The Man Who Dared To Reconceive: A Recap of Stephen Kenny as Ireland Boss
The man set to revamp Irish football as we know it, the chosen one, a local boy from Tallaght destined to restore the FAI’s best days. Stephen Kenny’s reign hasn’t…
€4.8m UCD Research Facility Opened by Minister Coveney
A €4.8 million education, entrepreneurship and research facility was formally launched at UCD Lyons Farm by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney TD, on the 25th of October.…
Supreme Court Deliver Important Decision on Domino’s Drivers
Recently, there has been much talk about Domino’s Pizza and the Supreme Court, two institutions which rarely go hand in hand. Last month, however, the Supreme Court delivered a highly…
PhD consultative referendum votes for industrial action amid low turnout
At a meeting on the 9th of October, the UCD Students’ Union decided to hold a Consultative Referendum to poll a section of its membership on their views in relation…
UCD Sutherland School of Law Appoint 5 New Adjunct Professors
UCD Sutherland School of Law have announced the appointment of five Adjunct Professors. According to UCD, adjunct appointees “are individuals whose appointment to the University will enhance the teaching or…
UCDSU budget fails to get approval from council after projecting €71,000 budget deficit.
At Union Council on the 6th of November, University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) was unable to get approval for their upcoming annual budget after student representatives raised concerns about…
300 Staff and Students Attend Palestinian Solidarity Demonstration in UCD
UCDSU, Academics for Palestine and the newly formed UCD DBS held a protest outside the O’Reilly Hall in UCD last Tuesday. The protest had been planned for Monday, but was…
Breaking: UCD President Orla Feely refuses to take a stance on the Israel and Palestine conflict
In a message to all UCD students and employees this morning, University President Orla Feely refused to take a stance on the war between Israel and Palestine – citing academic…
Chaos breaks out at UCD L&H Debate on Israel and Palestine
Chaos ensued at the end of the UCD Literary and Historical Society debate last night on whether “This House believes that the West has failed Palestine”. As security attempted to…
UCD Academics Sign Letter Condemning Proposed Academic Boycott of Israeli Universities
A group of academics has come forward to “disassociate ourselves from our colleagues’ and friends’ call to boycott Israeli Universities”. On November 7th, a letter appeared in the Irish Times…
Ballin’ on a Budget: A Classic Spaghetti and Meatball Recipe
As university students, the last thing any of us want to do after a long day of lectures is spend hours in the kitchen preparing dinner. Some days, all we…
Turf Wealth Not Oil Wealth! What is Ireland’s New Investment Fund?
The term ‘sovereign wealth fund’ has become a surprisingly household term in recent years. In particular, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has been…