COVID-19 University Shutdown: Full List of UCD Closures
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced yesterday that schools and colleges would close from today until March 29th, in order to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus. UCD has announced…
UCD Allows Overseas Students to Remain Abroad and “Study Remotely” Where Necessary
The Director of UCD Global, Dr. Douglas Proctor, has emailed UCD students currently studying abroad, issuing a number of recommendations in response to the government’s decision to shut colleges and…
UCD Moves Online For Remainder of Year Amid COVID-19 University Closures
UCD President Professor Andrew Deeks emailed students and staff this evening, detailing changes in response to the governments decision today to shut “schools, colleges and childcare facilities” from tomorrow until…
Irish Universities and Schools to Shut until March 29th
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that “schools, colleges and childcare facilities will close from tomorrow.” In a press conference today in Washington DC, Varadkar made the statement saying: “From…
Quiet Authoritarianism & The Office Space
Many of our readers here at the Tribune are hard working people who often have to hold down a minimum wage job in order to fund their day-to-day lives, on…
Climate Activists Escalate to Supreme Court Appeals
From flooding in the west, to moody weather changes in the east – Ireland’s climate has taken a disastrous turn of events in the last decade. In 2017, Ireland’s carbon…
Ireland’s Struggle to Regulate GDPR Continues
With the advent of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation in 2018 Ireland has become the EU lead data regulator for the majority of international technology companies. This means that…
UCD I&E Win €10,000 at Trading Competition
The Bank of Ireland FX Trade Off Competition tests university students’ ability to trade currencies, promoting and encouraging participation in the global FX markets country-wide. The competition is popular amongst…
UCD Rent Protests 101: The Full Story
News Breaks of Maximum Rent Increase UCD’s on-campus accommodation will increase by 4% year on year for the next three years. A premium of €1,000 on average will also be…
What’s All this Protest Stuff About?
Boy it’s been a busy couple of weeks, with students protesting more than Greta Thunberg on Friday. The issue though? Well, it’s kind of a whole bunch of issues muddled…
Environmental Workshop Fosters Cross-Society Collaboration
Master of Public Administration in Development Practice student Charlotte Thumser organised a workshop titled ‘Connecting for the Future – Mainstreaming the SGDs at UCD’ on 17th February to explore the…
University Slows Down Rate of Tree Planting
In 2019, the UCD campus saw an increase in the rate at which trees were being felled, figures obtained by the College Tribune under the Freedom of Information Act have…