A Spotlight on Shag Week | Destigmatising Sex
The infamous Shag Week rocked campus from the 1st of November with talks and workshops galore taking place across campus to raise positive awareness for ~that~ deed we all do.…
New UCD Accommodation Costs Upwards of €14k a Year
As a housing crisis grips Ireland’s capital, The new UCD accommodation in the newly-opened UCD Village can cost students upwards of €14,000 a school year, with renters in “Studio”, “Gold”,…
Minister Does NOT Expect Reversal of In-Person College Plan
The Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins, spoke about the recently announced return to campus on Newstalk this Friday. UCD has announced a full return to…
UCD Graduations Limited to JUST 190 Students
Graduations ceremonies which are due to take place in the coming weeks will be limited to just 190 students per ceremony despite the event taking place outside in the Quad…
BREAKING: UCD Plan to Return to Face-to-Face Teaching With No Social-Distancing Requirements
University College Dublin (UCD) is to proceed with plans to re-open campus for students with face-to-face teaching in the academic year 2021/22, as has been revealed in a special bulletin…
UCD spent just €880k on mental health supports in the last college year
An investigation by the Irish Times revealed that universities in Ireland, including UCD, spent over €5 million on mental health services over the course of the pandemic. The State’s eight…
UCDSU Criticise “Discriminatory Two-Tiered Re-opening” of Society
Ruairí Power, President of University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) decried the planned implementation of a vaccine pass by the government in a press release today stating that “The Government’s…
UCDSU Vote to Lobby to Extend Voting Rights to Include Access Students
The University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) have voted in favour of lobbying the Returning Officer to extend voting rights in sabbatical elections to Access Students. In their final council…
UCDSU vote to sign the Le Chéile Charter supporting the ‘Anti-Fascist movement’
The University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) have voted in favour of signing the Le Chéile Charter ‘to challenge the growth of the far-right’. In their final council meeting of…
UCDSU Host Town Hall about Dolores Cahill, Union to Contact Medical Council
Thirty-six students attended an online town hall on the recent conduct of UCD Professor Dolores Cahill, an academic who has come under fire for her Covid-19 scepticism, as well as…
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…