UCDSU Voting Passes 2020 Total Vote After 6 Hours
Voting in the University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) Executive Election surpassed the total valid poll from the 2020 Elections after just 6 hours. As of 6 pm today, voting…
UCDSU Elections Suffer Setback with College Officer Voting Glitch
The University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) election has been disrupted due to a glitch in the system which has seen students unable to vote for College Officer candidates, even…
UCDSU Pre-Election Poll: Power to Storm Presidential Race, Michalek in Danger of RON
The current Welfare officer, Ruairí Power, is expected to win this year’s UCDSU Presidential race by a wide margin, according to a poll run by the College Tribune. Power sits…
Free Higher Education Bill Defeated in Dáil
On the evening of the 25th, the members of the Dáil voted on the motion to end college fees for third level students. This bill entitled “Solidarity”, was proposed by…
UCD Paid €2 Million by Tullow Oil in Petroleum Geoscience Funding
Controversy has emerged in the wake of an Irish Times article that revealed that UCD received €2 million in funding from Tullow Oil for academic positions in the field of…
UCDSU Officers To Share Education Role, Bryson on Sick Leave
For the remainder of the spring trimester, University College Dublin Students Union (UCDSU) Education Officer role will be fulfilled by Ruairi Power, Carla Gummerson, and SU President Conor Anderson. This…
On-Campus Activity ‘Likely’ for September | Simon Harris
Some degree of on-campus college and higher education will return in September, according to the Minister for Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris. Speaking on Newstalk Breakfast on…
Grilling Molly Greenough | UCDSU Welfare Officer Candidate
The College Tribune spoke to Molly Greenough the sole candidate for Welfare Sabbatical Officer in the 2021 University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) elections. The Boston native is a Stage…
Grilling Carla Gummerson | UCDSU Graduate Officer Candidate
Carla Gummerson is a 32-year-old masters graduate in public policy from Bray, Wicklow. Gummerson is running to be re-elected for the position of University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) Graduate…
Is Belfield A ‘Riot-Proof’ Campus? | UCD MythBusters
You’ve all heard the rumours; your peer mentors might have mentioned University College Dublin’s “riot-proof design” when you first arrived on the Belfield campus. You’ve been told tails of its…
UCD alumna shares disappointment due to lack of support received from UCD following sexual assault
Trigger Warning: Assault/Sexual Assault. A UCD alumna took to Twitter yesterday to share her communications with UCD in which she asks the university to recognise the dangers and effects that…
UCD Prof Plans Anti-Lockdown Patrick’s Day Gathering
Professor Dolores Cahill of University College Dublin (UCD) has recently posted an event on Facebook that appears to promote a gathering in Herbert Park, Donnybrook on St Patrick’s Day. The…