Landlords v Renters – Budget 2024’s Winners and Losers
Budget 2024 has come and gone with, it is perhaps fair to say, little fanfare. The prevailing mood post-budget day has been subdued, with nothing earth-shattering emerging from the speeches…
Upcoming Budget and Implications for Students
On the 10th of October the Annual Budget for the year 2024 was published and with it came a series of announcements from the Minister for Higher Education, Simon Harris,…
UCD’s Professor Colin Scott appointed as the New Deputy President and Registrar
Professor Colin Scott has been appointed by University College Dublin (UCD) to be the next Deputy President, Registrar, and Vice-President for Academic Affairs in UCD. Professor Scott is currently the…
TCD Postgraduate Committee Elections to be Rerun Amid Calls of “Election Interference”
The conduct of the election of Trinity College’s postgraduate committee has caused immense conflict between the Trinity branch of the Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation (PWO TCD) and the Universities Student Union…
Postgraduate Workers Protest Poor Pay Outside Dáil
On October 5th, the Postgraduate Workers Organisation (PWO) met at 9:30 in the Front Square of Trinity College Dublin to protest unfair working conditions. The protest began in Trinity College…
“It’s Raining Now”: Students Protest €65B Rainy Day Fund Proposed by Government
On October 4, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) hosted a protest in Dublin City Centre. The protest, named the ‘It’s Raining Now!’ protest, saw students and students’ unions…
UCD L&H Fall Foul of Main Sponsor and TCDSU Over Debates
At their house debate on Thursday the 14th of September, committee members of the Literary and Historical Society (L&H) admitted that their corporate sponsor, Arthur Cox, had reached out to…
Palestinian Solidarity Rally Marches on Israeli Embassy with Students’ Union in attendance
The Song of James Connolly rang out in front of the Dáil, as Kildare Street was blockaded by a Palestinian Solidarity Rally organised by USI, People Before Profit, Trinity College…
News in Brief: 18th of October 2023!
One-third of Uni teaching staff are considering quitting- survey finds An IFUT survey of 550 higher education sector workers found that more than a third of teaching staff are considering…
Exclusive Interview with New UCD President Orla Feely
Last February, the Governing Authority announced the appointment of Orla Feely as the new President of University College Dublin. The new President is a former student at UCD, where she…
So What Does the UCDSU President Do Anyway?
The Student’s Union is facing an engagement issue. The disconnect between UCD students and their student representatives has resulted in student apathy, poor voter turnout, and in 2021, a vote…
Budget 2024: UCDSU Call on the Government to Abolish the Student Contribution Charge
UCDSU has called upon the government to abolish the student contribution charge in the upcoming budget as part of the Union’s pre-budget submission. The cost of abolishing the charges would…