Government Considering Change to SUSI Grant System
Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has confirmed the Government is considering a change to the earning limit for students in receipt of the SUSI grant. Currently, a…
Down But Not Out. UCD AFC in Relegation Dogfight at Season Midpoint
This time last year UCD AFC were certainly not sitting at rock bottom of the league. In fact, the Students were in the midst of a competitive promotion dogfight. Thanks…
New Higher Education Funding Plan a ‘Missed Opportunity’ says Power
This week the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, announced a new higher education funding plan to address funding gaps and reduce costs for…
Harris Announces Plans for Increased Higher Education Spending and Fee Cuts
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, announced plans today to increase higher education funding and reduce the costs on students and their families.…
UCDSU By-Elections | Amit Wasnik – Graduate Officer Candidate
After no nominees contesting the role of graduate officer in the UCD Students’ Union executive elections, the upcoming By-Elections see 3 candidates on the ballot. One candidate is a masters…
UCDSU By-Elections | Matt Amenda – Graduate Officer Candidate
After no nominees contesting the role of graduate officer in the UCD Students’ Union executive elections, the upcoming By-Elections see 3 candidates on the ballot. One candidate is a masters…
UCDSU By-Elections | Marc Matouc – Graduate Officer Candidate
After no nominees contesting the role of graduate officer in the UCD Students’ Union executive elections, the upcoming By-Elections see 3 candidates on the ballot. One candidate is a masters…
College Drop-out Rates Tumble
Data released from the Higher Education Authority (HEA) has shown that the rate of third-level students dropping out after just one year of their course has fallen to just 9%…
Grilling Robyn O’Keeffe | UCDSU Campaigns & Engagement Candidate
Final year Social Policy & Sociology student Robyn O’Keeffe is running to be the Campaigns and Engagement Officer for the UCDSU in an uncontested race. She has previously been a…
UCDSU Education Race Candidate: Martha Ní Riada
In the second of our profiles of the two candidates running for the position of Education Officer, the only contested race for the 2022 UCDSU sabbatical elections, the College Tribune…
UCDSU Education Race Candidate: Darragh Kane O’Toole
Following confirmation of the UCDSU nominations for the sabbatical elections for 2022, it has been revealed there will be just one contested race for a position on the UCDSU executive…
Battle of the Bands: Musical Society vs Music Soc
As editor of a campus newspaper, you would think I’d be pretty clued into what happens on campus; what the SU are up to, where Deeks hides the bodies and…