Restaurant and hospitality service provider, Kylemore Services Group, are no longer planning on donating money to the Welfare Fund, but will instead set up their own separate fund linked to the Students’ Union Welfare Office.
Students’ …

February 25th saw the launch of the Cervical Cancer Vaccine Programme in UCD as a part of Fresh Start Week, which took place on campus for the first time last week. The vaccination is being …

UCD hosted a CAO Information Clinic on January 21st. This is the first year this type of event was held, and it was attended by approximately 350 students.
Both mature and second level students participated in …

Refreshers’ Day a success
UCD held its annual Refreshers’ Day event on February 24th. Ninety-five clubs and societies were represented at the event, which is a continuation of Freshers’ Week, held in Semester One, and …

Free academic e-books for five American universities
400 students from various disciplines across five American universities will be given the opportunity to use free e-books as part of their academic studies. This pilot initiative, which has …

Daniel Keenan looks at the strikers roll, on and off the pitch.

Strikers have been traditionally the focal point of a football team. Previously judged purely upon their goal tallies and goals per game ratio, the …

The Residences Harry Potter themed Ball, which was set to take place on February 1st, has been cancelled.

Title: The Descendants
Director: Alexander Payne
Starring: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Judy Greer
Release Date: Out Now
The only thing The Descendants has going against it, as it hits Irish theatres, is high expectations. Mercifully, if any film seems …

With the voice actor tending to be a forgotten yet vital component in modern game development, Rory Crean explores the double standard between gaming and film in the world of voice acting

Cynic in concert at The Village. Photographs courtesy of Luke Butt.

Cynic frontman and progressive metal icon Paul Masvidal talks to Cormac Duffy about spirituality, side projects, and being in a band since elementary school

UCD Students’ Union President, Pat de Brún, has announced his intention of putting a motion to SU Council that would call for a referendum regarding the Union’s stance on free education and free fees.
Should the …

Title: The Sitter
Director: David Gordon Green
Starring: Jonah Hill, Sam Rockwell and Max Records
Release Date: Out Now

A motion to rehire the SU staff fired in December, and to re-open the Students’ Union Copy Bureau, has failed to pass Students’ Union Council, with only four representatives voting in favour of the proposal.
The …

Students’ Union President, Pat de Brún, recently revealed that the SU is up to €1 million in debt, reports Katie Hughes.

SIPTU UCD have recently expressed their dissatisfaction regarding an e-mail being sent out to over one hundred UCD staff members on December 16th asking them to review the performance of a number …

Photographer: Caoimhe McDonnell
UCD’s Health Centre, located in the Student Centre, is currently up for tender.
Current Medical Director of the Student Health Centre, Dr Sandra Tighe, was first made aware of the Health …

By the end of 2012, almost two hundred PhD students participating in the UCD-TCD Innovation Academy will benefit from programmes funded by the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) Cycle …

UCD International Office is in the final stages of preparation for a new campaign to encourage more international students to study at UCD and promote the University’s accomplishments in the global academic …