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After the sweeping reforms announced by Higher Education Minister Simon Harris at the beginning of the year, the now former University College Dublin President Andrew Deeks has been replaced by…
We undertook the gruelling task of reading through colourful manifestos, watched hours of hustings and grilled all of the candidates running in the University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) Executive…
Voting in the University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) Executive Election surpassed the total valid poll from the 2020 Elections after just 6 hours. As of 6 pm today, voting…
The University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) election has been disrupted due to a glitch in the system which has seen students unable to vote for College Officer candidates, even…
The current Welfare officer, Ruairí Power, is expected to win this year’s UCDSU Presidential race by a wide margin, according to a poll run by the College Tribune. Power sits…
On the evening of the 25th, the members of the Dáil voted on the motion to end college fees for third level students. This bill entitled “Solidarity”, was proposed by…
For the remainder of the spring trimester, University College Dublin Students Union (UCDSU) Education Officer role will be fulfilled by Ruairi Power, Carla Gummerson, and SU President Conor Anderson. This…
The College Tribune spoke to Molly Greenough the sole candidate for Welfare Sabbatical Officer in the 2021 University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) elections. The Boston native is a Stage…
Carla Gummerson is a 32-year-old masters graduate in public policy from Bray, Wicklow. Gummerson is running to be re-elected for the position of University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) Graduate…
In a press release yesterday, Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris announced that €5.2 million in funding is to go towards supporting 49 various Irish projects as part of Science…
The College Tribune, an independent student newspaper from University College Dublin (UCD), has become the first student publication in Ireland to release a newspaper mobile app on the 25th of…
Third-level colleges are being advised to increase the amount of on-campus activity for first-year students due to concerns that significant numbers of students are dropping out or disengaging from courses…