ExxonMobil vs The State: How Governments Can Lower Corporate CO2 Emissions
A report released in 2017 found that over half of all global emissions since 1988 have been produced by just 25 companies. When you take into account the 100 most…
OPINION: What We Should Take From The Consent App Story
On Monday, The UCD School of Computer Science apologised for an email that was forwarded to all Stage three Computer Science students from a UCD Medical Student searching for an…
The Partisan Threat To Academia
The university’s primary objective has traditionally been, and should still be, the quest for knowledge and truth, with the purpose of bettering ourselves and our society within it. The fundamental…
What Could Happen When The Mueller Investigation Ends?
There are reports that the end of the Mueller investigation might be coming to an end. Though there have been false whispers of this before, this time is being treated…
What Happened To Ireland’s Recession Bankers?
As news springs up this week of the Sean FitzPatrick and Denis Casey trials, it has brought memories of the financial crash in Ireland and of the dire economic consequences…
Léirmheas ar cheol agus ceolchoirm Example – ar chaill sé a mhójó?
Chonaic mé Example beo sa Button Factory le déanaí. Is amhránaí é a thaitin go mór liom agus mé san idirbhliain, go háirithe nuair a d’éisigh sé a album ‘The…
Society Spotlight: UCD Formula Student
The UCD Formula Student (UCDFS) is one of the most interesting societies within our university. This week I interviewed one of the business leaders within the society to get an…
A Hippie-Inspired Approach To Treating Depression
Clinical depression is the most common psychiatric illness in the world, affecting more than 300 million people globally. Antidepressants are currently the most frequently prescribed drug in the Western world;…
University (That Needs) Carpooling Dublin
In a recent report carried out by the motor data company Inrix displays that Irish commuters spent 246 hours stuck in traffic in 2018. This was the third worst in…
Unlicensed Entry: How Far Is Too Far?
The Garda Siochana, as their name literally translates, are a service dedicated to upholding the public order. However, this duty can only interfere so much, hence why the law has…
CAP Reform Can Help Us Tackle Climate Change
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) represents one of the largest and most tangible EU programs. Making up a massive 37.7% of the multiannual budget, it is only matched in monetary…
The Race To Save Pando
Pando is the largest living thing on earth. Weighing 6,000,000 kilograms, it is about as heavy as a thousand African elephants or forty blue whales. When you enter Pando, you…