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Many students have overcome significant challenges to reach their desired field of study in Trinity. But few have faced as many as Mick Finnegan (37), who this year started a …
Trinity has many active political societies, including the Young Greens, Young Fine Gael, Ógra Sinn Féin and numerous others. These societies provide a platform for young people interested in public policy and politics to come together and discuss issues and …
“One student described how the isolation period on campus could be “profoundly lonely” and that, “There have been days that have taken a toll on mental health.””
“First year students, who by all rights should be swirling in a whirlwind …
Eleven years ago, in 2009, the University of Oklahoma was investigated by the Oklahoma State Legislature for permitting Richard Dawkins to speak — albeit under different circumstances than those that have raised attention to Dawkins around Trinity in the last …
While the climate crisis has occupied the public consciousness, with mixed success, for the best part of the last two decades, biodiversity loss has increasingly risen in prominence alongside it in recent times. Once fashionable, neatly rolled lawns are increasingly …
“It just gives you that little shot of energy in the arm, makes you less of a wallflower.”
“It makes jokes funnier, conversations more interesting.”
”It makes me feel anxious and highly strung, I don’t really do it.”
“When the …
While Leaving Cert students this year faced a summer of uncertainty and angst as to whether they would be allocated their desired third-level place, students living in Direct Provision have faced a particularly difficult situation.
As of the start of …
A certain eerie calm had descended on the area between the IFSC and our so-called Silicon Docks. Hanover Quay normally hums with phone calls, overpriced croissants and business suits. On this day, it stood nearly devoid of life, the silence …
Eoin Hand has been elected Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) President this evening with 50.3% of votes on the first count, securing the win over fellow contendors Ryan Carey and Harry Williams. Hand, who received 1,269 first-preference votes, exceeded …
Eoin Hand, hailing from Cashel Co. Tipperary, is one of the three students contesting the SU election for President. Energetic and charismatic, he explains that his reason for running is that over his four years in college he found himself …