Meabh Cullen is a third year Environmental Science student who is heavily involved with the Disability Service within Trinity. She serves as both an ambassador for the Disability Service, and as a Part-Time officer for Students with Disabilities in the …
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Boosting the “community feel” in College: Rachel Skelly, Welfare Candidate
Getting students physically active, widening conversations surrounding consent and sexual assault and promoting a better environment for student wellbeing in College are key priorities for Rachel Skelly
Rachel Skelly is a Junior Sophister Single Honours Geographer from Clontarf, Dublin. Last April, she was elected the Students’ Union’s Gender Equality Officer. Along with society tasks and work on gender issues, Skelly has also participated in a number of …
“Being stressed with college and assignments are struggles everyone goes through in college”: Emma Purser Welfare Candidate
Seana Davis catches up with Emma to see why she thinks she should be Welfare Officer
Emma Purser is a Senior Sophister World Religions and Theology student from Stradbally, Co. Laois. She is an S2S peer supporter, a current member of the SU Lobby Group and Liaison Officer for QSoc. She has been an SU Class …
Leadership Race: How does Trinity vote?
A poll conducted by Trinity News has predicted the winners in each of the upcoming TCDSU Leadership Race elections. The poll of 1,010 students, carried out from Wednesday, February 17, to Friday, February 19, predicts that Kevin Keane and Laura …
Man vs. Campus
With no money, no food and no place to stay, I managed to live on the campus of Trinity College for five days, relying only on my wits and natural survival skills to make it through this week-long stay in …
Keeping up with College: UT candidate Dominic McGrath
University Times editor candidate Dominic McGrath looks set to bolster the paper’s coverage of College research and sport as well as widening the paper’s scope to support aspiring journalists
University Times editor candidate Dominic McGrath has emphasised his past experience working with the paper over the past three years; from deputy news editor, to news editor and now holding the deputy editor position under current Editor Sinéad Baker, it’s …
Numbers of Irish students opting for the HPV Vaccine drops considerably
Caoimhe Gordon explores the reasoning behind falling rates of vaccination and why a general distrust of vaccinations continues to be prevalent in Ireland
“The three of the most Googled searches for the vaccine in Ireland all involve phrases such as ‘controversy’, ‘side effect’ and ‘is it safe?’”
A Trinity professor has criticised the lasting impact that fearmongering online has had on the Irish …
Tackling the “insider culture” of the SU: Education candidate Alice MacPherson
Current Education candidate Alice MacPherson on depoliticisation, Women in Leadership and her changed stance on fees
Alice MacPherson is a Senior Sophister History and English student and is the candidate in the uncontested race for Education Officer of the SU.
In an interview with Trinity News, MacPherson expressed her surprise that four of six sabbatical positions …
Comms and Marketing: Interview with Úna Harty
“The biggest part of Communications is listening”
Úna Harty, JS Nanoscience student, is the sole candidate in this year’s Communications and Marketing Officer election. Trinity News say down with Úna to ask about her qualifications, her plans for the role and her views on the SU.
Harty …
“Ents for All”: Interview with Jonah Craig
Between a comedy gig competition, talks from entertainment industry mentors and expanding Ents’ presence across campus, Ents Candidate Jonah Craig has big plans in store
Jonah Craig has jumped head first into the entertainment scene in Dublin with lots of experience to back up his candidacy for Ents officer: the third year Computer Science student was the JCR Ents officer in Trinity Hall, runs the …