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 …
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Leadership Race: Welfare
Leadership Race: Communications
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 …
Leadership Race: Entertainment
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, …
Leadership Race: President
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 …
Presidential candidates hesitant to discuss abortion issue
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 …
Chair of DUGES criticises candidate for frat involvement
The Leadership Race: taking the politics out of politics
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 …
Don’t mandate the SU to campaign for choice
