The Horror Show of Modern Music
What has happened to music and why is it so gut-wrenchingly awful? As I write this, Ed Sheeran’s Shivers sits at the top of the charts, featuring thought-provoking lyrics such…
Treat Yourself this Reading Week: Halloween Style
With pumpkin spice season well underway, baking can be a fun way to spend the cold dark autumnal evenings. If you are looking for some Halloween and autumn-inspired baking and…
DCC Chief Keegan Shares the Same Sentiment as Marie Antoinette: Let Them Eat Cake!
Students are just an after-thought within contemporary Ireland. This was proved once again on Monday 11th October as UCDSU President, Ruairi Power, shared correspondence from Dublin City Council. In the…
Breaking Barriers and Marching for Choice: UCDSU Joins ARC in the 10th Annual March for Choice
Hundreds gathered in front of the Dáil last month to take part in the 10th annual March for Choice, organized and led by the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC). This year’s…
Tricks and Treats in Dublin this Halloween
With restrictions set to ease at the end of the month, the biggest celebrations are set to take place this Halloween as the first holiday that is somewhat restriction free…
National Development Plan outlines surge in funding for Higher Education
The renewed National Development Plan (NDP) recognises further and higher education providers as “anchors for enterprise and regional growth” in a commitment to spend €2.9 billion on the sector between…
Free Period Products Now Available in Library Bathrooms
Period and sanitary products will now be available free of charge from dispensary machines in toilets located in the James Joyce Library at University College Dublin following a campaign from…
An gá freastal ar chursa chun líofacht i dteanga a bhaint amach?
Ní raibh sé riamh ar intinn agam an Phortaingéilis a fhoghlaim. Tá an dóthain deacrachtaí ag baint le dhá theanga a staidéar ag leibhéal céime gan teanga eile a chur…
Exploring Ireland’s All or Nothing Mindset
It’s something that’s constantly at the forefront of our minds recently. Whether it’s after a long day of lectures or simply because ‘why not?’, it seems that now more than…
What Are My Rights as a Part-Time Worker?
Many students may find themselves in the position of undertaking part-time work during their time in college and in doing so will enter into a contract of employment. So what…
Hair: A Grey Area??
It will not come as news that as we age, we become prone to grey hair. A number of factors influence this process, including and not limited to age, ethnicity,…
OECD Agreement Brings an End to Ireland’s 12.5% Corporation Tax Rate
Ireland has become one of over 130 countries to sign up for a new Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) framework for international tax reform. The move will mark…