“Given the imminence of a referendum and the current oppression of freedom of speech in universities across the country,” Katie Ascough said, in a recent interview with the Irish Independent, “I am not holding my breath for a fair and …
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Expulsion of a Russian diplomat from Ireland – a prudent move?
Ireland’s expulsion of a Russian diplomat undermines our neutrality
Tuesday two weeks ago, the decision was taken by the government to expel one of the seventeen Russian diplomats currently stationed in Ireland. This move follows a wave of similar expulsions across the Western world in response to the poisoning …
More is on trial than rugby players
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Content warning: Sexual assault
The media circus that has taken place during and after the trial of the now infamous Northern Irish rugby stars has been costly. Though it was the rugby players that were officially on trial, the young …
It’s time to bring Take Back Trinity a step further
Take Back Trinity is a response to many deeper issues in Irish universities, which remain unsolved
The last month has been a turning point in Trinity, and perhaps student politics nationally. Undergraduate, international, and postgraduate students united to undertake the most radical student action in over a decade, successfully winning on all our demands.
After years …
The Good Friday Agreement is a thing of the past
The risk of a hard border could cause the peace to be disrupted once again
I would venture to say there was not a dry eye in sitting rooms across Ireland, as the poignant scenes of the final episode of Derry Girls aired last month. While this generation has grown up in the reconciliation era …
The speaking of a language is its lifeblood
Recognising the Irish language is essential to peace
In the midst of the ongoing battle between Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and as the British government tries in vain to get the Stormont Executive functioning again, the Irish language has become a point of serious …
There is too much uncertainty to make a decision on Repeal
The referendum is approaching and we don’t know what the outcome will cause
It’s only a matter of weeks before the population of Ireland will vote whether or not to repeal the eighth amendment. Currently, the eighth amendment states that the mother and the unborn in utero have equal rights. The proposed amendment …
When home is 3000 miles away
The lonely times in College through the eyes of an international student
Life as an international student is great. New country, new culture, new friends. However, as someone who would identify as an “extroverted homebody,” as good as it can be to leave home and start my life elsewhere, it is hard …
So many people in Trinity have stories like mine
The era of silence and shame is over – it’s time to get loud, and it’s time to get furious
Content Warning: sexual assault
I come from a place where sexual assault is prevalent, but where justice for its victims isn’t uncommon either. Coming to Trinity shocked me, because when I realised that there was no discourse going on, I …
A frightening reminder of the past
Navika Mehta discusses the similarities between “India’s Daughter” and the Belfast rape trial victim
Content Warning: Sexual Assault
Wednesday afternoon, after finally submitting my essays last minute, I checked my phone and the first thing I saw, was a notification from Irish Times. It said: “Four cleared of all charges in Belfast rape trial.” …