Brunch is a favourite with both yummy mummys and hungover students alike. Some might view brunch as a classy affair, where one is well-presented and drinking mimosas. Students might be more accustomed to enjoying a good brunch after a heavier …
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My experience as… a student who doesn’t like going out
The pre-drinks were the best part, I tell everyone once again. And again, and again, until it stops becoming a coincidence. I sit myself down, take a deep breath and finally admit it: I am not, nor will I ever …
The declining funding of Ireland’s higher education sector
An analysis of where third level institutions get their funding, and how that has been decreasing over the past decade
In a world that sees conservative values dominating, along with the rising sentiment that students should pay for their education, Irish students are, in a sense, lucky, that over 90% of us attend institutions predominantly funded by the state. Unlike …
The nitty-gritty of the Northern Irish elections
Seana Davis investigates the challenges and controversies of Northern Irish politics as the election gets underway
After months of controversy, the whirlwind political scandal “cash for ash” caused the collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly. After ten years of power-sharing between the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin, it was a botched energy scheme that …
Fossil fuel divestment and the re-birth of activism
Annabel O’Rourke looks at the driving forces behind the success of fossil fuel divestment in Ireland, which has grown from worldwide initiatives and college-focused campaigns
Fossil Free in Ireland
“Fossil Free is, in fact, an international activist group that is promoting worldwide divestment from fossil fuels.”
As liberals anxiously watch the world they so carefully constructed fall into the hands of those who wield the …
A glimpse at books of old
Katie Meegan investigates Early Print Books and discusses their digitalisation and care
An Introduction to Early Printed Books
Getting to the Early Printed Books reading room can be a disorientating experience. In the foyer of the Berkeley it is easy for one’s eyes to skip over the sign while trotting into Iveagh …
Life on the Campaign Team
As the posters are packed away and twibbons discarded, Caoimhe Gordon speaks to members of past campaigns teams to find out what the election experience is like for those on the inside.
For many students, the days before the Student Union (SU) Elections all merge together into a flurry of delayed starts to lectures due to cheerful speeches, invitations to like Facebook pages of people donning brightly coloured t-shirts and the casual …
A left-handed Letter
Imogen McGuckin writes a passionate mock letter to the Arts Block Administration on the discrimination against left-handed students
The Arts students of Trinity have a case of discrimination on their hands. In an age of equal opportunities, many remain disadvantaged by the structure of lecture theatres and teaching rooms. A minority sadly underrepresented by the College are those …
Getting the best fresh start with Welfare First: Laura Grady, Welfare Candidate
Current Volunteer Coordinator Laura Grady’s prime focus is engagement; through mini-campaigns, a Welfare First week aimed at Freshers and society collaboration she hopes to achieve this
Laura Grady is proud of many things. Her native Sligo, particularly since moving to Dublin for college; getting picked at 12 to play GAA in Croke Park and of course, Westlife. Grady’s participation in numerous campaigns like Body and Soul …
Making College more Accessible: Damien McClean, Welfare Candidate
Current Citizenship Officer Damien McClean talks accessibility, pronoun recognition from College and his Study Balance Week
Damien McClean is a Senior Sophister Mathematician from Louth. He is currently the Citizenship Officer in the Students’ Union and a Student Ambassador in the Global Room.
While recalling his first year at Trinity, McClean says “I did not feel …