Shock Wave: Electricity From The Ocean
Even in this futuristic world of ours, all our electricity is generated by simply spinning a turbine. The fossil fuels which are bringing us ever closer to a complete climate…
Opinion: UCD Students Shouldn’t Pay Fees When On Internships
As a Commerce student, the prospect of going on a year-long paid internship during my studies was one of the reasons I was drawn to doing this course in UCD.…
UCD Women+ In STEM Network
The UCD Women+ in STEM Student Network had their first major event last week, on Tuesday, March 26th, centred around building a career as a woman in STEM. The network,…
Quinn Children Settle With The IBRC
The children of former businessman Sean Quinn have arranged to settle with the Irish Banking Resolution Corporation following litigation for a suit for €440 million. Under this settlement, each of…
Clickbait, Skewed Facts And Media Mistruths
In today’s media landscape we’re presented with numbers, graphs, charts and statistics on a daily basis from numerous sources across the political spectrum to explain phenomena on the world’s stage.…
Minister Publishes Framework for Consent in Higher Education
The Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, has published a Framework for Consent in Higher Education Institutions. This arises out of a consultation with the Consent…
A Brief Story Of Audiobooks
Who’d have thought that someone could improve on the timeless classic that is: the book? The ‘audiobook’ may sound like this new-fangled trend with an appeal that lies with a…
The Premature Effort To Ban Election Posters
As the local and European elections approach, one fact of Irish politics is the inevitable emergence of posters for political candidates. Postering is a very Irish phenomenon, with many other…
Indian Airstrikes In Kashmir: Rivalry & Violence
At around 4am in Kashmir on the 26th of February or 10.30pm on the night of the 25th in Ireland, Indian fighter jets carried out airstrikes in Balakot, Pakistan, targeting…
Bliain a ceathair san Ollscoil – An bhfuil mé sean?
Níl ach cúpla seachtain fágtha agam mar bhunchéimí i UCD, rud atá deacair le creidiúnt. Táim fiche is a haon bliain d’aois agus sa cheathrú bliain ach ní mhothaíonn sé…
Fianna Fail Member Has Locus Standi To Challenge Unconstitutional Law
A member of political party Fianna Fail brought proceedings to the Supreme Court to challenge the constitutionality of a provision in the Electoral Act 1997. Originally, the litigant, Brian Mohan,…
Neanderthal DNA In Our Populations: Yea Or Nay?
The Neanderthals might have left our planet 40, 000 years ago, but they have not completely faded. They’re still a part of us, existing through our genes. The Neanderthals appeared…