Early Irish is to be reintroduced as a degree subject following pressure from academic staff in the UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies, Folklore and Linguistics.
It’s a lucky student who gets through college without losing something. Matt Gregg talks to the founder of a novel website that might just help reunite owners and their lost property
They rank amongst Belfield’s unsung everyday heroes, but leaflet distribution on campus is no easy job. Matt Gregg grabs an armful of brochures and takes to the concourse
After watching the riotous antics of the Irish Farmers’ Association, Matt Gregg wonders why UCD’s great unwashed are unable to show the same protesting vigour
Reports have emerged that an administrative error resulted in a number of Arts graduates from last year being awarded an incorrect Grade Point Average (GPA).
THE NEW UCD Student Learning, Leisure and Sports Complex will now be completed by March 2011, according to the current Student Centre Manager, Dominic O’Keeffe. He confirmed that they “have got the builder waiting to …
UCD STUDENTS’ UNION Entertainments Officer, Mike Pat O’Donoghue, has called the Freshers’ Ball “a great success”, surviving the late withdrawl of the advertised headline act, Tinchy Stryder.
The event, which was held in The Academy on …
After last month’s aborted Cork University Hospital debate on euthanasia, Matthew Gregg wonders whether or not we are simply doing ourselves a disservice by refusing to discuss the issue.
THE UCD Drama Society (Dramsoc) has recently been asked by university employees to stop using areas near offices as rehearsal space.
GARY REDMOND readily admits that he was “very happy” with his performance as Students’ Union (SU) Entertainments (Ents) Officer for the past year.
THE THIRD and final Freshers’ handbook will not be published in April due to a lack of available finances. The guide, which had been planend for release near the end of the semester, will not …
NUI GALWAY (NUIG) has announced in a statement that it is “assessing the steps it should now take”, following interest from a group of Native Americans in a canoe which the university has acted as …
THE MISS UCD competition is “unlikely to take place this year”, due to a lack of time and resources necessary to hold the event. The competition, which was scheduled for 4th March, has been delayed …
In a period of greatly increased media speculation and inquiry, Matthew Gregg questions the limits of the press.
THE ARTS SOCIETY’S annual ball has “officially been cancelled”, according to Arts Society (Arts Soc) Auditor, Jonny Cosgrove. This news comes after the original Arts Ball, scheduled for the 4th of February, had been postponed …
OVER €5,000 has been raised by students during the annual Engineering Day (Eng Day) event however the final total has yet to be finalised. The main fundraising activities took place on the Friday, 31st January …
HIGH-ranking administrative and academic staff from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) are under investigation by an emergency Oireachtas committee over an unauthorised payment of bonuses and allowances. Approximately fourteen staff members’ pay packages, including that of …
UCD SCHOLARCAST has received over 350,000 hits since it was launched last semsester. The website, which hosts a series of research-based podcasts contributed by academics, has been in operation since the end of April 2008. …
