University College Dublin Students' Union
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University College Dublin Students' Union (UCDSU; ) is the Students' Union
of University College Dublin
, and has been an active part of campaigns run by its national equivalent, the Union of Students in Ireland
. It was founded in 1975 as the successor of the Student Representative Council and began operations in 1975, under the presidency of Enda Connolly. Its primary role is to represent its members views and defend their interests.
All students of UCD who are studying for a degree or postgraduate diploma of the National University of Ireland
are, on registration at the university, members. The Union is funded by a membership fee paid at the same time as the student services levy ("registration fee") at the start of the academic year. In addition to its campaign work the Union also provides some services such as five shops; a photocopying bureau; Belfield FM (radio station); Welfare and Education services such as a second-hand bookshop and Niteline phoneline; and the provision of a full-time Accommodation and Employment Officer. UCDSU has offices in the Student Centre and Library Building in Belfield.
The Union is a constituent organisation of, the Union of Students in Ireland
(USI).
The composition of the Union's Council includes:
The President is the First Officer of the Union in accordance with the Union Constitution, and the other four Sabbatical Officers are equally ranking Vice-Presidents of the Union. The five Sabbatical positions are:
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!colspan=11| Non-sabbatical Executive Officers (directly elected by the Union Membership)
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| Irish Language/ Oifigeach na Gaeilge
| align="left"|Colman Mac Shealaigh
| align="left"|Neasa Nic Shealaigh
| align="left"|Sinéad Ní Mhaolmhicil
| align="left"|Órla Ní Threasaigh
| align="left"|Dónal Ó Suilleabháin
| align="left"|Aodhán Ó Deá
| align="left"|Donal Hanratty
| align="left"|Aoife Nic Shamhráin
| align="left"|Sarah Ní Mhuirí
| align="left"|Caoimhe Seoige
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| Finance
| align="left"|Oisin O'Sullivan
| align="left"|Donnachadh Woulfe
| align="left"|Anthony Kelly
| align="left"|Eugeniya Kazakova
| align="left"|Stephen Quinlivan
| align="left"|Natalie Dunne
| align="left" colspan="4" align="center"|Position Abolished
|-
| Communications & IT
| align="left"|Philip Gilsenan
| align="left"|Brian O'Farrell
| align="left"|Ciaran Melody
| align="left"|Pierce Farrell
| align="left"|Gary Redmond
| align="left"|Stephen Fitzpatrick
| align="left" colspan="4" align="center"|Position Abolished
|-
| Women's
| align="left"|Dave Doran
| align="left"|Brendan Crowley
| align="left"|Tobie Marven/Louise Troy
| align="left"|Michelle Killeen
| align="left"|Carol-Anne Rushe
| align="left"|Aisling O'Connor
| align="left"|Isobel O'Connor
| align="left"|Jacqueline Brennan
| align="left"|Regina Brady
| align="left" colspan="1" align="centre"| Renamed Gender Equality Officer
|-
| Gender Equality Officer
| align="left" colspan="9" align="center"|Previously Women's Officer
| align="left"|Patrick Wolohan
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| Postgraduate, Evening & Mature Students' Officer
| align="left"|Sinead Mac Bride
| align="left"|Dan Finn
| align="left"|James Redmond
| align="left"|Patrick McKay
| align="left"|Denis Ryan
| align="left" colspan="5" align="center"|Position Abolished
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| Postgraduate Officer
| align="left" colspan="6" align="center"|Previously Postgraduate, Evening & Mature Students' Officer
| align="left"|Stephanie Cremen
| align="left"|Kimberly Foy
| align="left"|Martin Lawless
| align="left"|Martin Lawless
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| Environmental Officer
| align="left" colspan="6" align="center"|Previously elected by Union Council
| align="left"|Kimberly Foy
| align="left"|Ruth O'Ghormain
| align="left"|Alan Pierce
| align="left"|Conrad Richardson
|}
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!colspan=9| Executive Officers elected by the Union Council
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| Environmental
| align="left"|(no such office)
