UCD to Risk Industrial Dispute Over Doubling of Permit Parking Cost
UCD’s plan to double the cost of parking permits for next year could lead to another major labour dispute with some of Ireland’s biggest Trade Unions. The University wants to…
Building & Planning Roundup
O’Reilly Hall: The site of UCD President Andrew Deeks’ private club, the original application received planning permission this year. UCD applied back in June for its Revised Fire Safety Certificate.…
President Deeks Unhappy with ‘Standstill Budget’
Andrew Deeks, President of UCD, has expressed his dissatisfaction at Budget 2018. He used his Presidential Bulletin, sent to all UCD Staff members, to offer a commentary on it, just…
UCD at Forefront of €6.7 Million Climate Change Project
UCD is set to be at the forefront in new climate change research following the launch of a partnership with Aberystwyth University in Wales, to promote Acclimatize. The project is…
Opinion: There Is a Difference Between Bias and Relevance.
On Monday afternoon we received an email from the Vote No/Fight4Katie campaign. It was from Katie Ascough and in the email she detailed why she felt The College Tribune had…
Boojum Distance Themselves from Fight4Katie Campaign Following “Manipulative Claim”
The burrito chain Boojum has distanced itself from the Vote No to Impeachment Campaign. The reaction comes after a post which appeared on the Fight4Katie page on Friday which appeared…
Déja Vu as Derry Man McClean Grabs an Irish lifeline in Cardiff Win
It was a night of exhilarating joy for the Republic of Ireland in Cardiff as James McClean’s goal secured a play-off place at the expense of the hosts. Wales have…
Impeachment Referendum Roundup – October 14th
UCD students will have a chance to decide on the fate of Katie Ascough, President of UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU), in an Impeachment Referendum on the 25th and 26th of…
Ascough’s Open Letter and Mental Health: Fact Check
Following the revelation that Mental Health Week had been postponed by UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU), the College Tribune has followed up on a point made in the Open Letter issued…
Yes Campaign Responds to Open Letter
Finn McLysaght and Sadhbh MacLochlainn, members of the Impeach UCDSU President/ Yes Campaign have responded to the open letter that Ms Ascough wrote on Wednesday. In the letter she claimed…
Opinion: Budget Blinded by Ideology
Budget 2018 proved to be a very underwhelming affair laced with ideology. With very limited scope for spending increases as a result of EU Fiscal rules, recent failures to hit…
Med Soc to Host Panel Discussion on 8th Amendment
The Medical Society in UCD are to host a panel discussion on the implications for medical students if the 8th Amendment is repealed. The 8th Amendment states “The State acknowledges…