Video-based social media app TikTok has contributed hugely to the establishment and spread of viral trends since its inception in 2016. From Gigi Hadid’s vodka pasta recipe to Doja Cat’s career, the short-form video platform’s coveted algorithm allows trends to …
Deja brew: The growth of Ireland’s coffee industry
Tracing the transition in Irish consumer coffee tastes from basic to bespoke blends
In May of 2020, Bewleys, one of Ireland’s largest tea and coffee companies, announced that they would be closing their flagship store, one of Grafton Street’s most notable occupants, which had been open since 1927. This news came as a …
The secret spirits and superstitions of Trinity
As warm bodies return to campus, Trinity News delves deeper into College superstitions that haunt the living.
Last year saw Trinity’s campus rendered a ghost town, haunted by the spectres of pre-lockdown’s past. With staff and students seldom to be seen, it seemed Trinity was populated only by ghosts. This Halloween, College is set to reopen in …
“No Keys, No Degrees” and Ireland’s student housing crisis
The USI’s campaign has made headlines recently, but what effects is it having on policy?
As universities have returned to in-person teaching, students have flocked back to campus, and with that, the search for student accommodation is well underway. In many instances, this search is a race to secure a room in student accommodation, or …
The stage is set for the return of gigs
Trinity News explores the journey from the lockdown of live performances to the reopening of gigs
As Ireland seems to almost fully emerge from yet another lockdown, and the level system of easing restrictions is left in summer’s dust, many industries have been able to return as close to normal as possible. However, other industries have …
How accommodation is allocated in Trinity
Trinity’s Accommodation Allocation Plan leaves many students without housing
As the new academic year rears its head, a slew of Trinity students are returning to Dublin. Some have been granted accommodation through College either on campus, near campus, or in Trinity Hall. However, for most, finding accommodation has been …
Open book exams: contingency plan or permanent component?
An investigation into the benefits and drawbacks of open book examinations
For the entire 2020/21 academic year, students and professors alike were forced to adapt to a year confined and defined by Covid-19. For most, this meant a transition completely online, and as exam season reared its head, the easiest contingency …