| align="left"|Patrick Quinlan
| align="left"|Patrick Quinlan
| align="left"|Molly Walsh
| align="left"|Luke O hEideain
| align="left"|Luke O hEideain
| align="left" colspan="2" align="center"|Position Upgraded
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| LGBT
| align="left"|Paul McGann/John Murray
| align="left"|Tobie Marvin
| align="left"|Sarah O’Sullivan
| align="left"|Dave Gilsenan
| align="left"|Angela Tuite / Laura Finlay
| align="left"|Robert Doyle
| align="left"|Ryan Griffin / Laura Finlay
| align="left"|Colm Maguire
| align="left"|Evan O´Leary
| align="left"|Jamie Black
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| International Students'
| align="left"|Abir Puri
| align="left"|Michael Langtry
| align="left"|Patrick Wall
| align="left"|Niall Dolan
| align="left"|Laurence Banville
| align="left"|Manuel Yoacham
| align="left"|Helena Conway
| align="left"|Kevin Regan
| align="left"|Helena Conway
| align="left"|Stephen Stokes
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| Outlying Faculties
| align="left"|(no such office)
| align="left"|Peter Reynolds
| align="left"|Peter Doris
| align="left"|Colm Byrne
| align="left"|Alison Ryan
| align="left"|Colin Scally
| align="left" colspan="2" align="center"|Position Abolished
|-
| Disability Rights
| align="left"|Niamh Hayes
| align="left"|Eamonn O'Raghallaigh
| align="left"|Naoise Waldron
| align="left"|Vivian Rath
| align="left"|Jean Daly
| align="left"|Benjamin Boyle
| align="left"|Scott Ahearn
| align="left"|Deirdre Breslin
| align="left"|Ger Gallagher
| align="left"|Conor Roe
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| Mature Students'
| align="left" colspan="6" align="center"|Position Created in 2008
| align="left"|Denis Ryan
| align="left"|Martin Lawless
| align="left"|Miriam Fitzgerald
| align="left"|Alexandre Chavanne-Wallace
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Cian Dowling elected in by-election October 2011
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!colspan=11| Staff Officers (appointed by a panel headed by the President in accordance with Article 15 of the Union's constitution)
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| Design & Communications Officer
| align="left"|(no such position)
| align="left"|James Redmond
| align="left"|Patrick McKay
| align="left"|Patrick McKay
| align="left"|Al Kennington
| align="left"|Al Kennington
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| Accommodation & Employment Officer
| align="left"|Finbar Dwyer
| align="left"|Enda Duffy
| align="left"|Shaun Smyth
| align="left"|Mike Pat O’Donoghue
| align="left" colspan="2" align="center"|(position merged with Research & Development)
| align="left"|Danielle Pender
| align="left"|David Jones
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| Research & Development Officer
| align="left"|(previously two separate positions) Anthony Kelly and Dermot Looney respectively
| align="left"|Dan Finn
| align="left"|Peter Doris
| align="center" colspan="1"|(position redefined)
| align="center" colspan="1"|(position merged with Accommodation & Employment)
| align="left"|Colin Scally
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| Publications & Communications Officer
| align="left" colspan="3" align="center"|(no such position)
| align="left"|Eoghan O’Duinn
| align="center" colspan="2"|(position abolished)
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|Accommodation, Employment, Research and Development Officer
| align="left" colspan="4" align="center"|(previously two separate positions)
| align="centre"|Gavan Reilly
| align="left" colspan="5" align="center"|(position abolished)
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|Ents Events & Logistics Coordinator
| align="left" colspan="4" align="center"|(no such position)
| align="left"|Gary Redmond
| align="left"|Paul Sweeney
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| align="left"|Paul Kilgallon
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Mr Patrick McKay is the only staff officer to have ever produced a written report.
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!colspan=9| Voluntrary administrative positions incumbent until the election of their successors at the first Council meeting following Council elections each October.
