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‘We Have Neither Employment Rights nor the Social Protections that Come with Them ‘, UCD PWO Picket Outside Tierney Building.

Editor — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:44:29 +0000

The UCD branch of the Postgraduate Workers Organisation picketed outside the Tierney Administrative Building this Wednesday, 21 October. Members of UCD PWO unanimously voted to strike yesterday, bringing much research work to a halt and cancelling many tutorials, labs and seminars across campus. “Postgraduate workers are coming together, forming their own union to really push […]

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Schooling the Government: All-out Teacher Strikes

Editor — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:24:16 +0000

Education in Ireland is at a tipping point, with persistent departmental overspends (evidently in the wrong areas), perpetual recruitment and retention issues in urban areas, a crisis in school avoidance, and the dark, looming shadow Artificial Intelligence casts over the fundamental purpose of education. As the ink dries on Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers’s […]

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UCD Set for an October of Industrial Action Disputes

Harry O'Leary — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:32:25 +0000

A series of industrial actions are set to take place throughout October, affecting UCD students, staff and university services. In an email to the UCD student body, Dean of Students Professor Jason Last outlined the upcoming industrial action, following the start of a wider public sector dispute over a successor to the Public Service Agreement. […]

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Spending cuts to Foreign Aid budgets across Europe projected to result in millions of deaths

Editor — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:09:48 +0000

This retreat risks undermining global development efforts and, according to projections, will result in millions of preventable deaths over years to come. Significant cuts to foreign aid budgets across Europe could result in 11.5 million deaths, according to a 2026 report, as the UK, France, Germany and other European nations realign their spending priorities. The […]

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“How British Are You Prepared To Be?” Packed Fitz Debates a United Ireland

Editor — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:10:45 +0000

Thursday, the 22nd of September, the UCD Law Society held a debate on the motion titled ‘This House Would Fight for a United Ireland’. A Northern Ireland motion has been a long staple in UCD debating, and the Fitzgerald Chamber was packed for the lively debate, with only standing room available as the house voted […]

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Video killed the Interview star: Has clip-farming replaced the interview?

Editor — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:40:04 +0000

In 2024, a clip of Stellan Skarsgård at the New York premiere for ‘Dune: Part Two’ gained traction online for his irritable response to journalist Amelia Dimoldenberg. D: “What was your favourite day on set?” S: “It’s such a TikTok question because you want a question that has one short answer, and I don’t-” D: […]

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Think you’ve got what it takes to be a fresher?

Editor — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:29:22 +0000

The UCD Fresher’s Survival Guide: Do’s and Don’ts and Other Things You’ll Learn the Hard Way Welcome to UCD! You have survived the leaving and the CAO, approximately 700 WhatsApp groups, and at least one family member asking you what you’re going to do with your degree. Congratulations, you are now officially a fresher (sorry, […]

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Dún Sinche: Ag Athchúrsáil an Talaimh, ar son na Tithíochta agus na Teanga

Editor — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:40:32 +0000

Tá deis luachmhar órga ag Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall ceantar do lucht labhartha na Gaeilge a bhunú agus a lonnú i mBaile Átha Cliath. Le linn an tsamhraidh, cuireadh eitleoga sa spéir maidir le pleananna reatha chun baile úr-nua a thógáil ón mbun aníos i mBaile Átha Cliath. D’fhógair Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall pleananna […]

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Díospóid Dhlíthiúil an tSamhraidh; Cogadh faoi Chroim

Editor — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:28:55 +0000

Is mór an méid atá á thuairisciú maidir le dlíodóirí a oibríonn ar phainéal cúnaimh dlí choiriúil an Stáit sa Chúirt Dúiche ag dul ar stailc le linn an tsamhraidh. Is éard atá i gceist leis an bpainéal seo ná na dlíodóirí a dhéanann ionadaíocht dhlíthiúil ar son daoine a chúisítear i gcionta achroime atá […]

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Legal Myths Students Believe That Aren’t Actually True

Editor — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:50:05 +0000

Every friend group eventually acquires a lawyer. They do not necessarily have a law degree. In fact, they may never have attended a law lecture in their life. But when a bouncer refuses someone entry or a landlord keeps your deposit, three weeks into first year, they are apparently qualified to advise: “They literally can’t […]

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UCD Welcomed Palestinian Students Escaping the Gaza Hell: Where Are They Now?

Editor — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:40:36 +0000

Four UCD graduates from Gaza share their struggle and fear of becoming homeless in Ireland after their scholarships come to an end. Managing to escape a genocide and reaching a European country with a good scholarship sounds like the happy ending to a devastating novel; page turned, book closed. But reality is different from fiction, […]

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The Burnham Blueprint for a United Ireland?

Editor — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:37:37 +0000

“The days of Whitehall fighting the devolution of power into the regions and nations are over, for good,” declared Andy Burnham in a June speech in Manchester. “No.10 North will be the nerve centre for a rewired Britain,” he said, to rapturous applause from Labour Party supporters. Among the now-PM’s promises was to push power […]

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The Americanisation of Irish Politics Didn’t Happen in Leinster House; It Happened on Our Phones

Editor — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:31:00 +0000

As the 2024 General Election drew to a close, Fine Gael wonderkid Simon Harris became entangled in an embarrassing incident. While campaigning at Kanturk, Cork, Harris was filmed ignoring and walking away from a distressed disabled worker. The incident gained traction on social media and the Green Party leader, Roderic O’Gorman, called it a “defining […]

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