Chair of Oversight Commission Censured Following Spread of Homophobia Rumours

The Chair of the Oversight Commission (OC) of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU), Jason Leonard, has been censured after being accused of having significant involvement in rumours spread last week about a candidate in the Leadership Race. Leonard was present when TCDSU President, Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne, brought a motion to censure to tonight’s meeting of TCDSU Council. A motion to censure is described by the union’s constitution as the “strongest reprimand that Council may give an officer without calling for [their] impeachment”. McGlacken-Byrne noted that impeachment is reserved for “when an officer breaks the rules”, and that impartiality was not mandated for the position due … Continue reading Chair of Oversight Commission Censured Following Spread of Homophobia Rumours