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UCD Academic Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin has claimed that there were times during the two year period between 2015-2017 where she was advised by colleagues to take extra security measures to…
University College Dublin AFC (UCD AFC) drew 0-0 with Bray Wanderers at the Bowl in the third week of fixtures in the new SSE Airtricity First Division. The free-scoring Students…
It has been over a year since Ireland was thrown into the unknown and uncertainty of lockdown. During this time, much of the public has looked towards journalism, including student…
A few weeks ago, Saint Patrick’s Day took a controversial turn in more ways than one. From The Dolores Cahill Fiasco to Anti-Lockdown Protests, heads were turning every which way,…
The new Students’ Union Independent Appeals & Disciplinary Board (IADB) was approved at the most recent SU Council meeting. The IADB is a supervisory board for the Union, created to…
One thing you notice when you’re abroad is how often, we as Irish people, use the word ‘sorry’. Sorry could I get the Sangrita please? Sorry…dónde está la biblioteca? In…
Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has spoken to University Chiefs over COVID-19 outbreaks amongst college students in Galway and Limerick which may delay the return to on-campus…
With recent news reports suggesting that the implementation of a ‘vaccine passport’ scheme is underway, questions have arisen surrounding the issue of an effectively mandatory vaccine. With a ‘vaccine passport’…
The first semester of first year was, for many (myself included), a shock to the system. Everyone seems to know more than you, and modules seem ten times harder than…
After the second year of online elections, the University College Dublin (UCD) Students’ Union sabbatical team for 2021-22 has been elected. The UCDSU Elections results were announced to a crowd…
Thirty-six students attended an online town hall on the recent conduct of UCD Professor Dolores Cahill, an academic who has come under fire for her Covid-19 scepticism, as well as…
Many current UCD Students have been enquiring as to what the ‘Voluntary’ student centre levy is being used for as the student centre remains closed. At the Turbine, we decided…