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The number of unauthorised gatherings detected by University College Dublin (UCD) dropped by almost 50% this year. However, off-campus parties look to be increasing in recent weeks as students finish…
You’ve all heard the rumours; your peer mentors might have mentioned University College Dublin’s “riot-proof design” when you first arrived on the Belfield campus. You’ve been told tails of its…
Some of you may have heard the rumours that UCD’s pool isn’t what it seems. The most popular stories going around tell a hilarious story, but is it true? Rumour…
On a wet and windy night in 1990’s Dublin, second year Arts student Gisèle Scanlon was making her way onto University College Dublin’s Belfield campus. “You wouldn’t expect the dog…
Oh, the times they are a-changin’. Student journalists often forget what the world was like before Twitter and social media. In ‘the olden times’, there were no retweets, notifications or…
For many first years at University College Dublin (UCD) this year has seen an anti-climax punctured by a big sesh-shaped hole. Making friends is not what it used to be.…
Medical researchers from University College Dublin (UCD) conducted unethical vaccine trials on children in Ireland’s mother-and-baby homes, according to the findings of a government investigation. Seven vaccine trials took place…
Hiring practices at University College Dublin (UCD) could be in breach of Irish and EU law, experts have warned. A scoring system used to hire more diverse academics has been…
Back in February 2016, The College Tribune broke a story which described as many as 200 students, mainly male agricultural science students, sharing and rating explicit photos of girls online.…
Proposals to reduce the membership of University College Dublin’s (UCD) largest academic committee will be considered later this week. On top of reducing numbers, the move will restructure the group…
This article is the first in a new series of collaborative efforts by Irish student journalists. The team comes from four student newspapers across Ireland’s largest four cities. We aim…
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