“Voting No means You are Being Pro-Choice”: Referendum Special
In a campus referendum special Politics editor Oisín MacCanna and Editor Jack Power sat down with both sides of the campaign to get their views, motivations and arguments. Hazel Nolan…
“Everyone in UCD Deserves to Be Fairly Represented”: Referendum Special
In a campus referendum special Politics editor Oisín MacCanna and Editor Jack Power sat down with both sides of the campaign to get their views, motivations and arguments. Representing the…
UCD Students March Alongside USI for Free Fees and Increased College Funding
Students from all over Ireland descended on the Garden of Remembrance in Parnell Square to march through the city in a demonstration against student fees, on Wednesday the 19th of…
Erasmus Disappointment: “The homesickness and loneliness consumed me like an illness”
In our Erasmus series, Features editor Rachel O’Neill describes her own experience studying abroad. Far from the adventure of a lifetime the year abroad is sold as, her’s has been…
Hunt for the Wilderpeople: Film Review
Taika’s Waititi’s follow-up to the delightful What We Do in the Shadows does not disappoint. When troublesome, orphaned teen Ricky Baker (Dennison) is taken in by foster parents Hec (Neill)…
Surviving and Thriving in College: A How to Guide
When you say the word ‘college’ what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Friends? Societies? Erasmus? Alcohol? All of these words alone can be expanded into very different albeit…
‘UCD Students for Fair Representation’ Gain Enough Signatures to call Campus Referendum on Abortion Issue
A group ‘UCD Students for Fair Representation’ is believed to have now gained enough signatures to call a referendum on campus on the Students’ Union stance on abortion. The group…
UCD AFC Promotion Dreams Bolstered After Late Winner Against Shells
UCD left it late in Belfield on Friday night as a 92nd minute winner secured a 3-2 victory against Dublin rivals Shelbourne. This puts the Students’ four points clear of…
Student Issues Discussed just Four Times by University Management Team in 2016
The College Tribune has obtained the summary minutes of the University Management Team for 2016, the UMT is the key decision making authority in UCD. The minutes dating from January…
UCD Spending on Legal Disputes with Staff Increased by More than 300% Last Year
UCD spent €236,859 on legal fees in cases and disputes they contested with their own members of staff last year. This figure represents a 300% increase in legal costs from…
71% of UCD Students Surveyed Say Consent Workshops Should be Introduced
Results from a recent survey undertaken by the UCD Students’ Union on sex and consent has shown that 71% of respondents felt “introducing consent workshops to campus was important.” Overall…
An Interview with Peter Tatchell: A Half Century of Political Activism and Protest for Equality
Peter Tatchell, a lifelong campaigner for LGBT and human rights, recently spoke to the L&H and the LGBTQ+ Society in UCD. Tatchell also sat down with Tribune editor Jack Power…