Over one hundred years ago, one of history’s greatest revolutionary women, Rosa Luxemburg, wrote on the significance of the mass strike. Luxemburg’s attempt was among the first to examine, rigorously and in depth, the role of the strike in the …
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We should become the nation of a hundred thousand welcomes
Neasa Candon reflects on how our Irish identity of welcoming others and overcoming suffering are at odds with the truth, and how we can reconcile them in the future
The eve of St. Patrick’s Day saw Social Democrats Counsellor Gary Gannon launch the second issue of the international magazine, Trinity Frontier. In opening his address, Gannon joked about the great task ahead of him: a local politician, whose daily …
TCDSU President-elect Keane’s decision to speak against BDS motion at Council sends a cynical message
Rory O’Neill argues against the current student political culture prevents the union taking stances on controversial issues, in light of the recent controversy over a vote at council
By now many students will have heard of the debacle arising out of the most recent Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) Council relating to the defeated motion mandating the union to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. …
Should I have been aborted?
As the child of an unexpected pregnancy, Sam Cox explores his and his mother’s personal journeys and their side of the pro-choice narrative
If there were a referendum on the 8th Amendment tomorrow, I would vote to repeal. I believe that access to safe and legal abortion is an important part of a modern society. I do not believe that life starts at …
McGuinness Legacy: The Futility of Violence
Martin McGuinness is a complicated figure and polarising labels add nothing of substance to the debate
The death of Martin McGuinness provoked strong reactions from both those who held him in high esteem and from those who were unable to forgive him for his leading role in the Provisional IRA. The breadth of reactions demonstrates the …
This strike is the result of years of dismissal and low morale
Cieran Perry and David Grouse, secretary and chair of TCD UNITE, detail the events that led to Trinity’s non-academic staff voting to take strike action against the university
The background to the current industrial relations dispute in Trinity College stretches back to the economic crash of 2008 and the Fianna Fáil/Green Party government’s attack on public service workers at the time. The crash was the result of a …
What I’m Really Thinking: Limited edition access to a final year student’s thought process
As students flock to the pav and the cherry blossoms begin to bloom, Blaithin Sheil looks back at her time in Trinity
So what’s the plan? What are you going to do? Are you talking about this summer, or, like, life? Every final year student hates being asked what is next. It only reminds you that you don’t know, and that you’re …
The developed world must not ignore climate change any longer
The G20’s dropping of climate change commitments symbolises the dangerous apathy towards humanity’s greatest threat
Last Saturday afternoon the G20 finance ministers gathered in Baden-Baden, Germany, for their annual summit. During these meetings, the wording of a joint statement on trade is usually agreed upon. This summit, however, resulted in some significant and surprising alterations …
We must not treat artificial intelligences as slaves
As Artificial Intelligence becomes more and more like humans in its capacity for thought and emotion, Olly Donnelly argues that we should give AI rights like humans
Whenever humanity has invented something remarkable in the past, we have used it to make our lives easier. From the Printing Press to the PC, from irrigation to automation, we have a remarkable ability to evolve by changing the tools …
The monkey on my back
A student recounts her struggles balancing college with work
In the last six months alone, I have walked out of the hotel where I work as a waitress on two separate occasions for what I thought was the very last time. And each time, like a classic scene in …