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Student Fees, Housing, Union Engagement: Highlights from the UCDSU By-Election Hustings

Editor — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:01:38 +0000

The three candidates running in the UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) Sabbatical Officer by-elections participated in hustings on October 16th. The three hopefuls faced questions from one another, as well as from students and student media. The Race for Campaigns and Engagement Officer Kelvyn Fields and Rajul Bhitre are both running for the position of Campaigns […]

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“We Need to Fight”: Tia Cullen’s Vision for a Stronger SU

Editor — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:56:34 +0000

Tia Cullen isn’t new to the Students’ Union and is not new to student hardship either. A general nursing student, SU Education Officer, and long-time class rep, she says her candidacy for president is rooted in lived experience. “I’ve struggled to find accommodation, to pay fees, to balance work and study. That’s not just background—it’s […]

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Saskia McCormack-Eiffe Wants to Make the SU Visible — But Is That Enough?

Editor — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:53:27 +0000

When we sat down (virtually) with Saskia McCormack-Eiffe, she was calm, chatty, and clearly campaign-seasoned. She’s been involved in youth activism for a decade and has held more SU and society positions than most students could name. Now, she’s running for UCDSU President on a platform that promises a mixture of grassroots idealism with pragmatic […]

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Michael Roche Wants to Take Back the Union — Will He Succeed?

Editor — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:50:26 +0000

When we sat down with him, Michael Roche was in full campaign mode — fired up, manifesto in hand, and eager to shake up what he sees as a broken Union. Outsider or Insider — Which Is Better?Roche readily admitted he’s new to student politics, calling himself “an outsider,” but argued that this works in […]

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New UO Election Poll Reveals Editors’ Inability to Use Canva

Editor — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

In a groundbreaking attempt to combine visual chaos with statistical irrelevance, the University Observer has released a “poll” of this year’s UCDSU election results—proving once and for all that Canva is not a substitute for graphic design experience and that 248 responses are definitely not a representative sample. The centrepiece of the Observer’s coverage is […]

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