Food Review: Chimac
★★★★ €€ Nestled tidily on Aungier Street, Chimac rustled a few feathers when it opened a while back, claiming to bring what they promised to be the best chicken burger…
Popular Student Travel Agency USIT Goes Bust
Kinlay Group have applied for liquidation amid a stagnancy in the travel industry caused by COVID-19. USIT, a subsidiary company of Kinlay Group, is affected by this move with over…
Saved by Technology: An Inside Look at UCD’s Online Learning Platform
After a two weeks break, on March 23rd classes have restarted for all UCD students through the online learning platform made available by the university. This is as a result…
A Day in the Life of UCD President Andrew Deeks
The below story follows the President of UCD on an average day in the office. It should be noted that due to the current COVID-19 restrictions and university shutdown, the…
Students Pen Open Letter to Governing Authority Over COVID-19 Financial Fallout
The student group Fix Our Education UCD have submitted an open letter to the university governing authority, calling for a reversal of the more than 12% rent increase on campus,…
37-Member UCD Governing Authority to Hold Virtual Meeting Amid COVID-19 University Shutdown
The UCD Governing Authority (GA) is to meet this Thursday using video conferencing tool Zoom. In a historic first, the 37-member committee will meet virtually, providing video or audio access…
Universities to Remain Closed Beyond March 29th, says Minister for Education
Universities, schools and crèches will remain closed beyond March 29th, according to Minister for Education Joe McHugh. UPDATE: The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced today that universities, schools and crèches…
UCD President Warns of “Very Severe” Financial Impact for University Over COVID-19 Pandemic
UCD President Andrew Deeks has said that the potential long-term impacts of COVID-19 for UCD could be “very serious” and have a severe impact on the university’s commercial activities. The…
Medical Students Remain On Placement Despite Covid-19 Threat
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing students claim they are facing difficulties in remaining on hospital placement. UCD and the HSE are insistent they continue with their placements. Medical students must…
Staff Continue to Receive Pay as Campus Shuts for Business
Businesses on UCD campus and around Ireland have abruptly shut down due to the university shutdown, which has affected their staff. This is one of many disruptive changes on campus…
Opinion: Modernity has become Individualistic – Coronavirus Allows us to Change
Our lives have changed in the last two weeks. COVID-19 started as a far-away problem, something we felt completely and utterly far removed from as we continued to live our…
Rent Increases take “Secondary Priority” due to “COVID-19 Concerns,” says Students’ Union President.
In light of recent events surrounding COVID-19, we interviewed Joanna Siewierska, UCD Students’ Union’s President, on the current plans from the Union and what they are doing to help students.…