Be Careful Who You Cheer For
TW // Sexual violence/ rape / domestic violence / racism The transactional relationship between fans and footballers is a strange one. We give them adoration, support and help shape their…
Stan Culture in Music | A Mental Health Issue
Music fans can be quite… devoted shall we say, especially when it comes to advocating for or defending their favourite artist on social media. The recent ‘conflict’ between Damon Albarn…
Editorial | Nowhere to Live, Nowhere to Learn, Nowhere to Drink
It is becoming more apparent that the Government is giving little foresight to what will benefit individuals who become the building blocks of their future country, students. The College Tribune…
Opinion: The Problem with Creating Christmas Classics
It is widely accepted that the late 1940s films Miracle on 34th Street and It’s a Wonderful Life, are everlasting Christmas classics which have withstood the test of time. Over…
Love Ireland, Hate UCD | An International’s Dilemma
Last summer, when I was back home in New Jersey and fending for myself at a family barbeque, I struck up a conversation with a friend of ours. He’s just…
Opinion: Sinn Féin Hypocrisy in the North a Threat to its Rule Down South
Yesterday evening a proposed Bill to ban fox hunting with dogs in Northern Ireland was narrowly defeated in the Stormont Assembly. The Bill, which was brought by Alliance MLA John…
Editorial: Students to Suffer From UCD’s Exam Cop-Out
This editorial was written as 5,600 positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in Ireland. The day before, for (approximately) the 625th day in a row our phones buzzed with the…
Opinion: Government Fails Hospitality Sector…Again and Again
As cabinet sat down this morning to discuss a response to the rise in COVID-19 cases several items were on the agenda like a further expansion of the use of…
Dublin: A Patient City Unhealed
Writing this article while Dublin City is in its prime season feels a bit hypocritical because of how beautiful it has looked recently with autumnal leaves scattered all over its…
Opinion: What’s Scariest on Halloween? Culturally Appropriated Costumes
Halloween tends to be filled with good-natured tricks and delicious treats. Apart from the delightful traditions, there is a consistent political discourse that crops up on the scariest night of…
UCDSU Right to Demand Owen Keegan’s Resignation | Editorial
When someone shows you who they are, believe them. This week, Owen Keegan showed Dublin who he was in the form of a biting, sarcastic and wildly out-of-touch dismissal of…
Does UCD Even Care About Student Life? | Editorial
It is hard to believe it folks but we are at week four already. Although, you would be excused for feeling like we are still in that ‘getting settled’ period…