Apathetic voters launch USI-DGAF Campaign | Turbine
Apathetic voters in the upcoming referendum on UCDSU’s membership of USI have launched their very own campaign, USI-Don’t Give A Fuck! The inaugural USI-DGAF Campaign is being run by Engineering…
Third of Candidates Drop Out of UCDSU Elections
Four of the previously announced eleven candidates in the UCDSU Executive Elections have dropped out of their respective sabbatical races. This now leaves the SU with only one contested race,…
Derry City Show Their Class In 4-0 Win Over UCD AFC
UCD AFC have been beaten 4-0 at home by Derry City, who scored two goals through Jordan McEneff in the first half to give the visitors the lead at half-time.…
the Tower 塔: The Year So Far.
The Turbine looks back at the inaugural year of UCD’s only CCP-sponsored satirical periodical, ‘the Tower 塔‘. While constant controversy has surrounded the launch of this throwaway rag, we can…
Leech 22: New Epidemic Sweeps Belfield
Researchers at UCD Medical School fear that this seasonal disease has been lying undetected for years and could have detrimental effects on students across the university. ‘Leeching’ mainly affects the…
Success by Any Means Necessary: The IRFU’s Reliance On The Private School System And What This Means For The Future of Irish Rugby
With 6 months to go until the Rugby World Cup, Ireland currently sits top of the World Rankings and top of the Six Nations leaderboard, winning their opening 3 matches…
Four Contested Races: UCDSU Announce Nominated Candidates
Four of the six sabbatical officer positions will be contested in the upcoming UCDSU Elections. The Current Education Officer Martha Ní Ríada is the only candidate currently running for SU…
The Toilets Worth a Journey to Shit in – Turbine Guide
In the good old days of the 1900s, when John Henry Newman was more than just a money-maker for UCD, a financially-dubious tyre company in smelly France decided to review…
A Year at War in the Ukraine: Ireland’s Pseudo Neutrality
As dawn rolled in over Ukraine ’s agrarian east on the morning of 24 February 2022, Russian infantry flooded across the border into the rural outpost of Milove. That morning,…
Know Your Rights: Renting in Ireland | College Tribune
The rental scene in Ireland reached a crisis-level due to chronic housing shortage. The cost of rent has increased by over 12.6% compared to last year. Years of housing undersupply,…
Hospital Overcrowding Negatively Impacting Student Nurses
In the first weeks of 2023, a reemergence of hospital overcrowding struck Irish hospitals with a record of 931 patients waiting for beds in corridors at its peak. Minister for…
Realistic New Year’s Resolutions | CT
A new year means new opportunities and new expectations. It is exciting: the sense of a fresh start, an opportunity to make positive changes in your life, to learn new…