Sodexo CEO invitation to ‘Women in Leadership’ Event Sparks Controversy
UCD will host the ‘Women in Leadership’ conference on the 24th and 25th of February. The conference is sponsored by Arthur Cox, Aldi, Abbot and Skoda as well as the…
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…
David Quinn Bemoans Cancel Culture on Newstalk, Nathan Young Responds
In a recent segment on Newstalk, Deputy Editor of the University Observer Nathan Young and Iona Institute Director David Quinn traded blows on free speech on college campuses. The discussion,…
Founder of UCD Rugby Academy Sentenced to 8 Year Imprisonment For Sexual 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 been sentenced to eight…
Is the Student Centre pool really Olympic standard? | UCD MythBusters | An Fócas
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…
New Signings Star in UCD Friendly Win over Longford Town
University College Dublin (UCD) began their preparations for the upcoming SSE Airtricity First Division 2021 season with a 2-1 friendly against newly promoted Premier Division side Longford Town at the…
COVID-19 Aids Unlikely Without “Organisation of Students” | Ruairí Power
UCDSU President Conor Anderson and Welfare Officer Ruairí Power met with the Registrar and Deans on Wednesday to discuss new COVID-19 aids for students. The proposed accommodations include waiving resit…
Trinity to Investigate Historic Links to Slavery
Trinity College Dublin is set to embark on a two-year investigation of its historical links to slavery and colonialism. The College expects that the project will “examine, interrogate and reflect…
‘Old Man Belfield saved my life’ | An Fócas
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…
Maidens na Gaeilge 2021: Babhta a Dó
Oíche aréir ar an 19ú Feabhra thit an dara hoíche de Bhabhta a Dó den chomórtas Maidens na Gaeilge 2021 amach ar líne agus bhí The College Tribune i láthair.…
How Climate Change has increased the risk of Pandemics
The COVID-19 pandemic, or rather a version of it, has been sitting in the human race’s rear-view mirror for quite some time, approaching and accelerating. Both epidemiologists and climate change…
Prizes to be Won at UCD’s Virtual Daffodil Day 2021
Traditionally, on the last day of college before Easter break, we would see students flooding the campus with little yellow caps hosting the Rugby Club’s Daffodil day in aid of…