Is minic a dhéantar tagairt d’Éire mar Oiléan na Naomh agus na nOllúna. Muscalaíonn an frása fileata seo saibhreas oidhreachta agus oideachais na tíre seo ionainn. Cuireann sé i gcuimhne fosta ceangal docht an oideachais agus na hEaglaise thar na …
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To BookTok or not to BookTok, that is the question
Two students weigh up the pros and cons of TikTok’s hottest literary scene
BookTok is missing the mark
Luke Fox Whelan
It must be doing something right. Now four years on from the pandemic which brought it into existence, BookTok has shown itself not to be a fad. Rather than the killing of …
We didn’t start the fire, but can we put it out?
The issues facing students were caused by the mistakes of the generation before us. They can only be addressed through meaningful mobilisation.
“It’s a terrible time to be 21!”
These words were uttered in a United States recording studio in 1989 by none other than the son of John Lennon, Sean. It’s no surprise that Lennon expressed such dismay; he had witnessed …
Letter to the editor: “Silence is not an option” on Gaza
Head of Nursing and Midwifery and Associate Professor Fintan Sheerin encourages “all members of the College community to speak out”
Dear Editor
It is with a sense of outrage that I write regarding the events in Gaza. Having read of the horrific deaths of six-year-old Hind Rajab as she lay in a car beside the bodies of five family members, …
Healing in the wake of the Prague university shooting
Adam Rainbolt reflects on the tragedy that unfolded during his Erasmus in Prague
Trigger warning this article contains discussion of mass shooting and suicide.
On 21 December 2023, I entered the faculty of arts building of Charles University in Prague to attend what would become the last lecture of my Erasmus. To celebrate …
YesGaeilgeTCD – an tábhacht agus na buntáistí a bhaineann le vótáil “tá”
Labhraíonn Pádriag Mac Brádaigh ar son an fheachtais YesGaeilgeTCD atá ar siúl faoi láthair
I gColáiste na Tríonóide, ní bhíonn an ceart ag Gaeilgeoirí a saol a chaitheamh trí mheán a dteanga féin. Mar a chéile, ní bhíonn an deis ag mórán sa Choláiste, atá ag iarraidh foghlaim agus a bheith rannpháirteach i saol …
The hidden cost of academic precarity in Ireland
Trinity’s Irish Federation of University Teachers precarity working group analyses the impacts precarious academic working contracts
Irish universities have a secret they don’t want you to know about: the low pay and deeply exploitative employment conditions of a very significant proportion of academic staff in Ireland – between a third and 40% – who are employed …
The public needs to allow politicians to have private lives
Aideen Ledwidge Lanigan explores the question: Should politicians be entitled to a private life despite their public roles?
With the rise of attention grabbing headlines and relentless media scrutiny, the delicate balance between public accountability and personal privacy in politics is a line that has become increasingly blurred. The rise of social media has allowed for aspects of …
Immigration is not at the root of violence against women
The murder of an innocent school teacher should not be fuel for racist rhetoric
In January 2022, the murder of Irish schoolteacher Ashling Murphy sent shock throughout the entire nation. The death of Murphy, who was attacked while walking along the Grand Canal in Offaly, was seen as a wake-up call to the Irish …
Thank you Chuck Feeney: Irish America’s great educational philanthropist
Chuck Feeney was more than a businessman: he was one of history’s great champions of education
Sitting in the timeworn chairs of Goldsmith Hall, I began a journey that would redefine my perception of education, thanks in no small part to an American philanthropist called Chuck Feeney. As I counted the number of students with me, …