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| Chair of Council
| align="left"|Séamus Ó Maonaigh
| align="left"|Shaun Smyth
| align="left"|Fergal Scully / Patrick Carroll*
| align="left"|Michael D. Clarke
| align="left"|Gavan Reilly
| align="left"|Gavan Reilly/Colin Scally*
| align="left"|Colin Scally
| align="left"|Áine Gilhooly
| align="left"|Aoife Nic Samhrain
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| Vice-Chair of Council
| align="left"|Pierce Farrell
| align="left"|Morgan Shelly
| align="left"|Patrick Carroll / Gary Redmond
| align="left"|Gary Redmond
| align="left"|Isobel O'Connor
| align="left"|Isobel O'Connor
| align="left"|Paul Lynam
| align="left"|Dearbhail O'Crowley
| align="left"|David Farrell
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| Secretary
| align="left"|Robert Morrough
| align="left"|Jane Horgan-Jones
| align="left"|Gavan Reilly
| align="left"|Colin Scally
| align="left"|Rory Geraghty
| align="left"|Treasa Coleman
| align="left"|Edel Ní Churrain
| align="left"|Jonny Cosgrove/Jen Fox
| align="left"|Regina Brady
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| Vice-Secretary
| align="left"|Aoife Ni Bhrian
| align="left"|Stephen Kelly
| align="left"|Ryan Griffin
| align="left"|Isobel O'Connor
| align="left"|Treasa Coleman
| align="left"|Deirdre Breslin
| align="left"|Vacant
| align="left"|Jen Fox/Sam Geoghegan
| align="left"|Dave Reily
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The supreme judicial organ of the Union is the Independent Appeals Board as detailed in Article 18 of the Union's Constitution.
The individual who has been the longest involved and longest associated with the Union is Patrick J. O'Flynn, the Union's Chief Returning Officer and an employee of the University. Most of the ground-work involved in Union elections and referendums is performed by the Union Returning Officer, currently held by Morgan Shelley BBLS. Both of these office holders sit on the Independent Appeals Board.
The Union Financial Administrator, Dave Carmody, is not a Union employee, but is permanently seconded to the Union by the university. He is the only other university employee who sits on the Independent Appeals Board. As of late 2011 he is on extended sick leave.
The Union Legal Advisor is Leo Mangan of Mangan O’Beirne Solicitors.
A full-time PA is employed by the Union. It is now held by Giselle Jiang.
Students' union
A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, guild of students or government of student body is a student organization present in many colleges and universities, and has started appearing in some high schools...
of University College Dublin
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
, and has been an active part of campaigns run by its national equivalent, the Union of Students in Ireland
Union of Students in Ireland
The Union of Students in Ireland is the national representative body for third-level students' unions in Ireland. The Union of Students in Ireland is the sole national representative body for students in Ireland but does not represent students from two of the seven Irish Universities, namely...
. It was founded in 1975 as the successor of the Student Representative Council and began operations in 1975, under the presidency of Enda Connolly. Its primary role is to represent its members views and defend their interests.
All students of UCD who are studying for a degree or postgraduate diploma of the National University of Ireland
National University of Ireland
The National University of Ireland , , is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997.The constituent universities are...
are, on registration at the university, members. The Union is funded by a membership fee paid at the same time as the student services levy ("registration fee") at the start of the academic year. In addition to its campaign work the Union also provides some services such as five shops; a photocopying bureau; Belfield FM (radio station); Welfare and Education services such as a second-hand bookshop and Niteline phoneline; and the provision of a full-time Accommodation and Employment Officer. UCDSU has offices in the Student Centre and Library Building in Belfield.
The Union is a constituent organisation of, the Union of Students in Ireland
Union of Students in Ireland
The Union of Students in Ireland is the national representative body for third-level students' unions in Ireland. The Union of Students in Ireland is the sole national representative body for students in Ireland but does not represent students from two of the seven Irish Universities, namely...
(USI).
