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…
TCD Postgraduate Committee Elections to be Rerun Amid Calls of “Election Interference”
The conduct of the election of Trinity College’s postgraduate committee has caused immense conflict between the Trinity branch of the Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation (PWO TCD) and the Universities Student Union…
Grilling Ryan Corley: UCDSU Campaigns and Engagement Candidate
On-Campus voting takes place on the 4th and 5th of April. Ryan Corley is a final year Physics with Astronomy student running in the only contested Sabbatical race this year…
Grilling Miranda Bauer: UCDSU Campaigns and Engagement Candidate
On-Campus voting takes place on the 4th and 5th of April. Miranda Bauer is a final-year Modern Languages in UCD and is originally from Argentina. She is running in the…
Third of Candidates Drop Out of UCDSU Elections
Four of the previously announced eleven candidates in the UCDSU Executive Elections have dropped out of their respective sabbatical races. This now leaves the SU with only one contested race,…
UCD Elects Majority Female SU Sabbatical Team For 2019/20
UCD students elected a female majority sabbatical team last night after a marathon 15-hour count, with fourth-year Law and Social Justice student Joanna Siewierska being elected SU President. Siewierska was…
Education Officer Candidate: Brian Treacy – ‘The Thinker’
Brian Treacy, a current Social Science student and Higher Education Editor for the University Observer this year’s only candidate for Student Union Education Officer. Treacy, who is currently a Class…
C&C Candidate: Katie O’Dea – ‘The Environmentalist’
Katie O’Dea is a final-year History and Politics and current Environmental Campaigns Coordinator for UCDSU, who is running, uncontested, for the role of Campaigns and Communications Officer. Beyond the Union,…
Welfare Officer Candidate: George Merrin – ‘The Do-Gooder’
George Merrin is a fourth-year biochemistry student and former Science Society auditor running for the role of Welfare Officer. Merrin was a lot of experience that he believes he can…
Welfare Officer Candidate: Úna Carroll – ‘The Agony Aunt’
Úna Carroll is a third year BA Linguistics, Information and Communications student alongside being the Students Union current disability coordinator running to be the next UCDSU Welfare Officer. Carroll says…
Presidential Profiles: Joanna Siewierska – ‘The Pro’
Joanna Siewierska, one of three UCD Student Union President hopefuls, sat down with me to discuss her campaign, manifesto and why she’s running to be your next SU President. ‘I…
Presidential Profiles: Michael Geary – ‘The Ag Lad’
Michael Geary is a Fourth-year Animal Science Student from Glenamaddy, Co. Galway. Though he lacks any experience within the Student’s Union, he firmly believes he makes up for it with…