Shops and Services
There are well-stocked shops, run by the
Students' Union, in the Library Building, Science Building, Engineering
Building and Earlsfort Terrace. These shops sell stationery, food, confectionery,
newspapers, etc. There is a supermarket in the Merville residences.
Opening Hours:
Students’ Union
09:00 – 21:00 : Library Building
09:00 – 17:00 : Science
08:30 – 18:00 : Kiosk, Student Centre
09:00 – 17:00 : Earlsfort Terrace
09:00 – 14:00 : Engineering Building
NB: Get your "Student Travel Card" from the Students’ Union in the Library Tunnel. It’s valid for a year and you will get significant discounts on bus and rail journeys throughout the entire country!
Centra, Merville Residences
Monday - Sunday 08:00 – 22:00
Bike Shop
The Belfield Bike Shop, situated at Belfield House (opposite the athletic
track), sells new and second-hand bicycles, cycling accessories and
offers a bicycle repair service. Bicycles are also available for hire
(01 716 1697).
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday 09:00 – 18:00
Saturday 10:00 – 14:00
Campus Bookshop
The Campus Bookshop sells a wide variety of prescribed texts. (Only new
books are sold).
Opening Hours:
Monday,Wednesday, Thursday 09:00 – 21:00
Tuesday, Friday 09:00 – 17:30
Saturday 09:00 – 13:00
Barber Shop
UCD Barber Shop operates in the UCD
Sports Centre.
Opening Hours:
10.00am - 5.30pm Mon - Sat
Copi-Print
This is a printing and photocopying service with offices in the
Library and Arts/Human Science Buildings as well as the Quinn School.
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 09:00 - 17:30
Second-Hand Bookshop
The Education Office of the Students' Union is responsible for the running
of the Second-hand Bookshop. The bookshop is located on the ground
floor of the Student Centre building. Second-hand books can be bought
and sold here.
Pharmacy
Located in the Student Centre. Open 09:30 – 17:00. Phone: 01 716
3144.
Post Office
A post office is located on the ground
floor of the Library Building (beside Copi-Print). All normal facilities
are available. A stamp vending machine and postbox are situated outside
the post office.
Times of three daily mail collections: 11.00 a.m., 3.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. (Monday - Friday)
Registered Mail and Swift Post Collections: 11.45 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. (Monday - Friday)
Banks
AIB has a full branch situated in the centre of the Belfield campus,
providing student and graduate banking including specialised loans.
Banklink ATMs are located at the following points;
• at the entrance to the branch
• at the entrance to the main restaurant
• beside Nine-One-One
• at the rear of the Student Centre
• at the AIB Clonskeagh branch
• in the Centra shop, Merville Residences
• opposite the laundry room, Blackrock
Sign up in September to enjoy all
the benefits of the AIB Student Plus Account. Terms and conditions apply. Allied
Irish Banks plc is regulated by the Financial Regulator.
Students are welcome to call into the campus branch or to phone
(01 2694499 or 2876/2877 on internal UCD lines).
Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, & Friday 10:00-16:00
Wednesday 10:30-16:00
Thursday 10:00-17:00
Bank of Ireland has a Student Store in the Cranford Centre (across
the flyover from the Stillorgan Road exit) with a specialised team offering
a full range of student and graduate banking facilities, including a
student current account and lending packages. The main branch is located
beside the Montrose Hotel.
Phone: 01 261 1320
Student Store opening hours
In Term
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 08:30 to 18:30
Wednesday 10:30 to 18:30
Friday 08:30 to 18:00
Summer - 1st June to 31st August
Monday, Tuesday & Friday 10:00 to 16:00
Wednesday 10:30 to 16:00
Thursday 10:00 to 17:00
Montrose Branch opening hours are as for Student Store summer hours.
Ulster Bank offer a student current account with overdraft facility and specialrate loans. Call 01 608 4000 or visit www.ulsterbank.ie for more details.
