One Year On | Young Voters Spearhead Shift in Irish Politics
It has been a year since the game-changing 2020 general election, which brought an end to civil war politics, and redrew the electoral map. However, due to COVID-19 suspending politics…
Direct Provision White Paper & Student Activism
This week the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman published a white paper setting out the governments plan to abolish direct provision. The proposals include the…
A Quick Review of Student Run Politics Podcasts
In the age of the podcast, there are often too many podcasts to choose from available to students. With a large number of political podcasts available to young people, The…
Biden Inauguration Heralds New Dawn for US and Ireland
Amidst the chaos and hostility in the dying hours of the Trump administration – a fortnight from the terrorist attack on the national capitol – that struck terror into both…
Sinn Féin Members ‘Some of the most Abusive Online,’ says ex UCD Chairperson
Former British prime minister Harold Wilson coined the now popular phrase ‘a week is a long time in politics.’ If this is true, imagine what can change in a year.…
The Potential Politics of a COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out
At long last, it seems as if 2020 has shone a ray of sunlight as it reaches its horizon. With the good news in recent weeks provided from the likes…
Has the Housing Crisis Divided Irish Society?
The housing market in Ireland has never felt less accessible, as soaring costs, in both property and rent, has left thousands wondering how, if ever, they will be able to…
Biden’s Victory Represents a Massive Win for Ireland
With Joe Biden’s presidential victory, a collective sigh was released throughout the western world. However, nowhere was this projected further than in Ireland, the ancestral home of the president-elect, where…
Professor Farrell Has ‘High Hopes’ in Role of Chair of Scholarly Society
UCD’s Professor David Farrell was recently appointed as Chair of the European Consortium for Political Research, the scholarly society, based in Colchester, England. Celebrating its 50th year, the ECPR is…
How the U.S Election Could Be the Downfall of American Democracy
Despite the U.S election being under a week away, the country is still firmly in the grips of the Covid-19 pandemic which is wildly out of control. As a result,…
Recruitment during COVID | What Challenges Have UCD’s Political Societies Faced?
With the disruption caused because of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent campus restrictions, a whole host of UCD campus societies and organisations have had to adapt to continue functioning and…
Negotiating Politics With a Needle in the Thread of Misinformation
The advent of the World Wide Web has completely transformed the way we communicate and consume information. Before its conception, people relied heavily on reputable mass media sources—such as newspapers,…