UCDSU Pre-Budget Submission Review
In the wake of the 2024 budget announcement, we here at the College Tribune thought it would be an interesting exercise to juxtapose parts of the actual budget with the…
Landlords v Renters – Budget 2024’s Winners and Losers
Budget 2024 has come and gone with, it is perhaps fair to say, little fanfare. The prevailing mood post-budget day has been subdued, with nothing earth-shattering emerging from the speeches…
Andy Myler Departs UCD AFC as League of Ireland Relegation is Confirmed
In what has been a turbulent season for the boys in blue, UCD AFC has been dealt a further blow as boss Andy Myler has announced he will leave his…
Upcoming Budget and Implications for Students
On the 10th of October the Annual Budget for the year 2024 was published and with it came a series of announcements from the Minister for Higher Education, Simon Harris,…
OPINION: Protests aren’t working – it’s time to be disruptive!
Postgraduate workers protested outside the Dáil, students’ unions protested outside the Dáil, anti-war protesters protested outside the Dáil, and also people disappointed by the budget protested outside the Dáil! The…
UCD’s Professor Colin Scott appointed as the New Deputy President and Registrar
Professor Colin Scott has been appointed by University College Dublin (UCD) to be the next Deputy President, Registrar, and Vice-President for Academic Affairs in UCD. Professor Scott is currently the…
What Does UCDSU Do Anyway? A Day in the Life of Jill Nelis, UCDSU Welfare Officer
The Student’s Union is facing an engagement issue. The disconnect between UCD students and their student representatives has resulted in student apathy, poor voter turnout, and in 2021, a vote…
TCD Postgraduate Committee Elections to be Rerun Amid Calls of “Election Interference”
The conduct of the election of Trinity College’s postgraduate committee has caused immense conflict between the Trinity branch of the Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation (PWO TCD) and the Universities Student Union…
Postgraduate Workers Protest Poor Pay Outside Dáil
On October 5th, the Postgraduate Workers Organisation (PWO) met at 9:30 in the Front Square of Trinity College Dublin to protest unfair working conditions. The protest began in Trinity College…
“It’s Raining Now”: Students Protest €65B Rainy Day Fund Proposed by Government
On October 4, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) hosted a protest in Dublin City Centre. The protest, named the ‘It’s Raining Now!’ protest, saw students and students’ unions…
UCD L&H Fall Foul of Main Sponsor and TCDSU Over Debates
At their house debate on Thursday the 14th of September, committee members of the Literary and Historical Society (L&H) admitted that their corporate sponsor, Arthur Cox, had reached out to…
Palestinian Solidarity Rally Marches on Israeli Embassy with Students’ Union in attendance
The Song of James Connolly rang out in front of the Dáil, as Kildare Street was blockaded by a Palestinian Solidarity Rally organised by USI, People Before Profit, Trinity College…