UCD Sports Clubs Told To Support Student Levy Or Face Funding Cuts.
Sports club auditors were tonight handed a document by UCD Staff calling for their support to maintain the student levy at its current rate or else face cuts to student…
Christy Dignam Honoured By LawSoc
Christy Dignam addressed the Law Society this week as he received their honorary life membership award in recognition of his influence on the Irish music scene over the past forty…
TCD Hist And The King’s Inn Claim Victory In Irish Times Debate Final
Student Debaters Daniel Gilligan and Ronan Daly from Trinity College’s Historical Society won the grand final of The Irish Times Debate 2018-2019 following a passionate debate in UCD on Friday…
UCDSU’s SHAG Week Misstep
Students expressed disappointment and frustration at UCDSU SHAG Week events that took place on the 13th and 14th of February. (Yes, don’t let the word ‘week’ confuse you, the events…
Despite Hiring A Digital Marketing Manager In October, Concerns Over UCDSU Social Media Remain
UCDSU Executive Minutes have confirmed that the Union hired a Digital Marketing Manager in October to assist sabbatical officers. Despite this hiring, the Union was in breach of it’s social…
LGBTQ+ Soc Panel Hears Difficulties Accessing Trans-Healthcare In Ireland
As a part of UCD Student Union’s Rainbow week, LGBT Soc held a panel discussion on the state of Transgender Healthcare in Ireland. As a part of the panel, Laurence…
Dramsoc Interview: Boys & Girls
What makes you feel sexy? What are your thoughts on porn? Do you think Irish drinking culture affects how we express our sexuality? These are some of the questions Co-directors…
Mary Robinson Addresses Sutherland School On Climate Justice
The former Irish President and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, appeared for an interview in UCD’s Sutherland School of Law on the 19th February. This interview…
Volunteer Debaters Wonder If Volunteering Does More Harm Than Good
This week’s LawSoc debate saw the House debating the motion ‘This House believes that volunteering does more harm than good’. This motion saw the house debate specifically around voluntourism, but…
Remembering Mark Sands
Mark Sands (21), a UCD Computer Science student and a friend of mine, was on an exchange in UT Austin, Texas, when he suffered fatal injuries following a road collision.…
Green Week Climate Panel Hears Of Need For ‘Deep Change’ In Approach To Climate Change
UCD Students Union and the L&H’s panel talk on climate change last week as a part of UCDSU’s first ever Green Week. The panel which considered on academics and politicians…
Dramsoc Interviews: ‘My Queer Diary’
A.E. Quinn has poured their heart into this production. As a gender fluid student of Queer theatre in UCD, the lack of trans representation in theatre is glaringly obvious to…