Structure
The main governing body of UCDSU, subject only to referenda and General Meetings of the members of the Union, is the Union Council, which meets every second week of term. The Union Council is composed chiefly of the Class Representatives elected in their respective constituencies. These constituencies are elected at a flexible ratio, far lower than a previously arbitrary ratio of one representative per 125 students. The power of Union Council is conferred in a de facto manner on the Union Executive outside of term. The Union Executive, composed of all elected Union Sabbatical and non-Sabbatical Officers as well as the Union Secretary, meets weekly during term and fortnightly outside of it. There are five Sabbatical Officers, who are involved in the day-to-day running of the Union. The President and two nominated Vice-Presidents, as agreed by the Executive, are student representatives on the UCD Governing Authority. A Sabbatical term of office is twelve months in duration and commences on July 1 each year, although the incoming officers are, in accordance with the UCDSU Constitution, given job training by the incumbents from June 15. Sabbatical elections take place in late February–early March of each year. Sabbatical officers take a year out from academic studies and work full-time for the Union.The composition of the Union's Council includes:
- The five full-time directly elected Sabbatical Executive Officers
- The directly elected non-sabbatical Executive Officers
- The Council elected Executive Officers
- The Programme Officers
- Class Representatives
- Four Residence Representatives
- Four members of the Union elected by a general meeting of the Students’ Consultative Forum
- One member of the Union nominated by the Committee of Management of the Student Club
- One member of the Union nominated by the Management Committee of the Student Centre Forum Club
- One member of the Union to represent the interests of students with disabilities and elected by such a body as may be recognised for this purpose by the Independent Appeals Board
- One member of the Union to represent the interests of mature students elected by such a body as may be recognised for this purpose by the Independent Appeals Board
- The immediate outgoing President and Vice-Presidents
The President is the First Officer of the Union in accordance with the Union Constitution, and the other four Sabbatical Officers are equally ranking Vice-Presidents of the Union. The five Sabbatical positions are:
- Union President
- Campaigns & Communications Vice-President (formerly Deputy President Vice-President)
- Education Vice-President
- Welfare Vice-President
- Entertainments ("Ents") Vice-President
directly elected by Union members
| President | Education VP | Welfare VP | Entertainments VP (formerly Social & Cultural VP) |
Campaigns & Communications VP (formerly Deputy President VP) |
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| 1975/76 | Enda Connolly | Joseph Little | Billy McGrath | Billy McGrath | |
| 1976/77 | Charles McNally | Joe O'Reilly | David Kavanagh | Marcus de Cogan | |
| 1977/78 | Conall Ó Móráin | Mary Raftery | Tommy O'Connor | Anna Purcell | |
| 1978/79 | Dave Waddell | Brian Macaba | Brighid Ruane | Kenin Higgins | |
| 1979/80 | Chris O'Malley | Derek McDowell | Colm de Bhaldraithe | Oliver O'Rourke | |
| 1980/81 | Marguerite Aherne | Billy Linehan | Diarmuid de Paor/ Greg Byrne | Lughaidh O'Clerigh | |
| 1981/82 | Conn Gregg | Aideen Hayden | Moire Leyden | Patrick Ralph | |
| 1982/83 | Giollaisa Ó Lideadha | Tony Medhurst | Hubert Mannion | Billy Linehan | |
| 1982/84 | Giollaisa Ó Lideadha | Catherine Neville | Rosa Meehan | Paul Hickey | |
| 1984/85 | John O'Neill | Sean Kinneane | Josephine Kirwan | David Ralph | |
| 1985/86 | Diarmuid Flemming | Sean Kinneane | Stephanie Walsh | Mickey Rourke | |
| 1986/87 | Ulick Stafford/ Andrew Burke | Yvonne Judge | Finnola MacAodha | Andrew Burke | |
| 1987/88 | Kevin McDermott | David Hughes | Belinda Flaherty | Dave Kilroy | |
| 1988/89 | Diarmuid Coogan | AnnA Farrell | Anne-Marie Keary | Francois Pittion | |
| 1989/90 | Tom Duke | Eoin O'Neill | Joan O'Connor | Lorcan Fullam | |
| 1990/91 | Joe Delaney | Denis Murphy | Elaine Butler | Mark Collins | |
| 1991/92 | Denis Murphy | Ollie Doyle | Muireann Grogan | Mark Collins | |
