In the final weeks of Hilary term, it is often a time when Facebook is a flurry of AGMs before students head off for the summer. One society that is hoping to gain recognition in these final few weeks is …
Operation education for youths and teddy bears alike
Trinity’s Paediatric Society hosted a teddy bear hospital yesterday in the sports centre to encourage and educate children in medical care
In a sea of teddy bears and toddlers, the sports centre was filled with families yesterday afternoon as the annual Teddy Bear Hospital got underway. Hosted by the TCD Paediatric Society, this is the third year this event has been …
DUNMS: the up-and-coming star of student societies
A look inside the inner workings of the newly formed Nursing and Midwifery Society
The Hamilton and the Arts Block may deserve recognition as the main centres of Trinity’s campus, but it can be easy to forget that many students complete their studies off campus, and are absent from much of the day-to-day buzz …
Prof John O’Connor speaks to Psych Soc on mental health and illness
He spoke to Psych Soc on the mental health and illness paradigm as part of Body and Soul week
On Tuesday, in the Maxwell Theatre, PsychSoc played host to guest speaker John O’Connor, a lecturer at College as well as a registered psychologist and psychotherapist. The objective of the lecture was to open up a conversation surrounding the concept …
A gesture of gratitude and celebration for a modern day hero
Catherine Corless sat down to discuss her work on the case of the Tuam babies
In collaboration with the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, the Edmund Burke theatre played host today to the esteemed historian Catherine Corless, who was key to unveiling the atrocities that took place at the Mother and …
In conversation with Cunningham
RTE correspondent Paul Cunningham launched The Colloquium last night with a Q&A session regarding the state of modern journalism
Last night, the Colloquium launched their second volume. Hosted in the Hist Convo room of the Graduate Memorial Building (GMB), the evening was centered on a Q&A with Irish journalist Paul Cunningham. The attendance of the RTÉ correspondent set the …
Rent – a tale worth telling
The Trinity Halls annual musical was a taste of what this year’s crop of fresh young talent has to offer in the world of theatre
Rent debuted last night and will perform again tonight as this year’s Trinity Halls Musical. With almost a full house, there were high hopes for this student-run production of the much-loved musical. The Halls musical is put together every year …
The great charitable escape: Jailbreak 2019 launch
Jailbreak, a charity event organised by Cumann Gaelach, DU Amnesty and VDP which sees students race across Europe, launched last night
Last night marked the official launch of Jailbreak 2019, an annual fundraiser organised by Cumman Gaelach, DU Amnesty and Trinity Vincent de Paul society (VDP). The event consists of a race to a mystery location or ‘location X’ which is …
Two acts, one big success
DU Players’ ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ is a Tuesday evening triumph
Last night saw the second performance in a five day run of DU Players’ production of Richard Bean’s ‘One Man, Two Guvnors,’ directed by Imo Redpath and Neil O’Flanagan. Set to the backdrop of a sitting room scene reminiscent of …
An evening of appreciation for all things film
DU Film Society celebrates the creative genius Donnie Darko
In the basement of Kennedy’s pub, last night’s DU Film soc event was a prime example of how to create a relaxed space in which a diverse group of people can come together for an evening of cinema appreciation. For …