Turbine – College Tribune

Cost of Renting County Leitrim now less than a Village Dorm

Editor — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:16:10 +0000

Last month, it was announced that UCD once again claimed the crown for the most expensive on-campus accommodation in Ireland, with an en-suite at Village 3 costing €11,888 for the year. Turbine investigators have found that for the same price of a shoebox with no oven and mould that dates back to the Celtic Tiger, […]

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RTÈ To be Funded Through Oxygen Consumption Tax

Editor — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:13:43 +0000

Over the last few years, many questions have been raised about the funding of the national broadcaster, RTÉ. Many feel that the TV License system is “unfair,” “outdated,” or, in the words of one disgruntled taxpayer, “daylight fecking robbery.” In a rare case where the government addresses an issue long after public outrage has died […]

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Book of Kells Sequel Leaked on Reddit

Editor — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:12:25 +0000

Trinity College Dublin is in turmoil after the sequel to the only good piece of literature they’ve produced in 11 centuries was leaked on Reddit last week. The university, a tourist attraction in the city centre that occasionally dabbles in the exercise of educating its students, is best known for this old book that it […]

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SU Council Vote To Endorse Jim Gavin

Editor — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:38:27 +0000

In an emergency council meeting held on Monday, the UCD Students’ Union (SU) passed a motion in support of Jim Gavin’s presidential bid. The move came less than a day after he announced he was withdrawing from the race, but it’s not like the SU is known for its political knowledge. In fact, in recent […]

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New UO Election Poll Reveals Editors’ Inability to Use Canva

Editor — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

In a groundbreaking attempt to combine visual chaos with statistical irrelevance, the University Observer has released a “poll” of this year’s UCDSU election results—proving once and for all that Canva is not a substitute for graphic design experience and that 248 responses are definitely not a representative sample. The centrepiece of the Observer’s coverage is […]

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The Independent Takeover: A New Dawn in the Dáil

Editor — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:26:00 +0000

As the latest iteration of the Dáil convened, many of those who placed their faith in independent candidates were eagerly awaiting the conclusion of coalition talks. With the heavy hitters of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael left unable to take the reins all by themselves, they were left with no choice but to turn to […]

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