On one of the final days of the campaign, the three candidates in the race to be Trinity’s next provost have engaged in their last debate ahead of voting this weekend.
Professors Linda Doyle, Linda Hogan and Jane Ohlmeyer faced …
Finn Purdy is the current Deputy Editor of Trinity News. He is a Junior Sophister English Studies student, and a former News Editor and Assistant News Editor.
CSC executive members resign over chair’s conduct
Several members of the CSC executive have resigned after calls for chairperson Ryan Grunwell to step down
Several members of the executive of the Central Societies Committee (CSC) have resigned their positions in a protest against the conduct of chairperson Ryan Grunwell.
These resignations came ahead of tonight’s AGM when a new executive is due to be …
TCDSU reps to vote for Jane Ohlmeyer in provost election
Ohlmeyer won 46% of the vote of a survey of students carried out by TCDSU
The six student representatives from Trinity College Dublin Students Union (TCDSU) eligible to vote in the upcoming election for Trinity’s next provost are set to cast their ballots for Jane Ohlmeyer, following a survey carried out by the union which …
First live debate of provost campaign sees candidates pushed to distinguish themselves
Journalist Sharon Ní Bheoláin quizzed the candidates on the finer details of their plans
The candidates running to be Trinity’s next provost had their first opportunity to engage in a live, in-person debate this afternoon during a discussion that spanned higher education funding, rankings, student services and the future of Trinity’s governance.
Professors Linda …
Polling suggests that Emer Moreau’s path to editor of the University Times is relatively unchallenged by Peter Caddle’s entrance into the race
With a 78 point lead in the Trinity News Poll, Moreau looks on track to be elected comfortably
Emer Moreau is in many ways the traditional candidate for editor of the University Times, the student newspaper funded by Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union TCDSU). She is the paper’s current deputy editor, having been appointed to the role in …
Podcast: TCDSU Elections
With voting soon to start in the TCDSU Elections, Finn is joined first by Trinity News Editor Lauren Boland for an analysis of the campaign so far. Looking at a poll of over 1,000 students conducted by Trinity News in …
UT editor candidate Peter Caddle to abstain from Equality hustings
Caddle has said that he will spend the time reaching out to students rather than “appeasing the SU niche”
This afternoon, candidate for editor of the University Times Peter Caddle announced on Twitter that he would not attend tonight’s virtual Equality Hustings.
He claimed that he and his campaign team would use the time instead to “focus on producing …
President candidates look to strike balance between political issues and local concerns at Media hustings
Candidates faced questions tonight from the editors of Trinity News and the University Times
Candidates to become the next president of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) have set out competing visions for the union tonight as they sought to strike the balance between a focus on political issues and local concerns at the …
Cathal Ó Ríordáin withdraws from Welfare and Equality race
Ó Ríordáin did not make an appearance at tonight’s Council hustings
Cathal Ó Ríordáin, one of the three candidates who entered this year’s welfare and equality race, has suspended his campaign for the position.
Speaking to Trinity News, Ó Ríordáin said “While I would’ve loved to continue the race I know …
Leah Keogh issued major strike by Electoral Commission
The strike was issued after Keogh’s campaign page was published early before the official start of the campaign period.
Leah Keogh, the Welfare Officer of Trinity College Dublin Students Union (TCDSU) and a candidate to become the union’s next president, has been issued a major strike by the Electoral Commission (EC) and a ban on campaigning for the first …