UCDSU Executive Elections Explained
It’s UCDSU Election season and those Instagram follower request notifications from hopeful candidates are about to start pouring in, but how do you vote and who will be running? When…
Students Protest Senator Bernie Sanders’ Speaking Event in UCD: The Full Story
UCD students gathered outside O’Reilly Hall to protest U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders spoke at UCD as part of an event organised by Dalkey Book Festival to promote his most…
What Does UCDSU Do Anyway? An Interview with Marc Matouc, UCDSU Graduate Officer
Co-Editor Emma Hanrahan speaks with Marc Matouc to find out what the role of UCDSU Graduate Officer entails. The Students’ Union is facing an engagement issue. The disconnect between UCD…
Universities to Crack Down on AI Use in Assignments
Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is planning to extend the state’s guidelines on academic misconduct to include the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and…
Men in STEM initiative doesn’t garner expected support
Speaking at the recent launch of the UCD Men In STEM awareness campaign, organiser Daithí S. Monney, revealed that the initiative had not had the desired impact. Just four students…
New free shuttle bus between Smurfit and Belfield Campus announced by UCD
On November 1st, University College Dublin (UCD) and UCD’s Students’ Union (UCDSU) formally announced the return of the free Smurfit to Belfield shuttle bus service. This comes as the product…
What Does UCDSU Do Anyway? An Interview with Sarah McGrath, UCDSU Education Officer
The Students’ Union is facing an engagement issue. The disconnect between UCD students and their student representatives has resulted in student apathy, poor voter turnout, and in 2021, a vote…
300 Staff and Students Attend Palestinian Solidarity Demonstration in UCD
UCDSU, Academics for Palestine and the newly formed UCD DBS held a protest outside the O’Reilly Hall in UCD last Tuesday. The protest had been planned for Monday, but was…
UCD L&H Fall Foul of Main Sponsor and TCDSU Over Debates
At their house debate on Thursday the 14th of September, committee members of the Literary and Historical Society (L&H) admitted that their corporate sponsor, Arthur Cox, had reached out to…
Palestinian Solidarity Rally Marches on Israeli Embassy with Students’ Union in attendance
The Song of James Connolly rang out in front of the Dáil, as Kildare Street was blockaded by a Palestinian Solidarity Rally organised by USI, People Before Profit, Trinity College…
Exclusive Interview with New UCD President Orla Feely
Last February, the Governing Authority announced the appointment of Orla Feely as the new President of University College Dublin. The new President is a former student at UCD, where she…
Budget 2024: UCDSU Call on the Government to Abolish the Student Contribution Charge
UCDSU has called upon the government to abolish the student contribution charge in the upcoming budget as part of the Union’s pre-budget submission. The cost of abolishing the charges would…