| 1992/93 | Barry Roche | Liam Kelly | Cydney Foote | Karl O'Hanlon | |
| 1993/94 | Liam Kelly | Shaymus Kennedy | Noeleen Hartigan | Paul Davis | |
| 1994/95 | Aisling Ní Bhriain | Malcolm Byrne | Stephanie Leahgy | Conor O'Kane | |
| 1995/96 | Loughlin Deegan | Garrett Tubridy | Shane Fitzgerald | John Mitchell | |
| 1996/97 | Shane Fitzgerald | Cormac Moore | Fiona Hannon | Darragh Purcell | |
| 1997/98 | Ian Walsh | Liam Dockery | John Nisbet | Darragh Purcell/ Niall Donnelly | |
| 1998/99 | John Nisbet | Charles McConalogue | John Moynes | Scott Millar | |
| 1999/00 | Carol Fahy | Eamon O'Lionáinn | Alison Gibney | Niall Donald | |
| 2000/01 | Eamonn Ó Lionnáin | Michael Shovlin | John Paul Swaine | Paul Burke | |
| 2001/02 | Aonghus Hourihane | Aisling Maguire | Róisín McKeon | Eoin Holohan | Christian Hughes |
| 2002/03 | Aonghus Hourihane | Abey Campbell | Séamus Ó Maoinaigh | Marc Ryberg | Ross Higgins |
| 2003/04 | Paul Dillon | Oisín Kelly | Jennifer Allen | David Sherry | Aidan Regan |
| 2004/05 | Fergal Scully | James Carroll James Carroll (Louth politician) James Carroll is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician and was a member of Seanad Éireann from November 2009 to April 2011Carroll was elected to Louth County Council for Drogheda East at the local elections in June 2009... |
Shane Hennelly | Gearóid Cashman | Ciarán Weafer |
| 2005/06 | James Carroll James Carroll (Louth politician) James Carroll is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician and was a member of Seanad Éireann from November 2009 to April 2011Carroll was elected to Louth County Council for Drogheda East at the local elections in June 2009... |
Jane Horgan-Jones | Dan Hayden | Anthony Kelly | Dave Curran |
| 2006/07 | Dan Hayden | Brian Doyle | Barry Colfer | Holly Irvine | Dave Curran |
| 2007/08 | Barry Colfer | Ronan Shanahan | Vivian Rath | Stephen Quinlivan | Ciara Brennan |
| 2008/09 | Aodhán Ó Deá | Paul Lynam | Conor Fingleton | Gary Redmond | Dan O'Neill |
| 2009/10 | Gary Redmond | Donnacha Ó Suilleabháin | Scott Ahearn | Mike-Pat O'Donoghue | Paddy Ryan |
| 2010/11 | Paul Lynam | James Williamson | Scott Ahearn | Jonny Cosgrove | Pat de Brún |
| 2011/12 | Pat de Brún | Sam Geoghegan | Rachel Breslin | Stephen Darcy | Brendan Lacey |
Elected by Union members
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!colspan=11| Non-sabbatical Executive Officers (directly elected by the Union Membership)
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| Irish Language/ Oifigeach na Gaeilge
| align="left"|Colman Mac Shealaigh
| align="left"|Neasa Nic Shealaigh
| align="left"|Sinéad Ní Mhaolmhicil
| align="left"|Órla Ní Threasaigh
| align="left"|Dónal Ó Suilleabháin
| align="left"|Aodhán Ó Deá
| align="left"|Donal Hanratty
| align="left"|Aoife Nic Shamhráin
| align="left"|Sarah Ní Mhuirí
| align="left"|Caoimhe Seoige
|-
| Finance
| align="left"|Oisin O'Sullivan
| align="left"|Donnachadh Woulfe
| align="left"|Anthony Kelly
| align="left"|Eugeniya Kazakova
| align="left"|Stephen Quinlivan
| align="left"|Natalie Dunne
| align="left" colspan="4" align="center"|Position Abolished
|-
| Communications & IT
| align="left"|Philip Gilsenan
| align="left"|Brian O'Farrell
| align="left"|Ciaran Melody
| align="left"|Pierce Farrell
| align="left"|Gary Redmond
| align="left"|Stephen Fitzpatrick
| align="left" colspan="4" align="center"|Position Abolished
|-
| Women's
| align="left"|Dave Doran
| align="left"|Brendan Crowley
| align="left"|Tobie Marven/Louise Troy
| align="left"|Michelle Killeen
| align="left"|Carol-Anne Rushe
| align="left"|Aisling O'Connor
| align="left"|Isobel O'Connor
| align="left"|Jacqueline Brennan
| align="left"|Regina Brady
| align="left" colspan="1" align="centre"| Renamed Gender Equality Officer
|-
| Gender Equality Officer
| align="left" colspan="9" align="center"|Previously Women's Officer
| align="left"|Patrick Wolohan
|-
| Postgraduate, Evening & Mature Students' Officer
| align="left"|Sinead Mac Bride
| align="left"|Dan Finn
| align="left"|James Redmond
| align="left"|Patrick McKay
| align="left"|Denis Ryan
| align="left" colspan="5" align="center"|Position Abolished
|-
| Postgraduate Officer
| align="left" colspan="6" align="center"|Previously Postgraduate, Evening & Mature Students' Officer
