CMO Praises Students for Reduction of COVID-19 Incidence Rate
In a recent tweet on the 5th of November, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Tony Holohan announced that those in the 19 – 24-year-old age bracket have achieved a…
Learning to Drive has Never Been More Difficult than Now for Young People
In normal times, (that is, the era of pre-covid), it wasn’t exactly easy for young people to get their show on the road. Nowadays, learner drivers face additional challenges such…
“Absolutely Not”: UCD’s Response to Student Calls for Reimplementation of No Disadvantage Policy | Editorial
Back in April, students and lecturers alike had their lives greatly impacted by the introduction of online learning as a result of the ongoing pandemic. It became clear that the…
Irish Lockdowns have Revealed our Over-Reliant Relationship with Alcohol
From statistics showing the growth in the purchase, sale and consumption of alcohol to dismay among the public with talks of potential alcohol restrictions this lockdown, are we throwing a…
The Long Wait for a COVID-19 Vaccine
The recent COVID-19 outbreak has sent the world—snowballing— into the worst economic crisis since World War II. As we stand to embrace the new normal with confinement measures, border closures…
Lockdown 2.0 and Mental Health: We Need Each Other Now More Than Ever | Editorial
Here we are again; just under a week into Lockdown 2.0. Now more than ever we will need our friends and family to stick by us all to make sure…
Entire Country to enter level 5 lockdown for 6 weeks from Wednesday
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has announced that from midnight on Wednesday the entire country will move to Level 5 of the COVID-19 restrictions for a six-week period. Level 5 is the…
I Live on Campus and I’ve Tested Positive for Coronavirus – What Now?
For UCD students returning to campus one of the major questions in peoples minds is what to do if they contract coronavirus. Do you know what will happen if you…
Irish Freedom Party Representative Dolores Cahill to Head UCD Pandemic Response Team | TURBINE
With the semester just over the horizon alongside heightened COVID-19 case numbers, it’s understandable that students may be worried about their safety. However, fear no more, as the Turbine has…
Covid-19 or Hangover: Know the Differences | TURBINE
With the re-opening of wet pubs on the table, more and more UCD students fear for Covid concerns. Consistent with the recent trends of increased virus cases, numerous UCD students,…
Irish Universities Threaten Expulsion For Breaching Covid-19 Guidelines
Numerous Irish universities have threatened an array of penalties including fines, suspensions, and expulsions for students found breaching COVID-19 public health guidelines. These penalties come following fears of house parties…
The Future for COVID Graduates | Opinion
While some of the graduating class of 2020 have already felt the early effects of COVID-19 of the economy, the full extent of the pandemic will not be seen until…