As the end of the campaign period draws near, the ten candidates in this year’s Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) elections had their final opportunity to vie for votes in front of a crowd at this evening’s hustings in …
Finn Purdy is the current News Editor for Trinity News. He is a Senior Fresh English Literature student, and a former Assistant News Editor.
Joint Trinity/UCD team win Jailbreak 2020
Location X was revealed to be Hallstatt in Austria, the location that inspired the Disney movie Frozen
Yvonne Butler from Trinity and Ciara Browne From University College Dublin (UCD) have won Jailbreak 2020, making it to location X in Hallstatt in Austria, the location that inspired the Disney movie Frozen, in just over 32 hours.
Bulter and …
Trinity Views: SU Election Special
With our regular host on leave, the Trinity News election team gives their take on the sabbatical races
With SU Elections beginning next week, Trinity Views brings you a very special episode – Editor Aisling Grace, Deputy Editor Lauren Boland, and News Editor Finn Purdy talk about the campaign so far, analysis of the candidates’ performance at hustings,
GSU backs PhD Workers Rights group despite President’s opposition
The GSU also voted against a motion to refrain from pay cut protests until after finance committee decision, with the organisation’s President and Vice-President divided on both votes
Trinity’s Graduate Student Union (GSU) Council have tonight voted for the union to support the TCD PhD Workers Rights campaign group.
The motion to support the group was voted for by a majority of the union’s Council.
The TCD PhD …
Tinie Tempah to headline Trinity Ball as lineup announced early
Seventeen acts set to bring variety of sounds to Trinity on April 17
British rapper and singer Tinie Tempah is set to headline this year’s Trinity Ball alongside Irish rapper Rejjie Snow and British DJ Eats Everything.
The lineup for the 2020 Trinity Ball, due to be released at a launch party on …
10 candidates to contest Trinity Seanad seats in election
All three of Trinity’s incumbent Senators are standing for reelection
10 candidates will contest the election for Trinity’s three seats in Seanad Éireann, having reached the threshold to make it onto the ballot paper as of the close of nominations at 12pm today.
All three of Trinity’s incumbent senators, Lynn …
TCDSU plan direct action to oppose rent increases
Provisional plans were made for a protest next week to oppose a potential 4% rent increase to all College operated accommodation
Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) have tonight established working groups to work towards opposing proposed rent increase of 4% to all College operated accommodation, due to be considered by Trinity’s finance committee.
At a townhall meeting held this evening …
Trinity student James O’Connor elected to Dáil Éireann
O’Connor will represent Fianna Fáil for his constituency of Cork East
Trinity student and Cork County Councillor James O’Connor has been elected to Dáil Éireann for his constituency of Cork East.
O’Connor is a member of Fianna Fáil and has represented the party on Cork County Council since last May. He …
Minister of State for Higher Education loses Dáil seat
Mary Mitchell O’Connor misses out on final seat on the eight count
Fine Gael politician Mary Mitchell O’Connor, who has served as Minister of State for Higher Education since June 2017, has lost her seat in Dáil Éireann where she previously represented the constituency of Dún Laoghaire.
Mitchell O’Connor was eliminated on …
Trinity finance committee to consider 4% rent increase
The increase is due to be discussed at the next meeting of the committee
Trinity’s finance committee is due to consider a rent increase of 4% to all College operated accommodation at its next meeting.
Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) have said they will oppose the increase.
The proposed increase is the maximum …