Walking the Plank for Sports? Piracy and “Dodgy Boxes” Beware!
Picture the scene, you’re 10 years old and you just sat down in front of the television. You open the DVD player, stick in your favourite movie and press “Play”.…
BREAKING: UCD BDS Protest Senator Bernie Sanders’ Speaking Event in UCD
UCD BDS gathered outside O’Reilly Hall to protest U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders spoke at UCD as part of an event organised by Dalkey Book Festival to promote his most…
OPINION: “The Well-Trodden Path from Belfield to Perth”: The Issue With Medicine Students is Retention, Not Training
This January, Simon Harris, the Minister for Higher Education, unveiled a new initiative to subsidise students from the Republic of Ireland studying medicine in Northern Ireland. This move is part…
Pointless or Profitable? Ireland’s New Bottle Deposit System Examined
We’ve done it again guys! The streak has been extended… the streak of failing to hit our EU recycling targets for the 5th year in a row! In August, the…
The Best UCD Events This Semester
A new semester is here! Whether this semester is your first in UCD, in which case welcome, or your last, no doubt hopes are high that the coming semester will…
What Does UCDSU Do Anyway? An Interview with Marc Matouc, UCDSU Graduate Officer
Co-Editor Emma Hanrahan speaks with Marc Matouc to find out what the role of UCDSU Graduate Officer entails. The Students’ Union is facing an engagement issue. The disconnect between UCD…
UCDSU Introduces ‘Commuter Breakfasts’
UCD’s Student Union (UCDSU) is launching a commuter breakfast series on Tuesday, January 30th. The series hopes to provide practical support for UCD’s cohort of commuting students. These free breakfasts…
UCD proposes ‘Book of Navan’ to compete with Trinity’s tourism boom
The Book of Kells is an Irish tourism staple, and over one million people flock to Trinity College to see the manuscript every year. With adult tickets to the attraction…
The 39A Recipe: Full Student Meal, Packed with Alcohol and Noise
Prep time: 15 minutes at the bus stop (If it shows up) Cook time: Between 40 minutes and 2 hours (Depending on the traffic) Serves: You Right. When I was…
EIRSAT-1 – Takeoff for Ireland’s First Satellite
EIRSAT-1 – Just over 66 years after the first satellite, the Sputnik-1, was launched into space by the now-defunct Soviet Union, Ireland has joined the ranks of the world’s nations…
The College Tribune Internship Cheat Sheet
The College Tribune has thrown together a selection of Ireland’s most competitive summer internship programs that are currently open for application to help you get started and (hopefully) make the…
Six Nations 2024 Preview: Tactical Analysis & Team Insights
With the start of the 2024 Six Nations Championship less than 2 weeks away, rugby fans worldwide gear up to witness yet another thrilling tournament that will see Ireland vying…