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Most students should see their Students’ Union as the loudest voice on campus. It’s the body that fights for cheaper accommodation, campaigns against rising fees, organises last-minute protests and creates…
Thousands of protestors attended the “Not in Our UCD” rally on March 4. The protest was held in solidarity with a UCD Medicine student who was a victim of rape…
The three candidates running in the UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) Sabbatical Officer by-elections participated in hustings on October 16th. The three hopefuls faced questions from one another, as well as…
In an emergency council meeting held on Monday, the UCD Students’ Union (SU) passed a motion in support of Jim Gavin’s presidential bid. The move came less than a day…
For over three decades, UCDSU has had a turbulent relationship with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). We’ve joined, left, rejoined, and left again. Now, in 2025, we’re once…
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…
University College Dublin’s (UCD) Smurfit Blackrock Campus recently celebrated opening a state-of-the-art gym facility next to the Smurfit Restaurant. This new addition to campus life offers an accessible and modern…
The UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) accommodation report has revealed a worsening student housing crisis, with severe shortages of beds for students enrolled at UCD and other universities across Ireland. Despite…
In a significant development for students across Ireland, the government has introduced a ban on 51-week leases for student accommodation. This move, aimed at reducing the financial burden on students,…
Here’s the UCD news you might have missed this month! UCD Student Darragh McElhinney stars in RTÉ show ‘My Uni Life’ Darragh McElhinney, a talented track and field runner and…
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…