Editorial: Students to Suffer From UCD’s Exam Cop-Out
This editorial was written as 5,600 positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in Ireland. The day before, for (approximately) the 625th day in a row our phones buzzed with the…
USI Lead Nationwide ‘F#ck the Fees’ Protests
The week of the 23rd of November saw a three day series of protests organised by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) held in Cork, Galway and Dublin with…
Campus CLOSED Due to Storm Barra
UCD has announced the closure of the Belfield and Blackrock campuses as well as the postponement of the scheduled graduation ceremonies scheduled for tomorrow, the 7th of December. A UCD…
Government’s Free Antigen Test Fund Praised by IUA
The Irish Universities Association (IUA) has welcomed the government’s €9 million fund to provide free COVID-19 antigen tests to third-level students. The fund will be available to higher education institutions…
UCD Professor William Gallagher Wins SFI Award
The Science Foundation of Ireland (SFI) announced its 2021 award winners at the annual SFI Science Summit last month. This year, Professor William Gallagher from the UCD School of Biomolecular…
UCD President Andrew Deeks to RESIGN
In a special bulletin, UCD President Andrew Deeks has announced his intention to resign from the role in April 2022. Deeks is currently the 9th President of UCD having taken…
Elitist College Tribune Co-Editors Rank UCD Celebrities
11. Nathan Old Or young… whatever is more fitting for his age. This guy is known for printing his paper on the tallest sheets so you can use them as…
NUIG Consider Rebranding Due to Confusion Surrounding its Name
The National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) is to consider changing its title to ‘University of Galway’. This rebranding is reportedly due to ambiguity surrounding the university’s name, as well…
Small Soc Spotlight – Arts Society
Something that I believe should have more attention in our little campus community is our small societies. Ergo, the Tribune has decided (as a collective) to do a small soc…
Is Ireland ready to debate the legalisation of drugs?
As the years go by the question has increasingly been asked, when will Ireland overturn the prohibition of drugs? More recently places like nightclubs and bars have attempted to educate…
UCD-based ISSDA to Contribute to European Research Group
The Irish Research Council announced that Ireland would join CESSDA, the European consortium for promoting the results of social science research. The Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA), which is…
Biden’s First Year Fails to Impress
After four years of arguably the most dangerously divisive presidency of all time, the United States welcomed back a familiar figure into the Oval Office, Joe Biden, with the hope…