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The UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) recently held a referendum to reform its constitution. The proposals included reducing the quorum for future referenda from 12.5% to 10% and allowing the election…
As the Poolbeg Chimneys’ repainting project draws to a halt for the winter months, we look back on their coming-to-be as Dublin’s red-and-white-striped landmark and the recent motivation for their…
What does it mean to care about climate change but be equally unmotivated to help promote any change? With the current rise of political instability, social media addiction, and AI,…
The notorious case of the Menendez brothers has once again captured the world’s interest over three decades later, following the recent release of Ryan Murphy’s controversial biographical crime Netflix series…
Dublin Mid-West finds itself at the centre of the political universe this election season, as not one but two Eoin Ó Broins battle it out for supremacy in what has…
“I want to make clear that we are also here in solidarity with the people of Palestine. And I want to urge you all, just as I also urge myself,…
UCD Literary and Historical Society are under fire for repeatedly going too far between protests at the abortion debate and a @ucdlandhate Instagram page being created with an open letter…
Since its inception, UCD Volunteers Overseas (UCDVO) has been committed to nurturing active global citizens by providing transformative education and responsible volunteer programmes. Open to the entire UCD community, including…
Last week, the government unveiled its measures for Budget 2025, dubbed “the largest social welfare package in the state’s history.” As always, the question is whether students will benefit. Among…
“Without facts, you can’t have truth. Without truth, you can’t have trust. Without these, we have no shared space, and democracy is a dream.” These are the words of Maria…
A relatively young sport captured the heart of the French nation over the last week, with Les Bleus rugby 7s team, led by the ubiquitous Antoine Dupont, winning the country’s…
In the modern adult lifestyle, there are few opportunities to replicate the joy of “searching” which we so fondly remember from childhood games of hide and seek—the peeking under cars,…