Features – College Tribune

Countless Losses, Costs, and Failed Diplomacy: The Motives Behind the US-Israel-Iranian War

Editor — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:53:30 +0000

The joint US-Israeli assault on Iran that began on February 28 and killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has already cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars. With Tehran’s retaliation on US and Israeli military assets across the Gulf, hitting the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Manama, Doha, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain, the […]

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Economic Barriers to the Bar: An Interview with Rebecca Hanratty, Barrister and Former DEIS Student

Editor — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:46:07 +0000

The Irish Independent’s 2025 feeder schools data revealed that 59% of students from DEIS schools progressed to third-level education, a drop from 64% in 2024. This finding contrasts sharply with the 91% of students from fee-paying schools progressing to third level in 2025, illustrating an increasing class divide in access to higher education. These growing […]

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Venezuela: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Law

Editor — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:24:55 +0000

International law – that phrase often summons an image of suited-up lawyers and prosecutors walking in glass buildings and speaking a language that none of us understands. That staple of 20th-century bureaucratic peacekeeping has never been too extreme in its judgments, when it comes to the recent US attack and abduction of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás […]

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The Academic Instruments of Power: The UCD Encampment’s Fight Against Systematic Soft Violence and the European Pro-Palestine Movement

Editor — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:52:13 +0000

In early September, as new and returning students stepped foot onto the N11 entrance of the Belfield Campus, they were greeted by the sight of waving flags, anchored tents, and in big bold letters, a message: “Break the academic chains of zionism”. More than a year since the previous encampment’s divisive conclusion, protesters have regrouped […]

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The Crisis of Meaning: An Absence of Intellectual Figures in the 21st Century

Editor — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:47:39 +0000

The search for meaning has long consumed the minds of generations. English professors will teach students that writers such as Eliot and Joyce were searching for new philosophies at a time of secularisation and the fall of empires. Their era played on people’s survival instincts, after life as they knew it in WWII was destroyed. […]

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EU Divisions Deepen as Hungary Blocks €210bn Ukraine Aid

Editor — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:38:52 +0000

On the 24th February 2022, Russia began its illegal invasion of Ukraine. Four years on, the European Union (EU) is increasingly divided on its relationship with both Ukraine and Russia. In December of 2025, EU governments struggled to reach an agreement on underwriting a proposed €210 billion financial assistance program for Ukraine, despite support from […]

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Grilling Enzo Crothers: UCDSU Presidential Candidate

Editor — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:30:50 +0000

Enzo Crothers is a Stage 3 History and Politics student. He is running uncontested for the role of UCDSU President. He has previous experience both on and off campus that he believes would benefit him greatly in the role of president. He was a committee member for both the History Society and the Politics and […]

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2026 Sabbatical Officer Elections: Husting’s Highlights

Editor — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:41:17 +0000

On 25 February the candidates running for election in the UCD Students’ Union (SU) met in the Science Hub for hustings. Candidates were given the opportunity to highlight their goals if elected and also answered questions from students and student media. The Race for President Enzo Crothers is a third-year History and Politics student. He […]

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Navigating Through Landmines: A Month Solo Travelling the Balkans

Editor — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:47:04 +0000

A battered Toyota six-seater struggles up a narrow mountain road, swerving haphazardly to dodge oncoming traffic. Stuffed into one of the backseats, I avoid looking at the sheer cliff to my left, surrendering all notions of agnosticism and praying silently to whatever saint is in charge of Bosnian driving. Žika, the multi-hyphenate driver – tour […]

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Breaking the Mould: John White’s Path from UCD to the Trading Floor

Editor — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000

From completing his Bachelor of Commerce in UCD and earning a master’s in Financial Services from the Michael Smurfit Business School, John White, the Co-Founder of Positive Equity, has taken a route less travelled by the majority of UCD graduates — but one marked by success and great interest. Trading may not be the first […]

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Majorana, Willow, and You: How Quantum Computing Will Change How We Think and Learn

Editor — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

In late 2024 and early 2025, both Google and Microsoft revealed significant breakthroughs from their quantum computing labs. Google introduced the “Willow” chip, featuring remarkable benchmarks and innovative hardware specifications, while Microsoft’s more recent “Majorana” chip took the quantum computing race to new heights. Google released the results of rigorous testing on Willow, showing a […]

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Avoiding The News: Self-Preservation or Complacency?

Editor — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:54:37 +0000

After waking up to my famously loud and obnoxious alarm clock, I rolled over in my bed and immediately picked up my phone. The glaring blue light hit my eyes as I entered my password, ignored the notifications from various news publications I subscribe to, and instead did what I always do — clicked on […]

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So, What Now?

Editor — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0000

From master’s degrees to gap years, here’s how UCD students navigate what’s next. Facing post-graduate life as an English and French student, I’m struck by the anxiety that so many young people in my position feel—what will I do with the rest of my life? While interviewing friends for this article, what everyone seemed to […]

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