Stormy Weather Ahead
In the wake of Ophelia and Brian, there are another 15 storms set to hit land in Ireland this autumn. Caroline, Dylan, Eleanor, Fionn, Georgina, Hector, Iona, James, Karen, Larry…
UK Government Spent £370,000 on Two Air Pollution Cases
The UK Government racked up legal bills of £370,000 defending two challenges to the country’s national air quality plans for nitrogen dioxide. The Guardian revealed the Department for Environment, Food…
Ireland’s Environmental Challenges
In very recent memory, In December 2015 a key United Nations climate change conference was held in Paris. A determined group of Irish environment activists set out overland to participate,…
Opinion: UCD Students Face Bigger Issues Than Katie Ascough
The dust has now settled on Katie Ascough’s impeachment. It was a historic campaign for a number of reasons. It was the first time a UCDSU sabbatical officer has been…
Erasmus Part One: Setting Up & Settling Down
My name is Conor Lynott, a Wexford man studying a history Erasmus course in University College London (UCL) as part of my History and Philosophy BA degree in UCD. If…
Why We Need to Change Our Attitude to Drugs
If you scratch below the surface of Irish society you can be sure that you will find drug use not too far below. Whether it’s a group of 16-year-olds having…
Chuala tú faoi ‘Elf on the Shelf’ anois Faigh Réidh le haghaidh UCD ag an Oireachtas
Cosúil le an-chuid scéalta, tosaíonn an scéal seo l’alcól. Trathnóna Satharn a bhí ann i mí na Samhna 2016. Bhí grúpa mic léinn ó UCD ag ól síos i gCill…
Loinnir – Tinder na nGael
An mbaineann tú úsáid as aipeanna a dhéanann iarracht tú a mheaitseáil le duine ar mhaith leat siúl amach leo? An mbíonn díomá ort i gcónaí nuair nach mbíonn Gaeilge…
Catalonia In Crisis
On Friday the 27th of October as the Spanish Central government under Prime Minster Mariano Rajoy moved to implement direct rule on the autonomous region of Catalonia, the Catalonian parliament…
The 8th Amendment Committee – Where Are We Now?
Over the last few weeks the Oirechtas committee on the 8th amendment has been in sessions receiving expert testimony as they consider the what changes to Ireland’s abortion regime they…
The Psychology of Trump
One may wonder why Donald Trump is so concerned with NFL players protesting peacefully during the national anthem, when there are much more critical issues he could and perhaps should…
Impeachment Referendum Round Up.
Katie Ascough was impeached last night almost 5 weeks after the original story about the removal of information from the Wingin’ It handbook broke. With 69% of students voting to…