Minimum Unit Pricing, Minimum Government Effort
On the 4th of January, this year minimum alcohol pricing was brought into effect in Ireland. Commonly called Minimum Unit Pricing, this type of legislation sets a base price that…
Our Silence is Hurting Our Women
“How much longer will we see the terms ‘femicide’ and ‘gender violence’ in headlines before we forget again?” In 1996, at the UN’s Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, it…
Biden’s First Year Fails to Impress
After four years of arguably the most dangerously divisive presidency of all time, the United States welcomed back a familiar figure into the Oval Office, Joe Biden, with the hope…
The Anti-Social Network
In the month where Facebook rebranded to ‘Meta’, infamous founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, was once again making global headlines for all the wrong reasons. Already tarnished by previous scandals,…
DCC Chief Keegan Shares the Same Sentiment as Marie Antoinette: Let Them Eat Cake!
Students are just an after-thought within contemporary Ireland. This was proved once again on Monday 11th October as UCDSU President, Ruairi Power, shared correspondence from Dublin City Council. In the…
Breaking Barriers and Marching for Choice: UCDSU Joins ARC in the 10th Annual March for Choice
Hundreds gathered in front of the Dáil last month to take part in the 10th annual March for Choice, organized and led by the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC). This year’s…
Security Patrolling UCD Campus Accommodation
Life in Dublin 4 regained some normality over the course of September as many students returned to Belfield lecture halls for the first time in over 18 months. However, there…
The Return of Erasmus in the US and J1s as Biden is Set to Lift Travel Ban
On the 20th of September, the Biden administration announced they would be lifting the travel ban instated at the outset of the pandemic. For over 18 months, 33 countries including…
UCDSU and Students Protest for Affordable Housing But Will Our Politicians and UCD Finally Listen?
It is that time of year again where students across Ireland scramble to find accommodation, but this year finding a place in Dublin has become even harder and UCD is…
UCD Graduations Limited to JUST 190 Students
Graduations ceremonies which are due to take place in the coming weeks will be limited to just 190 students per ceremony despite the event taking place outside in the Quad…
Arrest Warrant Issued for UCD Professor Dolores Cahill
A warrant for the arrest of UCD professor Dolores Cahill has been issued in England due to ‘failure to answer bail’ for two charges connected to a rally held in…
Feature Interview | Anti Conversion Therapy Coalition
This week Eoin Fagan, UCD Science student and Anti Conversion Therapy Coalition (ACTC) member, spoke to The College Tribune on the legal status of conversion therapy, cross-party support, and opposition…