Barry Murphy to Run for SU President
Campaigns and Communications officer Barry Murphy has announced that he will be contesting the upcoming UCD Students Union Presidential bye-election on November 22nd and 23rd. Mr Murphy who was elected…
Petition Launched To Make SU Membership Optional
A group named Freedom of Choice Coalition of UCD (FOCC) are launching a petition this week to change Article 3 of the UCDSU Constitution which if passed would see membership…
Presidential By Election Dates Announced
The UCDSU presidential elections will take place on November 22nd and 23rd. The elections will be held to fill the vacant spot of UCDSU President following the impeachment of Katie…
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…
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…
Yes Campaign Responds to Open Letter
Finn McLysaght and Sadhbh MacLochlainn, members of the Impeach UCDSU President/ Yes Campaign have responded to the open letter that Ms Ascough wrote on Wednesday. In the letter she claimed…
“She Has Betrayed The Electorate” UCDSU Executive Minutes Finally Released
The minutes of the first executive meeting of the UCDSU which took place on September 21st have finally been released. The minutes released detail the aftermath of the Winging It…
Katie Ascough Writes Open Letter
Katie Ascough has addressed UCD students in an open letter. In a post written on the Fight4Katie Facebook page, Ms Ascough has defended her actions over the Winging It reprint…
Opinion: The Welfare of Students Cannot be Deferred
Nearly all of us have been touched by mental health problems in one way or another. Our best estimates suggest that around 1 in 4 people will suffer from mental…
Mental Health Week Deferred
Mental Health Week has been deferred. The event was supposed to take place from September 26th-28th but nothing ever materialised. Speaking to the Tribune via email UCDSU Welfare Officer Eoghan…
Impeachment Petition To Be Resubmitted
The petition to impeach UCDSU President Katie Ascough will be resubmitted to Returning Officer Stephen Devine on Monday morning. The petition which calls for the impeachment of Ms Ascough following…