval
As the academic year gets underway and most students are now settling into colleges around the country, almost 100 Gazan students with acceptances to Irish Universities are left uncertain after…
Sports, Showpieces and a Battle for the Soul
There is no event more captivating and beloved than a final in sport. It’s an opportunity for two teams to fight for their place in history, with the winning side…
Ten thousand walk the streets of Dublin to protest Donald Trump’s visit to Ireland
More than 10,000 people marched through Dublin in the ‘No Welcome For Trump’ protest, organised by the Irish Coalition Against Trump. “The government and establishment may bend the knee, but…