A WOMAN IN her 20s has been arrested over allegations of deception against UCD. 

The woman was arrested in Dublin city centre on Tuesday afternoon and is being held in a garda station on the southside of the city, where she can be questioned for a maximum of 24 hours. 

Gardaí confirmed that the arrest was for alleged deception against a third-level institution. 

“Investigations are ongoing,” a garda spokesperson said.

Legal case

The arrest is believed to be connected to the case of a UCD medical student who claimed she was raped by a fellow student, and took legal action against UCD over its handling of her situation. 

The student began an appeal on Tuesday against the High Court’s dismissal of her case against the university. 

The student originally sued UCD over its handling of her academic progression.

She claimed the university failed to make reasonable allowances after the alleged assault and subsequent pregnancy, forcing her to choose between continuing her studies and accessing healthcare.

The university denied the claims. 

In April, the High Court dismissed her action, finding UCD had acted lawfully and had not breached its own policies or discriminated against the student.

The court found the university had made significant efforts to support her and was entitled to require her to follow an academic plan before progressing through her medical degree.

The garda investigation began after UCD notified gardaí of potential image-based abuse related to the student’s case.  

With reporting by Niall O’Connor, Sinead O’Carroll and Andrew Walsh.