GE2020: Ireland’s Election of … Change?
Irish politics is entering a new phase after a dynamic election battle. Election 2020 was a divisive campaign which highlighted further destruction of the civil war parties’ duopoly and foreshadowed a fascinating decade in Irish politics. This was a change…
Iowa Caucus Chaos
On Monday, February 3rd, Iowa was the first state to vote for a Democratic candidate for the upcoming US presidential election. It is one of a handful of states which uses the archaic caucus system. This involves voters gathering in…
Brexitmania: Sure it’s only half time!
In the final party leaders debate of the 2020 general election, Leo Varadkar exclaimed ‘Brexit isn’t finished, it is only half time!’ This is a point made repeatedly by Fine Gael throughout the campaign. The statement is made again and…
How will my vote affect my college life?
To help you make an informed decision on which party to vote for in the upcoming election, we have examined the policy proposals of each main party which may impact university students. Fine Gael, who have been in government for…
2020 General Election Preview
On the 8th of February, the country will head to the polls to elect the 33rd Dáil. So far in the campaign, health and housing have proven to be major issues. With a country in the midst of a winter…
Small Socs! The Politics & International Relations Society (PolSoc)
Today’s Small-Soc’s piece takes a look at the UCD Politics and International Relations Society (PolSoc). Founded in 2016, PolSoc is one of the university’s fastest growing societies with an ever-increasing membership already having reached 400+ members. Aiming to provide an…
Battle for Westminster: Predicting the Unpredictable Brexit Election
While the United Kingdom is embroiled in a Brexit crisis, the public is heading to the polls for the third general election in just five years. The government lost its majority when Johnson expelled 21 of his MPs for voting…
Social Democracy: The Meandering Road from Radical Marxism to Reformist Neoliberalism
This year is the 125th anniversary of the formation of the Irish Trades Union Congress which was the first Irish based trade union movement and the precursor to the Irish Labour Party. With the huge influence that social democracy has…
US Election Candidates
Democratic Party 2020: Who Will Take on Trump’s Re-election Machine? The Democratic presidential primary debate that took place on the 15th of October broke the record for the most presidential candidates to take part in such a debate. A total…
Deal of the Century: “Peace to Prosperity” Summit Suggests Cautious Progress on the Horizon
Over the last 12 months, the term “The deal of the Century” has been coined on all forms of media. It refers to Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Middle East, specifically revolving around the Palestine-Israel conflict. This came with…
Hong Kong Protests Spiral Out of Control
These past seventeen weeks, Hong Kong has been rocked by almost uninterrupted protests. Starting as a popular outcry against a government-proposed extradition bill, the movement evolved to encompass frustrations regarding the lack of democracy in the region and interferences of…
Budget 2020: “In the Shadow of Brexit.”
In his opening remarks, Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe said that budget 2020 was ‘developed in the shadow of Brexit.’ The budget he went on to deliver had very few surprises. In fact, the contents of this year’s budget were…