Pointless or Profitable? Ireland’s New Bottle Deposit System Examined
We’ve done it again guys! The streak has been extended… the streak of failing to hit our EU recycling targets for the 5th year in a row! In August, the…
The Best UCD Events This Semester
A new semester is here! Whether this semester is your first in UCD, in which case welcome, or your last, no doubt hopes are high that the coming semester will…
What Does UCDSU Do Anyway? An Interview with Marc Matouc, UCDSU Graduate Officer
Co-Editor Emma Hanrahan speaks with Marc Matouc to find out what the role of UCDSU Graduate Officer entails. The Students’ Union is facing an engagement issue. The disconnect between UCD…
UCDSU Introduces ‘Commuter Breakfasts’
UCD’s Student Union (UCDSU) is launching a commuter breakfast series on Tuesday, January 30th. The series hopes to provide practical support for UCD’s cohort of commuting students. These free breakfasts…
EIRSAT-1 – Takeoff for Ireland’s First Satellite
EIRSAT-1 – Just over 66 years after the first satellite, the Sputnik-1, was launched into space by the now-defunct Soviet Union, Ireland has joined the ranks of the world’s nations…
The College Tribune Internship Cheat Sheet
The College Tribune has thrown together a selection of Ireland’s most competitive summer internship programs that are currently open for application to help you get started and (hopefully) make the…
“Profiting From the Genocide of the Palestinian people”: TCDSU End Domino’s Sponsorship over BDS Links
Trinity College Dublin Student’s Union (TCDSU) is set to end its sponsorship agreement with Domino’s Pizza over issues regarding the company’s support to Israel. On 11 December 2023, a post…
‘Now I have to get two buses to the same places’: says UCD Student Impacted by Bus Route Changes
Before Christmas, the eagle-eyed UCD students amongst us may have copped changes to the bus scene around Belfield. The new S4 and S6 bus routes are now a common sight…
UCD and Met Eireann: Charting a New Course in Weather Forecasting with AI
A collaboration has been established between the national weather forecasting platform Met Eireann and the University College Dublin (UCD) School of Mathematics and Statistics, alongside the college’s Earth Institute, to…
UCD DJ Collective and C&E Soc Threatened with Legal Action from Berghain Nightclub
The UCD DJ collective and Commerce and Economics society have been forced to change the name of a “Berghain” night in Dublin’s Grand Social Club following a threat of legal…
Universities to Crack Down on AI Use in Assignments
Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is planning to extend the state’s guidelines on academic misconduct to include the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and…
The Union of Students in Ireland: So, why’d we leave anyway?
With UCDSU set to go full Lisbon Treaty and run the USI referendum for the second time to make sure they get the right result, now is a good time…