Political Momentum Growing in UCD for Repeal of the 8th Amendment.
Perhaps the most prevalent political issue in the collective consciousness of the UCD student body since the beginning of the term has been the ongoing debate on the 8th amendment.…
UCD Students Stage Banner Drop ahead of March for Choice
Yesterday morning UCD students staged a banner drop from the N11 flyover as momentum builds ahead of Saturdays ‘March For Choice’ organised by the Abortion Rights Campaign. The Students’ Union…
UCD Political Parties Set Out their Stalls for Freshers’ Week
Freshers’ Week kicks off next week on campus and all the UCD political party societies will be setting up their stalls to recruit new members. And as always there will…
Government ‘Student Housing Officer’ Not Responsible for UCD Students
The government’s new Student Housing Officer will not be responsible for UCD students, Annie Hoey President of the Union of Students in Ireland has confirmed. Last week the government announced…
UCD Main Restaurant Company Caters for Direct Provision Centres
The catering company that runs the Main Restaurant in UCD it can be revealed also provides catering services to several Direct Provision asylum centres across Ireland. Aramark Catering Ltd is…
The Parish Pump Politics Paradox: In Defense of Localism
At the time of going to print the votes of the 2016 General Election are being counted across the country. The election campiagn was for many a short and dull…
Leaked Blackboard Data Reveals Extent of Information Available to Staff
The cross-section between the expanding reach of the Internet and the erosion of personal privacy has been well documented as more and more of our lives are being lived out…
A Republic of Equals and the Legacy of the 1916 Rising
Wherever green is worn, are changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born. These are not just the words of a W.B. Yeats poem ‘1916’ that I was forced to…
200 in Facebook Chat Sharing & Rating Photos of Girls
It is believed a private Facebook groupchat with as many as 200 members is active among male students in UCD, in which members share and rate stories and pictures of…
Social Democrats Election Manifesto Prioritises Public Investment and €1000 Reduction in Student Fees
The Social Democrats launched their general election manifesto ‘Building a Better Future 2016-2026’ at the steps of the GPO today. The pillars of their platform are an increased investment in…
US Race Relations Campus Protests Shows Up Lack of Irish Student Mobilisation
The United States has been witness to an outbreak of student protests across college campuses over the charged issue of race relations. Student activism is not a recent phenomenon in…
Funding Higher Education: Ógra FF Propose Student Loans Scheme and an Increase in Fees to €5000
The unsustainability of the current higher education funding model will become further strained with the demographic increase in third level students projected in the coming years. The Cassell’s expert group…