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Dr Orla Feely, President of UCD, will make history on Monday, 27th January, as the first sitting UCD president to attend a Students’ Union (SU) Council meeting. The event, beginning…
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…
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…
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…
At Union Council on the 6th of November, University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) was unable to get approval for their upcoming annual budget after student representatives raised concerns about…
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…
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…
Data released to the College Tribune using the Freedom of Information Act shows that 16,994 laboratory animals have been euthanised in the university for medical and scientific research since 2020.…
Students in UCD will no longer have to pay €180 to resit exams starting from this September, UCD Students’ Union has announced. The abolition of resit fees has been the…
On-Campus voting takes place on the 4th and 5th of April. Jill Nelis is a final-year English and Drama student from Belfast. She is running unopposed for the role of…
Welcome to The College Tribune’s live coverage of the UCD Students’ Union By-Elections. We’ll be updating this blog throughout the day so follow the blog for live updates! Updates by…
The College Tribune spoke to Drogheda native Ciara Moroney about her ongoing campaign for the role of Entertainments Officer in the upcoming SU Election. Ciara, a final year Pharmacology student…