Clubs & Societies
There
are over 100 Clubs & Societies registered with the Students’ Union
ranging from sports to academic interests. You can join any of these
Clubs & Societies during Freshers’ Week (second week of Autumn
term) at their stands in the Arts/Commerce Building. This
is a very important aspect of student life in the College. The selection
and variety of the different Clubs and Societies is huge, and no matter
what your interests there will probably be a group that caters for you.
There are many events going on every day to choose from - a match, a
film, concert, play or a party. Joining clubs and societies is the best
way to meet people in UCD - and most sports clubs cater for beginners.
Visit UCD Clubs and Societies on
the WWW.
For further information on Societies, please contact:
Richard Butler,
Societies Officer,
Student Centre, Belfield.
Dublin. 4.
Tel: 716 3100
E - Mail: Richard.Butler@ucd.ie
Sport
All students at UCD have the opportunity to join in and become part of UCD Sport, with a large and diverse choice of sporting pursuits on offer. Most students find their membership and/or involvement in sport significantly enhances their UCD experience, with many benefits in terms of health, physical fitness, camaraderie and personal development.
All standards are catered for in the fifty-eight sports clubs registered with the UCD Athletic Union Council (AUC). For a full list of the clubs in UCD go to www.ucd.ie/sport/clubs.htm You can join any of these Clubs during Sports Expo (second week of term) at their stands in the Sports Centre or alternatively you can contact the Sports Office for details of contact numbers of specific club officers. Furthermore, if the sport you are interested in is not currently available why not set-up a new club! In recent years Lacrosse and Wrestling have been added to the list of UCD sports clubs.
However, if you are not interested in joining a club but want to get fit why not use the facilities of Crunch Fitness Centre, or attend an aerobics class, or get a group of friends together for 5-a-side soccer, or maybe just go for a jog around the campus.
The sports facilities at Belfield are among the finest in the country and reflect the popularity and significance of sporting activity at UCD. There are twenty-one natural grass pitches on the campus, five floodlit tennis courts, a modern athletics track, three synthetic grass floodlit pitches including the National Hockey Stadium, six 5-a-side pitches, an indoor rifle range and a large indoor Sports Centre. The Sports Centre which houses the administrative offices for sport, includes two sports halls, four squash courts, a racquetball/handball alley, sauna, the High Performance Centre, Crunch Fitness Centre and a state-of-the-art climbing wall. Most of the changing facilities for sport are also located in the Sports Centre however, there are now four new squad changing rooms in the new Sports Pavilion. Other amenities in the Sports Centre are O’Neill’s Sports Injuries Clinic, McLaughlin Sports Shop, the Belfield Barber and Café Sport.
Sports Centre Opening Hours:
Monday – Friday 7am - 10pm
Saturday & Sunday 10am - 5.30pm
For further information on Sports Clubs please contact:
Suzanne Bailey,
Sports Development Manager,
Sports Centre,
Belfield,
Dublin 4.
Tel. 7162208
e-mail: Suzanne.Bailey@ucd.ie
For bookings / information on facilities please contact the Sports Centre reception at tel. 716 2145 / 2185.
Students’ Union
Every student is a member
of the Students’ Union which represents,
and provides for, its members. The Union runs well-stocked shops in the
Library, Science and Engineering Buildings and in Earlsfort Terrace;
a second-hand bookshop; the ‘Trap’ Games Room; a typing and
photocopying service; discos and gigs. The Union also offers advisory
services in education, welfare, employment and accommodation matters
as well as a counselling service. Its newspaper, the University Observer, is
a regular publication distributed free of charge to students. Central
to a student’s social life in University is the Students’ Club
which runs regular events and provides a games, bar and video service.
The Student Centre, which is paid for and run by students, is the location
for the Union offices along with retail facilities, an auditorium, a
new bar and facilities for clubs and societies. Certain Union services,
including the copying service, are located in the corridor off the Library
Tunnel.
Freshers’ Week provides the opportunity to sign up for any of the Union’s activities. In addition, class representative elections take place early in the first term. All students are encouraged to get involved.
For further information on the Students' Union including contact details
for all Student Officers please visit UCD
Students' Union web site.
