Press Releases

Report: We pay far more than national avg for a room; SU calls for protection of students in digs

Tuesday 23 May 2023, Dublin Students say "clock is ticking" for Government to act before new term starts Acute shortage of student beds...

Statement Condemning the Act of Violence and Expressing Solidarity and Support.

Statement Condemning the Act of Violence and Expressing Solidarity and Support issued on behalf of UCD LGBTQI+ EDI subgroup, UCD LGBTQI+...

Students’ Union Launches Annual Sexual Health Awareness Campaign

UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) today launches its annual SHAG (Sexual Health and Guidance) Week, which aims to destigamtise and encourage...

Petition launched to preserve alumni access to UCD emails

UCD Students' Union (UCDSU) has today launched a petition on Uplift.ie, calling on UCD management to honour its promise to the...

UCDSU and Librarians condemn the abrupt removal of access to over 1,300 eBooks by Wiley Publishers

(Dublin - 22 September 2022) - Representatives of students and librarians at University College Dublin have condemned the abrupt removal...

UCDSU reveals details of Big Welcome Back and Freshers events

SU launches two student nights in partnership with Tramline and Copper Face Jacks Series of events includes daytime and night time...

UCDSU launches 'Digs Drive' ahead of term

Students’ Union says that where Government has failed, homeowners can save a student’s entire college experience 20,000 homes to receive...

'Funding the Future' – What you need to know

Funding the Future, the long-awaited policy to fund third-level into the future has been brought forward by the Minister for Higher...

UCDSU meets with Minister O’Brien on student accommodation

UCDSU meets with Housing Minister to discuss student accommodation

Union calls on Government to publish timeframe for tuition fees abolition

(Dublin – Tuesday 1 Febraury 2022) – Amid media reports of an inter-government showdown over the immediate future of the student...

Majority of UCD student renters paying in excess of €750 per month

· 43% of respondents say they are unhappy with their current living arrangements · Creeping impact on education, the student...