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The University Observer is a broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the campus of University College Dublin, Ireland, once every three weeks.
| Ne quid false dicere audeat, ne quid veri non-audeat ("To tell no untruth and leave no truth untold") | |
University Observer, 29 September 2009
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| Type | fortnightly student newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet with accompanying arts and culture magazine |
| School | University College Dublin |
| Founded | 1994 |
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| Headquarters | UCD Student Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland |
| Sister newspapers | OTwo |
| Website | universityobserver |
Launched in 1994 by University College Dublin Students' Union, the newspaper was an immediate successor to the publication Students' Union News.[citation needed] The University Observer was founded by dual editors Pat Leahy (who later joined The Irish Times) and Dara Ó Briain (later a broadcaster and comedian).[2][3] Other former editors include a number of Irish journalists who went on to other publications, including Killian Woods (later of the Business Post), Samantha Libreri (ofRTÉ News), and Gavan Reilly (ofVirgin Media Television and Newstalk).[2]
The University Observer has received several awards, including five "newspaper of the year" awards at Ireland's National Student Media Awards.[4]
Founded in 1994 by Dara O'Briain and Pat Leahy. Former editors include Gavan Reilly, Samantha Libreri and Killian Woods
He'd run UCD's University Observer with Pat Leahy, who is now the Irish Times Political Editor