Independent UCD News
New measures announced to further stop the spread of COVID-19 could potentially impact University College Dublin’s plans to reopen at the end of September, with knock on effects for society…
UCD have been accused of breaching EU data protection laws. As reported by the Times on Thursday, UCD, alongside other huge organizations such as RTE, AIB and Airbnb are sending…
Students in University College Dublin (UCD) will pay more as a result of the university’s post-covid approach than those at the University of Limerick (UL). Following the announcement by UL…
The spate of Green Party defections following the publication of the Programme for Government (PfG) in June has been ongoing throughout summer 2020. In June, Young Greens advised their members…
Three Irish students have won the top prize at the 2020 Technovation World Summit, beating 1,500 other entries from across 62 countries worldwide. The three girls – Rachael Akano (16),…
President Michael D. Higgins signed the Residential Tenancies and Valuation Act 2020 into law on August 1st, ensuring tenants who are struggling to pay rent as a result of the…
On a misty, humid Monday night, UCD AFC hosted Athlone Town in the UCD bowl in a heated encounter. Both teams took a knee before kickoff, to show solidarity in…
As of midnight, on Friday the 7th of August, residents of Laois, Offaly and Kildare are facing greater restrictions on their movement as another lockdown has been imposed for a…
Student activists and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science are currently at odds over whether the €2 million promised to higher education institutions for mental…
Last week, hundreds of students woke to find that their living arrangements for the upcoming trimester had been turned upside down. Montrose student residence, which is situated next to University…
Last week US presidential candidate Joe Biden announced his vice-presidential running-mate as Kamala Harris, Senator and former Attorney General of California. Making good on his promise in March to select…
Outrage was sparked on Twitter on Sunday when a video of the D2 bar, Berlin, was released. The footage showed crowds of people dancing, with the bartender pouring shots directly…