According to a recent study carried out by Trinity researchers, the number of homeless women in Ireland is far higher than the European average. The research also found that the current homeless figures for women and children are inaccurate due …
housing crisis
Students’ Union accommodation plan is an attack on students and the country at large
Matthew Collins argues that the Students’ Union’s accommodation lobby group is taking a harmful approach to the accommodation crisis in Dublin
The policy positions of TCDSU Lobby Group have been revealed, two months after the group was formed. Although the declared strategies of most of the departments represent clear attempts to improve students’ lives, the position adopted by the Accommodation section …
Ireland’s student accomodation
Peter O’Donovan investigates the numbers behind the accommodation crisis
The enormous increase in the number of students in third level education over the past several decades and the rapid population growth in Irish cities have created a situation where there is fierce competition for space to live in Dublin …
500-bed student accommodation to be built at Gardiner Street site
The €60 million project project, due to be finished by 2017, will provide housing for students from both Trinity and DIT Bolton Street
A 500-bed student apartment complex is being planned for the former Industrial Development Agency site on Gardiner Street. The €60 million project is a joint venture between the Dubai-based Global Student Accommodation (GSA) Group and the Irish company Carrowmore Property. …
Social Democrats’ warning to government parties to “beware the young vote” not reflected in Trinity students’ poll results
While parties such as the Social Democrats are relying on Ireland’s young demographic to challenge government powers, Fine Gael was the most popular party among Trinity students, according to a recent poll.
Social Democrats candidates have warned traditional parties to “beware the young vote” at yesterday’s launch of their youth manifesto.
Rises to the student contribution charge, despite the Labour party’s 2011 manifesto commitment to keeping it at the original rate of …
