Incoming Freshers: All We Know So Far
First year undergraduate students entering University College Dublin (UCD) in 2020 will start lectures almost 3 weeks later than first-years in 2019. It is expected that the teaching term for…
UCD University Club Opens; Free For “Non-Members and Guests”.
The UCD University Club has announced it will be officially reopening on Tuesday, 4th of August, with numerous social distancing measures in place. The Club has remained closed since March…
TURBINE | The SU’s Ass: A Taste Test by The University Observer
To celebrate a wonderful year of being the propaganda arm of the UCD Students’ Union, we at The Turbine reached out to the staff of the University Observer to get…
Staycations Overwhelmingly Expensive for Young People | A Guide to Dublin Day Trips
With the government’s encouragements and a growing itch to travel post-lockdown, summer 2020 has been deemed to be the summer of enjoying all that Ireland has to offer; its long-winded…
“Finally, they are out of my basement” – At-risk parents delighted to rid themselves of 30-year-old millennial “children”
As the ongoing Coronavirus reaches its peak, we at The Turbine decided to interview families which had been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We focused on a few sample…
STI Screening At UCD Reopens: HSE Launches “Play It Safe” Sexual Campaign.
STI screening services have resumed in University College Dublin’s (UCD) STI Clinics following their closure due to Covid-19. This follows the announcement of a “Play it Safe” sexual health campaign…
BREAKING: UCD Graduate Students to Attend 20-86% In Person, Down From 75-100%
University College Dublin (UCD) has revised its estimations for in-person class time next Trimester. Originally announcing 40-60% for undergraduates and 75-100% for graduates, the new estimates are 30-70% and 20-86%…
Empty Piggy Bank: UCDSU “project no income in the next 12 months” from subsidiary.
UCD Students’ Union Company Limited by Guarantee is in a financial position where “there is a material uncertainty related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the…
Universities Can Exercise One-Metre Distancing With Face Coverings
UCD, along with the other Irish institutions of higher education, has welcomed new guidelines allowing for one metre social distancing on-campus, paired with the wearing of masks. The new guidelines…
Historic Win For Climate Activists in Irish Supreme Court
The Supreme Court quashed the government’s National Mitigation Plan 2017 on Friday, the 22nd of June on the grounds that it lacks specificity on tackling Climate Change and it does…
Pubs and Nightclubs Stay Closed: Stage 4 Further Delayed.
Pubs, hotel bars, nightclubs and casinos will remain closed and updates to ‘Green List’ see 5 countries and destinations removed following a cabinet meeting with the National Public Health Emergency…
Patrick Nevin, UCD Serial Rapist: Case Facts, Sentencing and Analysis
Convicted serial rapist Patrick Nevin has had his sentence increased by two and a half years. Cathleen Noctor SC appealed Nevin’s original sentence on behalf of the Director of Public…