Editorials

Editorial - Volume XXX Issue 3

Editorial - Volume XXX Issue 2

Editorial - Volume XXX Issue 1

Editorial: XXVIII Issue 5

XXVIII Election Special Editorial

Given the high attendance at some of their protests, and the success of regular campaigns and services during the year, it’s hard to argue that the Students’ Union is not ‘Engaging’. Events run by the Entertainments Forum have sold out, around 450 students gathered to protest against management last month, and the Owen Keegan protests drew national attention.…

Editorial: XXVIII Issue 4

Several recent editorials of this paper have started with something like “We at the University Observer stand with the students and staff who are consistently underserved and overworked by UCD”. As before, we mean it.…

Editorial: XXVIII Issue 3

We at the University Observer call for transparency from UCD. In a recent publication by Transparency International Ireland, UCD performed poorly in its ability to regularly publish reports about spending, political engagement and whistleblowing practices.…

Editorial: XXVIII Issue 2

The editorial line of the University Observer is generally ‘We support that which is good for students”. On the question of housing policy, the paper is of course in favour of more and cheaper accommodation for the huge number of people commuting insane distances, couch surfing, or simply dropping out entirely because of the lack of beds.…