UCDSU Executive Elections Explained
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…
Students Protest Senator Bernie Sanders’ Speaking Event in UCD: The Full Story
UCD students gathered outside O’Reilly Hall to protest U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders spoke at UCD as part of an event organised by Dalkey Book Festival to promote his most…
What Does UCDSU Do Anyway? An Interview with Marc Matouc, UCDSU Graduate Officer
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…
UCD DJ Collective and C&E Soc Threatened with Legal Action from Berghain Nightclub
The UCD DJ collective and Commerce and Economics society have been forced to change the name of a “Berghain” night in Dublin’s Grand Social Club following a threat of legal…
Universities to Crack Down on AI Use in Assignments
Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is planning to extend the state’s guidelines on academic misconduct to include the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and…
€434 Million fund to build student accommodation announced by Minister Simon Harris
A €434 million fund was announced to fund the construction of more than 2,700 student accommodation units by Minister Simon Harris. “Everyone in Ireland knows that there has been a…
New free shuttle bus between Smurfit and Belfield Campus announced by UCD
On November 1st, University College Dublin (UCD) and UCD’s Students’ Union (UCDSU) formally announced the return of the free Smurfit to Belfield shuttle bus service. This comes as the product…
What Does UCDSU Do Anyway? An Interview with Sarah McGrath, UCDSU Education Officer
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…
UCDSU budget fails to get approval from council after projecting €71,000 budget deficit.
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…
Landlords v Renters – Budget 2024’s Winners and Losers
Budget 2024 has come and gone with, it is perhaps fair to say, little fanfare. The prevailing mood post-budget day has been subdued, with nothing earth-shattering emerging from the speeches…
Andy Myler Departs UCD AFC as League of Ireland Relegation is Confirmed
In what has been a turbulent season for the boys in blue, UCD AFC has been dealt a further blow as boss Andy Myler has announced he will leave his…
UCD L&H Fall Foul of Main Sponsor and TCDSU Over Debates
At their house debate on Thursday the 14th of September, committee members of the Literary and Historical Society (L&H) admitted that their corporate sponsor, Arthur Cox, had reached out to…