Vicious Vinny – College Tribune

Vinny, Any Advice on Coming to UCD as a New Student?

Editor — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:15:49 +0000

So you were wise enough to leave Trinity off your CAO, or you were a fool twice over by putting it on your CAO but not getting the points. Regardless, you’re here now to do 3 to 5 years depending on your course, which is about what you’d get for a fairly serious crime in […]

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Vinny, I Can’t Afford Rent; What Do I Do?

Editor — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:25:00 +0000

Well, the obvious answer to this is to ask your parents. Why you could be expected to have earnings of your own, I do not understand, as I myself have never worked a day in my life and do not know a single person who has before the age of 25. Failing that, you should […]

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Vinny, Where Can I Get Affordable Food on Campus?

Editor — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:23:00 +0000

You have evidently forgotten that UCD is located in the centre of Dublin 4, so affordability is not easy to come by. Campus rents practically require your firstborn child as a deposit, so the €17 burger meal from Mikeys seems less bad in that light but still not great. Centra is about as affordable as […]

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Vinny, I’m Coming Back to UCD, Any Advice?

Editor — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:20:51 +0000

A question, in fact: why? Ignoring the obvious statement, you are probably already aware of all the warnings I have given to incoming students. In terms of new advice, I find opening a book doesn’t do any harm. I know you won’t do that because you are reading this paper instead, but it is nice […]

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