SU Election Nominations open, Signature Requirement Dropped
Nominations for the UCDSU Sabbatical and College Officer elections opened last night at 5 pm. Candidates will need fewer signatures this year in order to secure a nomination for the…
UCD Start Community Fund in Memorial of Old Man Belfield
UCD Foundation announced the formation of a UCD Michael Byrne Community Fund and installation of a memorial bench in the Rose Garden at Belfield House to remember Michael Byrne, Old…
UCDSU Sabbatical Elections to be Held Online Again This Year
The elections for the positions of the UCDSU sabbatical and college officer roles will take place online once again this year, from the 31st of March to the 1st of…
Students Can Lose 20% of €250 Fee Refund to Tax Clawback
The €250 “once-off credit” given to students before Christmas is subject to a €50 tax claw back for up to 33,200 students. A fee refund of €250 was given to…
UCD to Stream ‘Old Man Belfield’ Funeral Online on Wednesday.
The funeral of Michael Byrne, ‘Old Man Belfield’, will take place on Wednesday 20th of January at 11am. The service will be private as a result of the ongoing Covid-19…
Michael Byrne, Old Man Belfield, Died Last Night in UCD
It is with great regret that the College Tribune reports the death of Michael Byrne, a homeless man who has become a fixture of UCD’s Belfield campus affectionately known by…
Former UCD Director of Rugby Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse
T/W: Sexual Abuse and Child Abuse The founder of the UCD Rugby Academy and former Director of Rugby for University College Dublin (UCD), John McClean has pleaded guilty to multiple…
Five UCD Faculty Among World’s Most Influential Researchers.
Five UCD researchers have placed in the top 1% most cited scientific researchers in the world, according to the 2020 “Highly Cited Researchers” report conducted by Clarivate Analytics. In total,…
UCD Economics Student Charged with Money Laundering
A UCD economics student has been charged and held in custody under money laundering charges in relation to a €1.4 million money-laundering investigation. The UCD student, Cheng Yu, is accused…
Debts and Deep Pockets: The L&H and LawSoc
Typically considered competitors, University College Dublin’s (UCD) two debating societies, the Law Society (LawSoc) and the Literary & Historical Society (L&H) have shown opposite financial trends in recent years. This…
€50 Million Financial Support Fund for Students in Budget 2021
The government budget for the coming year has been announced officially today including additional investment into third and higher-level education, bringing up total expenditure into education to €8.6 billion. A…
All Universities Asked to Adopt Level-3 Restrictions; Will Minimise On-Campus Teaching
Universities across Ireland have agreed to adopt the enhanced public protection measures which were previously applied solely on Dublin. Per these guidelines, universities will minimise on-campus teaching, where possible and…