“I Wasn’t The Most ‘PC’, But I Don’t Regret It” | Thomas Monaghan on Leaving UCDSU
Agreeing to interview Thomas Monaghan, I didn’t really know what to expect, having an image of him as this mad Mayo fella from UCD Students’ Union (SU). We began in…
Ascough Fiasco Never Ends
In early February, UCD president Professor Andrew Deeks spoke with the Irish Independent in a wide-ranging interview where he discussed competition for places in the college, gender neutrality, and the…
Editorial: Time to Say Goodbye
So we’ve come to the end of another academic year here in UCD and what a year it has been. Who would have guessed we’d have impeached Katie Ascough before…
Radical Image Revamp Required if SU Elections Are to Be Taken Seriously
The SU elections in Trinity College produced some interesting results with one of the presidential candidates forced to pull out on election day due to some unsavoury Snapchats which he…
UCD Life Society Seeking Debate on 8th Amendment
UCD Life Society are seeking to debate the 8th Amendment with UCD for Choice in second semester. The group which are seeking formal recognition from UCD have approached both UCD…
Editorial: Counting the Cost of Impeachment
The last few weeks have not been easy for the College Tribune. The impeachment of Katie Ascough marked a historic occasion for UCDSU politics as a whole but it also…
Opinion: UCD Students Face Bigger Issues Than Katie Ascough
The dust has now settled on Katie Ascough’s impeachment. It was a historic campaign for a number of reasons. It was the first time a UCDSU sabbatical officer has been…
Impeachment Referendum Round Up.
Katie Ascough was impeached last night almost 5 weeks after the original story about the removal of information from the Wingin’ It handbook broke. With 69% of students voting to…
Katie Ascough Has Been Impeached
UCD students have voted for the impeachment of UCDSU President Katie Ascough by more than double. The referendum which took place over two days was won by a total of…
A Referendum to Remember
For the last 5 weeks UCD SU has been engulfed in controversy surrounding the ‘Wingin’ In’ handbook and the decision by SU President Katie Ascough to remove information from the…
Katie Ascough Releases Final Open Letter
UCDSU President Katie Ascough has released another open letter to students. The letter comes as voting continues in the impeachment referendum which will continue until 8pm tonight. In the letter…
Katie Ascough Releases Final Open Letter
UCDSU President Katie Ascough has released another open letter to students. The letter comes as voting continues in the impeachment referendum which will continue until 8pm tonight. In the letter…