What’s On In Dublin?
World’s Favourite Conductor and Orchestra: On Saturday 25th November, The National Concert Hall will become the musical playground of JoAnn Falletta and the RTE Concert Orchestra, who in 2015 were…
National Campaign For the Arts
The National Campaign for the Arts was established in 2009 in order to have a body representative of the arts in Ireland to ensure the arts remain viewed as an…
Andrea Pirlo – A Midfield Master
Andrea Pirlo loved to pull pranks on Gennaro Gattuso. The two midfielders played together for more than a decade with Milan and Italy, winning everything from Serie A to the…
Women In Art
Over the past few weeks there has been no shortage of news regarding the treatment of women in the arts. The outburst of claims and reports of abuse by several…
Brasaíleach ag foghlaim na Gaeilge?
Tá daoine ann a deir gur teanga marbh í an Ghaeilge, agus nach fiú í a fhoghlaim de bharr go bhfuil Béarla ag daonra na hÉireann ar aon nós. D’fhreastal…
Obesity In Ireland: A Problem or Not?
Obesity in Ireland is a major problem. One that is not just linked to genetic disorders or bad diets, but is a direct result of inequalities within different socio-economic groups…
Health & Inequality: Inequality in Third Level Education
The social class divide that has been persistent in the Irish education system has impacted on the abilities of students from the lower socioeconomic groups progressing to third level education.…
Recycling in UCD: What Are We Waiting For?
UCD is the largest university in the country. The college overflows with more than 33,000 students and easily another extra thousand or more staff. We’re not a university so much…
Motion Passes to Allow Welfare Officer to Supply Free Pregnancy Tests to Students
A motion brought before UCDSU Council for the Welfare Officer to supply free pregnancy tests was passed last night. The motion which was proposed by 2nd Year Engineering class rep…
Drugs, Sex & Violence in Ireland
Drugs, sex and violence. Some might think of a Green Day song when they hear these words. Some might say they could be grouped together to describe an angst phase…
UCD Karate Win Big at Kanazawa Cup Championship
It has been an incredible weekend of competition for UCD Karate, on Saturday the 11th five members of UCD Karate represented the University at the Kanazawa Cup Championship in Tallaght,…
The Secret Stress of the Second Shift
Historically, society in Ireland, and globally, was a patriarchal one in which men performed in the workplace and prevailed in their typically clichéd breadwinner role and women in their expected…