Trinity Young Fine Gael (YFG) has denounced the appointment of John McNulty to the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art days before his Fine Gael nomination for a Seanad seat.
The move comes a day after Minister Heather …
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Student media must not lose its edge
In October 2005, details of the first documented instance of US-funded military research in an Irish university were uncovered by an Irish newspaper. Between 2002 and 2004, it was revealed, College had received funding from the US Air Force for …
Face of the student movement
Catherine Healy meets Laura Harmon, USI president, to talk strategy, resistance and what it means to be the first female head of the student movement in 20 years
Catherine Healy meets Laura Harmon, president of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), to talk strategy, resistance and what it means to be the first female head of the student movement in 20 years.
Catherine Healy meets Laura Harmon, president of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), to talk strategy, resistance and what it means to be the first female head of the student movement in 20 years.Q. You’ve called the first …
Politicians, academics and students take ice bucket challenge en masse
25% of all funds to be donated to research programme headed by TCD academic
Politicians, academics and students braved cold weather today to take the ice bucket challenge in front of gathered crowds on Front Square.
The fundraising event for research into motor neurone disease was led by Orla Hardiman, professor of neurology, who …
PHOTOS: Thousands march for marriage equality on Dublin streets
An estimated 8,000 demonstrators took part in the rally
An estimated 8,000 demonstrators marched in a major Dublin rally in support of same-sex marriage this afternoon.
The 2014 March for Marriage, organised by LGBT Noise, is the last annual rally to take place before a referendum on marriage equality …
SU president: Rent increases will affect student grades
City centre rental costs have risen by more than 15%
Dublin rent hikes will have an impact on students’ grades and mental health, SU president Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne has warned.
Writing in the foreword to a Daft.ie report released today, he said that time spent commuting or working part-time to save …
Accommodation delay could see students housed in hotels
Construction was meant to finish in early August
The development of new student accommodation at the former Montrose Hotel has been delayed, University College Dublin’s Students’ Union (UCDSU) has confirmed.
Several rooms in the complex will not be ready until late September, two months after construction at the …
TCD moves up Chinese world university ranking
Ireland ranked in 24th position overall in the league table
Trinity College Dublin (TCD) has climbed up an annual ranking of global third-level institutions released today by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, placed it …
New student accommodation website appeals to homeowners
Website aims to help students squeezed out of accommodation market
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has launched a new student accommodation website that allows homeowners to list spare rooms and apartments for rent.
It says that the 13% increase in the cost of campus accommodation and student grant …
Jan O’Sullivan appointed Minister for Education
Live updates on the cabinet reshuffle
Jan O’Sullivan is the new Minister for Education, it has been confirmed.
The outgoing Minister of State, Department of Environment, Community and Local Government was promoted in today’s cabinet reshuffle following Ruairí Quinn’s resignation last week.
Minister O’Sullivan is a …