| align="left"|Stephanie Cremen
| align="left"|Kimberly Foy
| align="left"|Martin Lawless
| align="left"|Martin Lawless
|-
| Environmental Officer
| align="left" colspan="6" align="center"|Previously elected by Union Council
| align="left"|Kimberly Foy
| align="left"|Ruth O'Ghormain
| align="left"|Alan Pierce
| align="left"|Conrad Richardson
|}
Elected by Union Council
Usually elected at the first Union Council meeting of the year.!colspan=9| Executive Officers elected by the Union Council
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|-
| Environmental
| align="left"|(no such office)
| align="left"|Patrick Quinlan
| align="left"|Patrick Quinlan
| align="left"|Molly Walsh
| align="left"|Luke O hEideain
| align="left"|Luke O hEideain
| align="left" colspan="2" align="center"|Position Upgraded
|-
| LGBT
| align="left"|Paul McGann/John Murray
| align="left"|Tobie Marvin
| align="left"|Sarah O’Sullivan
| align="left"|Dave Gilsenan
| align="left"|Angela Tuite / Laura Finlay
| align="left"|Robert Doyle
| align="left"|Ryan Griffin / Laura Finlay
| align="left"|Colm Maguire
| align="left"|Evan O´Leary
| align="left"|Jamie Black
|-
| International Students'
| align="left"|Abir Puri
| align="left"|Michael Langtry
| align="left"|Patrick Wall
| align="left"|Niall Dolan
| align="left"|Laurence Banville
| align="left"|Manuel Yoacham
| align="left"|Helena Conway
| align="left"|Kevin Regan
| align="left"|Helena Conway
| align="left"|Stephen Stokes
|-
| Outlying Faculties
| align="left"|(no such office)
| align="left"|Peter Reynolds
| align="left"|Peter Doris
| align="left"|Colm Byrne
| align="left"|Alison Ryan
| align="left"|Colin Scally
| align="left" colspan="2" align="center"|Position Abolished
|-
| Disability Rights
| align="left"|Niamh Hayes
| align="left"|Eamonn O'Raghallaigh
| align="left"|Naoise Waldron
| align="left"|Vivian Rath
| align="left"|Jean Daly
| align="left"|Benjamin Boyle
| align="left"|Scott Ahearn
| align="left"|Deirdre Breslin
| align="left"|Ger Gallagher
| align="left"|Conor Roe
|-
| Mature Students'
| align="left" colspan="6" align="center"|Position Created in 2008
| align="left"|Denis Ryan
| align="left"|Martin Lawless
| align="left"|Miriam Fitzgerald
| align="left"|Alexandre Chavanne-Wallace
|}>
Programme Officers
Cian Dowling elected in by-election October 2011
Union staff appointed on an annual basis
!colspan=11| Staff Officers (appointed by a panel headed by the President in accordance with Article 15 of the Union's constitution)
|- style="background:#ccccff"
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! width="150"|2003/04
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! width="150"|2008/09
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|-
| Design & Communications Officer
| align="left"|(no such position)
| align="left"|James Redmond
| align="left"|Patrick McKay
| align="left"|Patrick McKay
| align="left"|Al Kennington
| align="left"|Al Kennington
|-
| Accommodation & Employment Officer
| align="left"|Finbar Dwyer
| align="left"|Enda Duffy
| align="left"|Shaun Smyth
| align="left"|Mike Pat O’Donoghue
| align="left" colspan="2" align="center"|(position merged with Research & Development)
| align="left"|Danielle Pender
| align="left"|David Jones
|-
| Research & Development Officer
| align="left"|(previously two separate positions) Anthony Kelly and Dermot Looney respectively
| align="left"|Dan Finn
| align="left"|Peter Doris
| align="center" colspan="1"|(position redefined)
| align="center" colspan="1"|(position merged with Accommodation & Employment)
| align="left"|Colin Scally
|-
| Publications & Communications Officer
| align="left" colspan="3" align="center"|(no such position)
| align="left"|Eoghan O’Duinn
| align="center" colspan="2"|(position abolished)
|-
|Accommodation, Employment, Research and Development Officer
| align="left" colspan="4" align="center"|(previously two separate positions)
| align="centre"|Gavan Reilly
| align="left" colspan="5" align="center"|(position abolished)
|-
|Ents Events & Logistics Coordinator
| align="left" colspan="4" align="center"|(no such position)
| align="left"|Gary Redmond
| align="left"|Paul Sweeney
| align="left"|
| align="left"|Paul Kilgallon
|-
|}>
Mr Patrick McKay is the only staff officer to have ever produced a written report.
