Orientation Week to Take Place Virtually
It has been announced that Orientation Week will take place solely online. University College Dublin (UCD) Registrar Mark Rogers declared in an email that Orientation Week, a week dedicated to…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Impossible to Replace
Never has the life of a US Supreme Court justice ever been so renowned as that of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and never has the death of sitting justice ever caused…
UCD Running at Level 4: UCD Sport and Fitness Remain Open with Additional Changes
UCD Sport and Fitness Centre is to remain open and adopt new measures such as the cancellation of gym classes and the wearing of masks indoors while the University runs…
How Level 3 Restrictions Will Impact UCD: Minimal In-Person Lectures and Societies Suspended
As the capital is set to move to Level 3 of lockdown, University College Dublin is preparing for the drastic effects the new regulations will have on the first few…
All Dublin Universities to Curtail On-Campus Learning and Suspend Club Activities
Universities based in Dublin have agreed to minimise on-campus teaching, where possible and to suspend all society or club activities for the coming weeks as part of “enhanced measures” to…
BREAKING: UCD Cancel On-Campus Activity, Move to Level 4 Restrictions
UCD will be operating under ‘Level 4’ COVID-19 restrictions, announced the Registrar Mark Rogers. This move will cancel all on-campus activity for this coming week – “unless you are specifically…
Harris makes 17,000 Laptops Available for Students to Rent
17,000 laptops have been made available to assist students with online learning. Back in August, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris, announced a fund of €15 million for…
UCD and Covid-19: A Summary of Changes in UCD’s Plans to Re-Open
As classes resume at UCD next week with guidelines in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19, The College Tribune takes a look at how UCD’s plans for this trimester…
UL Spent €4,000 on Bed Linen for Ex-President’s House
The University of Limerick (UL) spent almost €4,000 on bed linen for its now outgoing president’s multi-million house, the Irish Daily Mail has revealed. This news comes just months after…
“Roadmap of Confusion”: Government Calls for Escalation of Protective measures in Third-Level Institutions
Dublin-based third-level institutions told to consider “enhanced protective measures” as part of a five-level strategy to deal with Covid-19 over the coming months which was released by the government this…
NUIG Backtracks on Mandatory “Behave Responsibly” COVID Pledge
NUI Galway (NUIG) has backtracked on the introduction of a mandatory student health pledge. The College is now encouraging students to sign a “voluntary public commitment”. The pledge would have…
Subway, Chopped, Starbucks Gone, New Tenants to Raise Quality.
Subway and Chopped gone, seating down 75% and Starbucks in the rearview mirror: life after Aramark might seem grim at first but Gather & Gather (G&G), the new tenants of…