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 …
Blaithin Sheil
What Apollo House tells us about Ireland
Bláithín Sheil explores the context behind Apollo house and what it says about Irish society
“No, Apollo House is not enough. It is like putting a plaster on the wound, dealing with the symptom but not with the cause”
Moving into Apollo House was not an appropriate response to the housing crisis, said Owen Keegan, …
Power to the people? Reinstate 48 and Irish politics
Just how useful could Article 48 be to Irish politics in the here and now?
Looking at the maelstrom that is our current legislature, the French Third Republic comes to mind. When it was established in the late nineteenth century, our Gallic cousins were plagued by a lack of consensus amongst the republicans and the …
The SU should prioritise Trinity issues rather than national issues
Bláithín Sheil argues that the SU should leave controversial politics to be expressed by cause-specific groups.
Politics and Society
Is the introduction of this new Leaving Certificate subject to be welcomed?
Challenging misconceptions about homelessness
Some of you may be aware of the man with a cat who can be seen near the Berkeley library. His name is John McLean. The cat is called Trinny because he is Trinity College’s mascot but John says “he …
‘Put them where we can’t see them’
Recent objections to the opening of a new homeless shelter on Fitzwilliam Street Lower are a damning indictment of Dublin business.
It seemed that we had finally come to terms with the fact that there is a homeless crisis in Dublin. We recognised its existence, and authorities had finally begun to deal with it. People showed their support by donating to …
Getting over myself
Failing my driving test wasn’t the end of the world.
D-day has arrived. A year of hard training, extreme precision, and unfettered diligence is about to pay off. It’s not cross-country I’m talking about this time. I am going to pass my driving test. First time round. No problem. I’m …
How sexism still haunts the brilliant Amal Alamuddin
I was astounded and disappointed on reading last week’s Hello! Magazine article about the wedding of Amal Alamuddin and George Clooney. Naturally, the magazine focused on her style, being a fashion magazine – which is fine. But what appalled me …