Defamation, Media, and Mental Health; What is defamation?
With the focus on men’s mental health this November, there really is no better time to consider the negative effects of online comments on mental health and the law that…
Why We Don’t Report It | Student stories
Trigger warning : Sexual assault & Harassment. The threat of sexual harassment and assault seems to be constant in women’s lives. Many times women put up with harassment or address…
The Internship | A Rite of Passage For Some, A Right Pain for Others
Internships are often seen as an integral step in securing a job post-graduation, and there is no avoiding their importance. They have become so popular for business students that not…
Biden’s Victory Represents a Massive Win for Ireland
With Joe Biden’s presidential victory, a collective sigh was released throughout the western world. However, nowhere was this projected further than in Ireland, the ancestral home of the president-elect, where…
Politicians and Scientists: Who do we trust in a global pandemic?
Information regarding COVID-19 is plastered across social media, news outlets, television, and the radio, giving people a real fatigue in terms of reading about the pandemic. Conversations these days all…
Ranked: The top 5 places to get a coffee on campus.
Whether you’re a total coffee snob who scoffs at the notion of a Venti cappuccino from starbucks, or have just chugged your fourth cup of lidl brand instant coffee in…
Former UCD Student Finds Innovative Solution to Cigarette Litter
Smoking hot UCD alum run business is on the rise, NoButts about it. NoButts, a UCD alumni run business, aims to capture, and recycle to world’s polluting single use plastic…
An Interview with UCD Confessions
Last year, if people wanted to hear the unfiltered opinions of their fellow students on anything and everything, it could be done by eavesdropping over a warm pint of fosters…
Debts and Deep Pockets: The L&H and LawSoc
Typically considered competitors, University College Dublin’s (UCD) two debating societies, the Law Society (LawSoc) and the Literary & Historical Society (L&H) have shown opposite financial trends in recent years. This…
The concern of fair procedure under the Proposed UCD Dignity and Respect Policy September 2020
UCD’s proposed Dignity and Respect Policy is an initiative by the university to clamp down on issues of harassment and discrimination across campus, in line with Minister Simon Harris’ commitment…
Professor Farrell Has ‘High Hopes’ in Role of Chair of Scholarly Society
UCD’s Professor David Farrell was recently appointed as Chair of the European Consortium for Political Research, the scholarly society, based in Colchester, England. Celebrating its 50th year, the ECPR is…
How the U.S Election Could Be the Downfall of American Democracy
Despite the U.S election being under a week away, the country is still firmly in the grips of the Covid-19 pandemic which is wildly out of control. As a result,…