The Students’ Union’s Unsung Hero: Spending a Day with Brian Treacy
Starting his day with a cheeky bowl of Weetabix, Brian was about to spend a whole day with me. Madness. He was surely eager to see me at our 8:30am…
Returning to College in my 40s
Through a series of unexpected, life altering events, I found myself embarking on a post grad in UCD. My name is Rachel and I am a forty-year-old student. I found…
I can’t afford a coffee on campus, can you?
The time is 8:50am and you’re just about to head into the dreaded 9am lecture that you have pulled yourself out of slumber for. When the scent of fresh coffee…
Belfield Swans Forced to Offer up their Children to Afford Living on Campus
UCD’s rising rents aren’t just affecting students, the Turbine has learned. In conversation with the swans of UCD’s very own lakes, we learned that they themselves were forced to cough…
UCD Would Have Gotten Away with the Increases if it Weren’t for those Meddling Kids!
Speaking exclusively to the Turbine after the recent tent actions by UCD students, an anonymous source on the University Management Team admitted that “It was US that rent gouged the…
UCD Launches New Scheme to Address Campus Rents, called the “Don’t Be Poor” Scheme
News of the “Don’t be Poor” scheme has surged across UCD like a Haitian tsunami engulfing conversation by conversation in a tidal wave of offense and outrage. The plan, which…
Climate Activists Escalate to Supreme Court Appeals
From flooding in the west, to moody weather changes in the east – Ireland’s climate has taken a disastrous turn of events in the last decade. In 2017, Ireland’s carbon…
Ireland’s Struggle to Regulate GDPR Continues
With the advent of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation in 2018 Ireland has become the EU lead data regulator for the majority of international technology companies. This means that…
Start-Up Spotlight: Bounce Insights
Charlie Butler is co-founder of Bounce Insights, an ‘’all-encompassing market research tool that can ask any questions companies want, to any consumer they want, faster and cheaper than any current…
UCD I&E Win €10,000 at Trading Competition
The Bank of Ireland FX Trade Off Competition tests university students’ ability to trade currencies, promoting and encouraging participation in the global FX markets country-wide. The competition is popular amongst…
The Business Interview with Denis O’Brien
Denis O’Brien is a serial entrepreneur who founded Communicorp, a commercial radio and emerging digital media provider, and Digicel Group, a complete communications provider serving the Caribbean, Central America and…
UCD Rent Protests 101: The Full Story
News Breaks of Maximum Rent Increase UCD’s on-campus accommodation will increase by 4% year on year for the next three years. A premium of €1,000 on average will also be…