Independent UCD News
The UCD University Club has announced it will be officially reopening on Tuesday, 4th of August, with numerous social distancing measures in place. The Club has remained closed since March…
STI screening services have resumed in University College Dublin’s (UCD) STI Clinics following their closure due to Covid-19. This follows the announcement of a “Play it Safe” sexual health campaign…
University College Dublin (UCD) has revised its estimations for in-person class time next Trimester. Originally announcing 40-60% for undergraduates and 75-100% for graduates, the new estimates are 30-70% and 20-86%…
UCD Students’ Union Company Limited by Guarantee is in a financial position where “there is a material uncertainty related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the…
UCD, along with the other Irish institutions of higher education, has welcomed new guidelines allowing for one metre social distancing on-campus, paired with the wearing of masks. The new guidelines…
The Supreme Court quashed the government’s National Mitigation Plan 2017 on Friday, the 22nd of June on the grounds that it lacks specificity on tackling Climate Change and it does…
Pubs, hotel bars, nightclubs and casinos will remain closed and updates to ‘Green List’ see 5 countries and destinations removed following a cabinet meeting with the National Public Health Emergency…
Convicted serial rapist Patrick Nevin has had his sentence increased by two and a half years. Cathleen Noctor SC appealed Nevin’s original sentence on behalf of the Director of Public…
Architect of Northern Irish peace process, John Hume has died at the age of 83. The founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, best known for being a…
The Dáil’s summer recess may be upon us but the issues engulfing the Green Party linger on. The turbulent last few months have left its mark on all branches of…
The Department of Education has promised ring-fenced funding of €1 million for students undertaking a Professional Master of Education (PME). Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science,…
University College Dublin (UCD) is still working under the expectation of 1-metre physical distance measures on campus in the upcoming Trimester, despite recent guidance from government suggesting a 2-metre distance.…