Twelve candidates for UCDSU Sabbatical Officer elections

The election race is underway for the six sabbatical officer roles in University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU).

By Orla Mahon | Feb 11 2026

The election race is underway for the six sabbatical officer roles in University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU). Twelve candidates have been announced for the six sabbatical officer roles, with all but two races being contested. Last year, eight candidates ran in the sabbatical elections, with only the Presidential race being contested.

Ten college officer positions are also open, representing various schools in UCD, along with the Smurfit campus. The part-time position of Oifigeach na Gaeilge is also open for election. Nominations for the roles remained open until Monday February 9th at 5pm, extended from the initial closing date of Friday February 6th, in light of a Status Orange weather warning.

Hustings for the College Officer roles are set to be held on the 23rd of February at 4:30PM, whilst Sabbatical Officer Hustings are set to take place on the 26th of February. Voting will open at 08:00 on Tuesday the 3rd of March and will close at 20:00 on Thursday the 5th of March. Voting will take place online via the Mi-Voice platform.

Results of the elections will be announced on the 6th of March.

President

Enzo Crothers

Enzo Crothers is the sole candidate contesting for the position of President. Crothers is a third year student, studying a Humanities degree in History and Politics. He is currently one of three House Debates Convenors with the Literary and Historical Society (L&H). He has also formerly been a member of the committees of the Politics Society and the History Society. During the 2024 General Election, Crothers served as Director of Communications for Sinn Féin TD John Brady during the Wicklow TD’s re-election campaign.

Current UCDSU Education Officer Matt Mion previously announced that he would be running for the role of President via his Education Instagram page on the 22nd of January, before retracting his candidacy via the same account in the early hours of last Friday, January 30th. Mion cited his own wellbeing as one of the major factors in his decision not to run, stating that, “For once I need to look after myself, and my mental health. And unfortunately a presidential campaign & another year in the Students’ Union doesn’t really align with that.”

Education

Jessica Klein

Jessica Klein is the sole contestant in the race for Education Officer. Klein is a third year English with Creative Writing student and current Arts and Humanities College Officer. At the fourth Union Council meeting of this academic year, Klein proposed a motion for UCDSU to provide drug testing kits and safe injecting supplies, aimed at supporting harm reduction for potentially vulnerable students, such as students struggling with substance abuse and transgender students. The motion was passed following an amendment to clarify the wording of the motion to spiking testing kits, rather than drug testing kits, due to concerns raised by council members.

Campaigns & Engagement

There are two candidates for the role of Campaigns & Engagement Officer: Tom Conway and Chesi Anne Basil.

Tom Conway

Tom Conway studies History and English and is currently the Treasurer of the History Society. He was formerly the Irish Language Officer for Ógra Shinn Féin UCD.

Chesi Anne Basil

Chesi Anne Basil is a current Masters student. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, English Literature and Psychology from REVA University in India. Basil has previously worked with Amazon.

Welfare

There are three candidates contesting for the role of Welfare Officer: Éabha Hughes, Sneha Choudhary, and Nidhi Hiranwar.

Éabha Hughes

Éabha Hughes is a fourth year History and Politics student, and currently serves as the Class Representative for Stage 4 History students at Union Council. Hughes co-founded UCD’s Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction group (UCD BDS) in Autumn of 2023, and acted as an organiser and negotiator during the 2024 UCD Encampment, which was led by UCDSU and UCD BDS.

Sneha Choudhary

Sneha Choudhary is a postgraduate student undertaking a Masters in Regulatory Affairs & Toxicology. She previously studied Pharmaceutical Sciences at an undergraduate level at Savitribai Phule Pune in India. Choudhary works part-time as a social care worker at Care Ireland.

Nidhi Hiranwar

Nidhi Hiranwar is a current postgraduate student pursuing a Masters in Marketing. Hiranwar holds a Bachelors in Communication and Media Studies from Dhanwate National College in India.

Graduate

There are two candidates contesting for the position of Graduate Officer: Niamh Andrews Fraher and Anushka Baisoya.

Niamh Andrews Fraher

Niamh Andrews Fraher is a current postgraduate student, undertaking a Masters in Writing for Stage and Screen after completing her Bachelors in Drama and English in UCD last year. She has been the Mature Student Coordinator on the Campaigns Forum of UCDSU since September 2024.

Anushka Baisoya

Anushka Baisoya is a postgraduate student pursuing a Masters in Food Science. She holds a Bachelors in Food Science from Delhi University, and during her undergraduate degree she served as president of a student entrepreneurship society.

Entertainment

There are three candidates contesting for the role of Entertainment Officer: Shreyansh Jagtap, Patrick Henriquez Bruce, and Chetan Sanjay Khanna.

Shreyansh Jagtap

Shreyansh Jagtap is the current Graduate Officer in UCDSU. He graduated with a Masters in Robotics from UCD in 2025. Jagtap proposed a motion to form a Graduate Crew, a voluntary group of students to advise and support the Graduate Officer, in the second meeting of Union Council this academic year, which was overwhelmingly passed.

Patrick Henriquez Bruce

Patrick Henriquez Bruce is a fourth year History and Spanish joint-honours student. He is the current Partnerships Manager for the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) group in UCD.

Chetan Sanjay Khanna

Chetan Sanjay Khanna is the third candidate contesting for the role of Entertainment Officer.

Part-Time Officers

There are eleven part-time officer roles available on the Union Executive, with ten college officer positions and one Oifigeach na Gaeilge (Irish language officer) position. Only one race is contested; five of the races have one candidate, and five positions have no candidates competing. Last year, five of the races were contested, with three positions having no candidates.

Oifigeach na Gaeilge

Tsz Tsun Li is the sole candidate for the role of Oifigeach na Gaeilge.

Arts & Humanities College Officer

There are two candidates contesting for the role of Arts & Humanities College Officer: Canyon Montana and Adam Reid. This makes it the only contested race for all the part-time officer roles.

Science College Officer

Gabriel Kuzmanich is running uncontested for the role of Science College Officer.

Health Science College Officer

Seán Morrow is the sole candidate for the role of Health Science College Officer.

Law College Officer

Minna Abbas is running uncontested for the role of Law College Officer.