All lectures will be delivered online for the rest of the semester but tutorials, seminars and laboratory practicals will all continue to be given in college, Trinity has announced in an email to staff and students.
In tutorials, seminars and …
Aisling Grace was the Editor-in-Chief of the 66th Volume of Trinity News. She was also formerly Online Editor and Deputy News Editor.
College bans guests from Trinity accommodation amid coronavirus concerns
The ban includes both daytime and overnight guests
Students in Trinity accommodation are now prohibited from having non-resident guests in their accommodation as part of measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The ban includes both daytime and overnight guests. Events involving large numbers of people are also …
College places 14-day ban on students and staff returning from high risk areas
Students have been told to assume that classes will run as normal from Monday
Staff and students returning from areas facing a high number of coronavirus cases will be banned from coming into college for 14 days after they return to Ireland.
High risk areas, as defined by the HSE, include China, Hong Kong, …
SU Council cancelled amid coronavirus fears
Council has been cancelled as a “precautionary measure”
The upcoming Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) Council has been cancelled as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus.
In a statement to Trinity News, Sadhbh Brennan, Chair of TCDSU Council, wrote: “Myself and the Secretary to Council …
Coronavirus case confirmed in Trinity
Floor 4 of the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute and the lifts in TBSI have been closed
A case of coronavirus within Trinity has been confirmed according to an email sent to all staff and students tonight.
The email, signed by Provost Patrick Prendergast, states that College is working with authorities “to ensure that this individual receives …
Coronavirus leads Trinity to consider online exams
College is also contingency planning for a potential outbreak in campus accommodation
Trinity is exploring the possibility of conducting exams remotely in the event that government limits are placed on mass gatherings of people, according to the Irish Times.
As up to 2,500 students can ordinarily sit in the RDS for exams …
College scraps casual staff pay cuts
The decision follows a Finance Committee meeting held this morning
College has decided to completely restore teaching assistant and demonstrator pay rates on the casual payroll to their previous levels, following a Finance Committee meeting held this morning.
PhD students have been expressing their anger during townhall meetings over the …
Lorna Fitzpatrick seeking second term as USI President
Aodhán Donnelly is the only candidate from Trinity running for USI
The candidates for the Union of Students in Ireland’s (USI) next executive committee have been released, with current USI President Lorna Fitzpatrick running for a second term uncontested.
Having spent two years as President of IT Carlow Students’ Union, Fitzpatrick …
Over 1,200 students voted so far in SU elections
Polls opened in Trinity Hall last night
1,260 students have voted so far in the Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) sabbatical officer elections, according to Education Officer Niamh McCay.
In an email statement to Trinity News, McCay commented: “We are elated at this high turnout and …
BBC to adapt Trinity graduate Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends
Normal People is set to air on the online-only BBC Three in April
The BBC has commissioned a series based on Trinity graduate Sally Rooney’s debut novel Conversations with Friends.
The series will consist of 12 half-hour episodes. An adaption of Rooney’s second novel, Normal People, is set to air on the online-only …