Societies Spotlight: Interview With Nell Hensey of UCDTV
Nell Hensey is in her final year of studying English and Film, she has represented the country at international film festivals and this year she has graduated from the head…
M’iarracht chun mo vóta a chaitheamh as Gaeilge
Sa toghchán Uachtaránachta is déanaí agus sa toghchán ag vótáil ar leasú don bhunreacht maidir le diamhaslú, rinne mé iarracht mo vóta a chaitheamh as Gaeilge. Bhí a fhios agam…
Criticising Keepin’ It Country
Imagine listening to the radio and hearing the host tell you that a fellow student had “fired the full CC of spunk into from Kilkenny, inter-anally.” It’s a sentence that…
Politics Society Welcomes Mexican Ambassador
UCD Politics and International Relations Society welcomed Mr. Miguel Malfavón, the Mexican Ambassador to Ireland, on Monday evening, to give a talk titled ‘Mexico 2018: A New Political Reality’. The…
The Failing System of Sexual Education in Ireland
The Irish Sex Education system is failing its students. Its shortcomings are vast and the government’s lack of intervention in this programme means that students are leaving schools with a…
Stuart Olding Seeks To Reclaim Costs From Paddy Jackson Trial
In the few months that have ensued post the controversial Paddy Jackson- Stuart Olding Rape trial, various other contentious issues have followed. Firstly, there was heated debate about the judgment,…
Keeping Politics To The Politicians
Last November, financial markets worldwide braced themselves as Donald Trump barged his way into the Oval Office, using not much more than braggadocious remarks and a deep wallet. Despite the…
Brazil’s Right-Wing Resurgance
For the first time since 1985 Brazilians have elected a far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency. In a landslide victory of 58 million votes, Bolsonaro defeated left-wing candidates such…
When Free Speech Comes At A Price
Oliver Wendell Holmes famously wrote ‘The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic’. The day…
ADHD and the Forgotten Gender: Why Is ADHD Underdiagnosed In Girls?
Noisy, fidgety, impatient, hyper: this is what the average person imagines when they think of a child with ADHD. They normally also imagine that the child is a boy. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity…
A Brief History Of The Israel-Palestine Conflict
Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians stem from a number of places, but if we set aside the biblical ancestry of Isaac and Ishmael, the conflict is primarily a land dispute:…
Consent Column: Why Consent Isn’t Sexy
We’ve all seen the stickers and heard the mantra. Consent is sexy. It’s a terrible phrase with decidedly noble intentions. The main reason this is an awful phrase is that…