For the first time in six months, Alex Day is making videos. The most prominent perpetrator in the ongoing YouTube sex abuse problems, accused by thirteen different women of varying degrees of inappropriate behaviour, has come back to tell his …
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Provost denies knowledge of zero-hour contracts
At a question and answer session with students on September 6th, Provost Patrick Prendergast was asked about the use of zero-hour contracts for TAs and other teaching staff in Trinity College. Having previously endorsed the use of the JobBridge scheme, …
Votes speak louder than clicks
This piece won’t try to convince you that, assuming you vote in the marriage equality referendum, you should vote yes. If you are in favour of the referendum, then it’s not enough just to agree with the Yes side: you …
Turning our backs on the homeless
Dee Courtney
Staff Writer
It seems that Dublin people universally acknowledge that homelessness is one of Dublin’s biggest problems, but the discourse around the issue outside the incredible charities who work with the homeless is bigoted and uncaring. Dublin-based food …
Bigotry, not parenting, is the problem with having gay parents
Dee Courtney on the questions she should not need to answer
Dee Courtney
Staff Writer
I was at a World Cup final party on Sunday night, and somehow our fist-shaking and Messi-praising turned to the topic of marriage equality. I, the ever outspoken child of two lesbians and one straight guy, …
TCDSU 2013-14 in review
We assess the performances of outgoing sabbatical officers
Dee Courtney, William Dunne, Lia Flattery
Staff Writers
This week saw the official changover of SU sabbatical officers. Tom Lenihan, Jack Leahy, Stephen Garry, Leanna Byrne, and Sean Reynolds have now moved out of their campus accommodation as incoming officers …