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UCCExpress.ie | Volume 20 | Issue 11 | Tuesday March 14th
UCC Rise in QS Ranks
Page 4 - News
ELECTIONS: Kelly Coyle is surrounded by her friends and campaign team having been elected (photo: Emmet Curtin)
Exciting Elections End Spectacularly for Students’ Union Robert O’Sullivan, Editor-in-Chief
Quite possibly the most exciting election season has come to an end. The campaign held many twists and turns for candidates and voters alike, and has resulted in what could be a tumultuous year for the Students’ Union. It began on Monday 27th, when it was announced that the candidates for Welfare and Equality, both then unopposed, had been disqualified due to late submission of the digital copy of their manifesto, and would have to recollect signatures again. A Medicine & Health Rep candidate was also disqualified, but she was not allowed to reapply, as another viable candidate was already confirmed to have entered before
the deadline. Students were given two days to get the requisite signatures (500 for Welfare, 250 for Equality), write a manifesto and hand them in. After the two days, originally-unopposed Welfare candidate Michael O’Keeffe was joined by Harry Potter Society Chairperson Kelly Coyle and Postgraduate student John McCarthy. Niamh O’Reilly went unopposed for the position of Equality Officer.
didates Niamh O’Reilly and Faye Murphy being elected with around 95% of the vote each. Laura Mitchell and Ronan Carey were elected Medicine & Health and SEFS Representatives respectively, and incumbent Business & Law Rep Kayleigh O’Sullivan was successfully reelected. The position of College Rep for the College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences (CACSSS) was the only contested non-sabbatical position, as three candidates duked it out to succeed Aaron Frahill. One candidate, Elle Kelleher, missed the first day of campaigning due to being stranded in Scotland, which certainly put a dampener on her campaign.
Twenty-one candidates ran for office overall, with only one non-sabbatical officer election being contested by more than one candidate. The first two results announced on the night of the 7th were for Equality Officer & Oifigeach Gaeilge, with sole can- Continues on Page 3...
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Page 12 - Features
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