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…
Why You Should Vote Yes to Impeachment
Since launching our campaign, large numbers of our fellow students have engaged with us and expressed support for impeachment of the UCDSU President. The fact that more students signed our…
Opinion: UCD, You Need to Talk About Your Impeachment Process
Before I get into this topic I want to make one thing clear – I am not arguing for or against the impeachment of UCDSU President Katie Ascough. Arguments for…
Opinion: This Referendum Should Be About Leadership
Regardless of what the students of UCD will vote for on the 25th and 26th of October, there is no good outcome of this referendum for our Union. Right now,…
Pages About Safe Drug Use Removed From ‘Winging’ It’
Uncertain whose decision it was to remove the pages. More direct approach to be taken including a mandate to support Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Pages which detailed how to…
Parking Permits Still Causing Controversy
The lack of parking in UCD is a well-known student issue. It is not so well-known among the student population that the introduction of the permit parking system in UCD…
The Curious Case of the Sammon of College
It was a Sunday afternoon in 2005, and the respective teams of UCD and UCC were trudging off the field at Trinity College following an unusually one-sided Harding Cup Final.…
UCD to Risk Industrial Dispute Over Doubling of Permit Parking Cost
UCD’s plan to double the cost of parking permits for next year could lead to another major labour dispute with some of Ireland’s biggest Trade Unions. The University wants to…
Building & Planning Roundup
O’Reilly Hall: The site of UCD President Andrew Deeks’ private club, the original application received planning permission this year. UCD applied back in June for its Revised Fire Safety Certificate.…
UCD at Forefront of €6.7 Million Climate Change Project
UCD is set to be at the forefront in new climate change research following the launch of a partnership with Aberystwyth University in Wales, to promote Acclimatize. The project is…