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The government budget for the coming year has been announced officially today including additional investment into third and higher-level education, bringing up total expenditure into education to €8.6 billion. A…
UCD Societies Council has announced that all societies will be free to join for the academic year of 2020/21, due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. The lack of the €2…
In March, students left the Belfield campus, as they have every year for the welcomed two-week respite. But this time, they did not return. Covid-19 took the country into lockdown…
Phoebe Bridgers’ stunning new album Punisher perhaps gives 2020 something to celebrate. Although Bridgers established her title as a songstress through her 2017 debut Stranger in the Alps and through…
The treatment of refugees in this country has become one of the many social justice issues the Irish music scene has adopted. While it is by no means a new…
During the current pandemic, there is great debate and discussion on the return to work. The main question being asked is what health and safety measures do employers have to…
UCD traveled to Athlone for the latest of their SSE Airtricity League of Ireland First Division matches against Athlone Town on Friday. The visitors came back from a first half…
Tasmanian band A. Swayze & The Ghosts present a powerful debut with Paid Salvation. Stylistically ranging somewhere between indie, (post-)punk and garage rock, the album bristles with youthful energy. Andrew…
Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) are the three most studied areas of a company’s performance when determining if investing is sustainable or socially prudent.
Caithfidh mé a adhmháil: is breá liom pop. Ba bhreá liom Busted nuair a bhíodh siad i mbarr a réime; ba bhreá liom One Direction nuair a bhíodh siadsan i…
For many years now, much-needed reform has been found wanting within Irelands higher education system. Students, whose numbers have increased rapidly over recent decades are now paying the second-highest undergraduate…
UCD students will have an opportunity to benefit from the philanthropic spirit of the late George Moore through the George Moore Scholars Programme, an exciting opportunity for ambitious, high-flying UCD…