Leo Varadkar held the record for the youngest Taoiseach in the history of the State, and although Simon Harris has since eclipsed him for this title following the Fine Gael Ard Fheis, this is something for which Varadkar will be …
10 TCDSU positions elected uncontested at final union council
The TCDSU part-time officers for 2024/25 were elected this evening, including the new student carers officer.
The part-time officers (PTOs) of Trinity College Dublin Students Union (TCDSU) and other positions for 2024/25 were elected at council this evening.
10 positions out of 17 were elected uncontested.
Other positions elected this evening include chair of council, three …
Motion to defund Fashion Soc on grounds of anti-STEM discrimination fails to pass at student council
Organisers have announced a fundraiser to “book Fashion Soc OCMs a taxi to Pearse Street to take Campus Couture photos of STEM students”.
A motion to defund the Fashion Society (Fashion Soc) has failed to pass at the final student council meeting of the academic year by a thin margin of seven votes.
The motion claimed there was an “anti-STEM student mentality” common …
Trinity Musical Theatre win big at national intervarsities
The society won three of the top awards at the Musical Theatre Intervarsities
Trinity Musical Theatre (TMT) won three of the top awards at the Musical Theatre Intervarsities national competition, held this weekend in Mullingar. This comes just two weeks after they won Best Society in Trinity at the CSC Society of the …
Leo Varadkar to stand down as Taoiseach
Varadkar will step down from leader of Fine Gael after 7 years
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will step down as leader of Fine Gael, ending his term as leader of the country.
In a speech outside Leinster House today, Varadkar listed his achievements as Fine Gael leader, using investments in technological universities and …
Censure motion against TCDSU president interrupted after mass walkout
EC Chair Conor Casey dismissed council by saying: “This is obviously quite undemocratic”
A motion of censure against Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) President László Molnárfi was interrupted by a mass walkout of his supporters preventing a vote from taking place.
The motion of censure was brought to council by STEM Convenor …
College drops public opposition to Metrolink plans
College previously submitted a request to An Bord Pleanála that the project be diverted from Trinity
College has withdrawn its opposition to the proposed Dublin Metrolink project after an agreement with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) was reached.
A spokesperson confirmed to Trinity News that College “supports the Metrolink project”.
“It has reached an agreement with Transport …
Trinity Green Week commences with sightings of artworks across campus
The festivities will follow the theme “Health Planet, Healthy People”
Celebrations for Green Week commenced yesterday and will continue to be celebrated throughout the week, working in tandem with Health and Sports Week which will commence this Thursday.
A total of 15 events have been organised for Green Week, with …
Hamza Bana’s strong lead in welfare and equality race seems unlikely to be challenged
Although a significant amount of poll respondents remain undecided, neither McAuley nor Harrington are well positioned to pose a threat
The 2024 race to be Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) welfare and equality officer has followed a dramatic script, with a clear protagonist in Hamza Bana, Hannah McAuley as a fan-favourite with not much screen time, and an undeniably …
Harrington apologises “unreservedly for any upset caused” by campaign but criticises “defamatory” accusations
The welfare and equality candidate called EmpowerTheVoice’s accusations against him as “disgusting and defamatory”
Welfare and equality candidate Nathan Harrington has apologised “unreservedly” for “any upset” caused by his campaign after he was accused of “using his platform to mock marginalised groups”, which he described as “defamatory”.
Activist group EmpowerTheVoice wrote a message on …