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On April 1, four out of five officer races for the University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) elections resulted in a vote to re-open nominations. Amongst a backdrop of misinformation and gossip pages, these results represent more than the work …
Food and sexual activities have always been linked. Whether it is through the medium of aphrodisiacs or branding used by bars and restaurants to entice couples, it is hard not to see the relationship between food and sex. But one …
For those who don’t know, “stealthing” is a colloquial term for the act of removing a condom during sex without the consent of the partner. It’s illegal in many places such as the UK, and is a form of sexual …
To assess the failures of the Irish health system, and also to raise awareness for Endometriosis Awareness Month, Trinity News spoke with ten people who all suffer in some way from either endometriosis or PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). Several of …
On 17 January 2022, an online Zoom vigil for Ashling Murphy was interrupted by a man who “cyberflashed” the attendees. He exposed himself and masturbated. On 23 February 2022, a Zoom webinar on violence against women was crashed by several …
When asked how they would describe themselves, Morris said they are “someone who has always cared about people” with a “diverse Trinity experience”. The final year Irish student has engaged with Trinity College Dublin Students Union (TCDSU) since their first …
On November 23, Dublin-based NGO Ruhama launched the “Get the Full Picture” campaign. Supported by the Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union, more commonly known as SIPTU, the campaign aims to highlight the prevalence of human trafficking for sexual exploitation …
Dublin has some truly extortionate prices — from food, to rent, to cocktails, to using a public bathroom (a cool €3.50), it can be hard to decide if any restaurant in Dublin is good value anymore. I’ve taken on the …
Identity expression through art can be incredibly therapeutic and validating. Third-year Drama and Theatre Studies student and poet, Niamh O’Farrell-Tyler, agrees with this sentiment, explaining, “Poetry allowed me to express emotions that as a kid I simply wasn’t able …
On June 25th 1983, the first official Gay Pride Parade occurred in Ireland. Organised by the National LGBT Federation and consisting of 200 people, the parade marked a hunger for justice and recognition felt by the LGBTQ+ community in Ireland. …