Other Offices and Administrators
!colspan=9| Voluntrary administrative positions incumbent until the election of their successors at the first Council meeting following Council elections each October.
|- style="background:#ccccff"
! width="120"|
! width="120"|2003/04
! width="120"|2004/05
! width="120"|2005/06
! width="120"|2006/07
! width="120"|2007/08
! width="120"|2008/09
! width="120"|2009/10
! width="120"|2010/11
! width="120"|2011/12
|-
| Chair of Council
| align="left"|Séamus Ó Maonaigh
| align="left"|Shaun Smyth
| align="left"|Fergal Scully / Patrick Carroll*
| align="left"|Michael D. Clarke
| align="left"|Gavan Reilly
| align="left"|Gavan Reilly/Colin Scally*
| align="left"|Colin Scally
| align="left"|Áine Gilhooly
| align="left"|Aoife Nic Samhrain
|-
| Vice-Chair of Council
| align="left"|Pierce Farrell
| align="left"|Morgan Shelly
| align="left"|Patrick Carroll / Gary Redmond
| align="left"|Gary Redmond
| align="left"|Isobel O'Connor
| align="left"|Isobel O'Connor
| align="left"|Paul Lynam
| align="left"|Dearbhail O'Crowley
| align="left"|David Farrell
|-
| Secretary
| align="left"|Robert Morrough
| align="left"|Jane Horgan-Jones
| align="left"|Gavan Reilly
| align="left"|Colin Scally
| align="left"|Rory Geraghty
| align="left"|Treasa Coleman
| align="left"|Edel Ní Churrain
| align="left"|Jonny Cosgrove/Jen Fox
| align="left"|Regina Brady
|-
| Vice-Secretary
| align="left"|Aoife Ni Bhrian
| align="left"|Stephen Kelly
| align="left"|Ryan Griffin
| align="left"|Isobel O'Connor
| align="left"|Treasa Coleman
| align="left"|Deirdre Breslin
| align="left"|Vacant
| align="left"|Jen Fox/Sam Geoghegan
| align="left"|Dave Reily
|}>
- Fergal Scully Resigned for Personal Reasons in January 2006.
- Scully's replacement, Patrick Carroll, resigned due to election to the USI in September 2006. The functions of the 05/06 Chair were completed by Michael D Clark due to Gary Redmond's incompetency..
- Gavan Reilly resigned for academic reasons in November 2008.
- Johnny Cosgrove resigned in January 2010.
- Jen Fox resigned her position in January 2010 to take up position of Secretary.
The supreme judicial organ of the Union is the Independent Appeals Board as detailed in Article 18 of the Union's Constitution.
The individual who has been the longest involved and longest associated with the Union is Patrick J. O'Flynn, the Union's Chief Returning Officer and an employee of the University. Most of the ground-work involved in Union elections and referendums is performed by the Union Returning Officer, currently held by Morgan Shelley BBLS. Both of these office holders sit on the Independent Appeals Board.
The Union Financial Administrator, Dave Carmody, is not a Union employee, but is permanently seconded to the Union by the university. He is the only other university employee who sits on the Independent Appeals Board. As of late 2011 he is on extended sick leave.
The Union Legal Advisor is Leo Mangan of Mangan O’Beirne Solicitors.
A full-time PA is employed by the Union. It is now held by Giselle Jiang.
External links
- University College Dublin Students' Union — the official website of UCDSU.
- Union of Students in Ireland — the website of the Union of Students in Ireland
- UCDSU Constitution — The most recently amended form of the Union's Constitution.