First years from Trinity’s debating societies enjoyed success at this year’s Cork IV, with two first-year speakers from the College Historical Society (The Hist), Meg Beare and Lauren McLaughlin, winning the competition’s novice final, speaking as opening opposition on the …
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Students unhappy with handling of water charges
A Trinity News poll of student opinion has revealed deep dissatisfaction with both government and opposition. Our poll of campus opinion shows that Trinity students are unhappy with the roll out of Irish Water as well as with Sinn Féin’s …
Taoiseach launches Strategic Plan 2014-2019
College unveils plans to increase private sector investment and more than double the number of international students.
College’s long-awaited Strategic Plan 2014-2019 was launched today by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Provost Patrick Prendergast and Vice-Provost Linda Hogan.
Speaking in the Examination Hall this afternoon, the provost welcomed Kenny to Trinity and the renewed debate on the future …
Nearly half of TCD students have no confidence in government
A new Trinity News poll conducted last week has revealed little student support for government policies. Only 27% of students polled were confident in coalition policies, while 48% who were not and 25% were unsure.
Decided voters
Despite this, both …
Student maintenance grant to be protected in Budget 2015
The student maintenance grant is set to be protected from further cutbacks in tomorrow’s Budget, Trinity News can reveal. It is understood that the back-to-education allowance, designed to help single parents, the disabled and unemployed back into education, will also …
Campus residents locked out in administrative blunder
Dozens of campus residents found themselves locked out of their campus apartments on Wednesday after finding that their key cards no longer worked.
Affected students were informed by the Accommodation Office that they might not have paid their rent in …
Minister coy over future of third-level funding
The newly installed minister for education, Labour’s Jan O’Sullivan, today ducked the chance to lay out a vision for the future funding of third-level education in Ireland.
In a speech this afternoon at an Irish Universities Association (IUA) symposium, the …
Students react to death of Ian Paisley
We spoke to students about the legacy of the former NI first minister
With the two hundred and thirteen year union between the north of Ireland and Great Britain looking increasingly at risk of losing a Scottish limb this Thursday, Trinity students began to dissect the news that the Rev Ian Paisley, for …
Over 170 academics pledge to boycott Israel
Group describes Israeli actions as “an attack on education itself”
James Wilson
News Editor
The campaign for an academic boycott of Israel is gathering momentum after a petition started by a pro-Palestinian group, Academics for Palestine, garnered over 170 signatures from teaching staff at third level institutions both north and …
Dead babies used in Trinity research
Bodies of 474 infants used between 1940 and 1965
James Wilson
News Editor
Irish academics were using the “unclaimed bodies” of deceased children from mother and baby homes to train students in anatomy right up until 1965, according to The Irish Independent.
The bodies of 474 infants were …