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Features
13 FEB

Leadership Race: Education

Editor

Elaine McCahill

Editor

Education is one of the most important roles within the SU but this year sees only one candidate vying for the position. Editor, Elaine McCahill interviews Senior Sophister Katie Byrne on her policies, women within in the …

February 13, 2014Tagged: Education, Elaine McCahill, Katie Byrne, Leadership Race, SU14Leave a commentEditor February 13, 2014
Features
12 FEB

Leadership Race: Welfare

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Aonghus Ó Cochláin

 Staff Writer

In the student unions, the Welfare Officer is an extremely important job. Perhaps more so than any of the other sabbatical positions, the Welfare Officer is required to be personable, friendly, approachable and a have …

February 12, 2014Tagged: Dan McFadden, Ian Mooney, Leadership Race, SU14, welfareLeave a commentEditor February 12, 2014
Features
12 FEB

Leadership Race: Communications

Eva Short

Eva Short

Staff Writer

For seasoned observers of SU elections, the race for Communications Officer is usually the most exciting and unpredictable. The prospect of defining the SU’s communications policy and holding the reigns over the University Times usually result …

February 12, 2014Tagged: Communications, Leadership Race, PJ Moloney, Samuel Riggs, SU14, UTLeave a commentEva Short February 12, 2014
Features
12 FEB

Leadership Race: Entertainment

Editor

William Foley

Comment Editor

Ents is the most hotly contested race this year, at least numerically, with three candidates – Aleksandra Giersz, Finn Murphy, and Ben Ó Mathúin – battling it out for the position. Ents is, regrettably or otherwise, …

February 12, 2014Tagged: Aleksandra Giersz, Ben O' Mathuin, Ents, Finn Murphy, Leadership Race, SU14, william foleyLeave a commentEditor February 12, 2014
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12 FEB

Leadership Race: President

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James Prendergast

Deputy News Editor

Only two candidates remain in this year’s Students’ Union (SU) Presidential race after Neil Cronin left the race last week. The successful candidate will be charged with the task of co-ordinating the campaigns and the …

February 12, 2014Tagged: Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne, james prendergast, Jasper Pickersgill, Leadership Race, President, SU14Leave a commentEditor February 12, 2014
News
12 FEB

Presidential candidates hesitant to discuss abortion issue

Eva Short

Eva Short

Staff Writer

In the lead-up to this week’s abortion referendum, SU presidential candidates, Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne and Jasper Pickersgill, have both been hesitant to align themselves with a particular side of the debate. This comes despite the union potentially …

February 12, 2014Tagged: Abortion, referendum, SU14Leave a commentEva Short February 12, 2014
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12 FEB

Chair of DUGES criticises candidate for frat involvement

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James Wilson

Staff Writer

The chair of the Dublin University Gender Equality Society, Oilbhe Cahill Reid, has expressed disapproval of the SU candidacy of Jasper Pickersgill, a former member of Theta Omicron, the elite Zeta Psi fraternity’s Dublin branch.

Speaking …

February 12, 2014Tagged: Frat, Jasper Pickersgill, President, SU14CommentEditor February 12, 2014
12 FEB

The Leadership Race: taking the politics out of politics

Eva Short

Eva Short

Staff Writer

Student Union Election season is here. Once again we are subjected to the two week rigmarole of fliers, “catchy” slogans and t-shirt clad campaigners waxing lyrical about their candidate of choice. Our social media inboxes are …

February 12, 2014Tagged: Leadership Race, SU14, VotingLeave a commentEva Short February 12, 2014
12 FEB

Don’t mandate the SU to campaign for choice

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Emily Murtagh

Contributor

After a long week of having fliers stuck in our faces and having our Facebook pages bombarded with all the usual Election Week craziness, it is important to make sure that this crucial issue does not get …

February 12, 2014Tagged: Abortion, Emily Murtagh, pro-life, referendum, SU14Leave a commentEditor February 12, 2014
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12 FEB

Vote yes in the abortion referendum

Editor

Matthew Corbally

Contributor

In case you weren’t already aware, TCDSU will be holding a referendum, following on from the results of last year’s preferendum, asking students whether or not the Students’ Union should adopt the long term policy of advocating …

February 12, 2014Tagged: Abortion, Matthew Corbally, pro-choice, referendum, SU14Leave a commentEditor February 12, 2014

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