Kieran McNulty: Advice for my younger self
What happens when a Transition Year work experience student is given free reign to interview Student Union President Kieran McNulty? Think Desert Island Discs meets the last page of the Sunday Times magazine. Q: What’s your standard morning routine? “Breakfast, listening to something while relaxing in the shower generally Frank Ocean and yeah, checking […]
TCDSU Council Mandates President to Campaign for Student Centre
The Council of TCDSU voted tonight to mandate the Union’s president to campaign for a dedicated student centre to be constructed within the next five years. In the first motion to be discussed at the first Council of the new academic year, held in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) on Pearse St., current SU president Kieran […]
Our #EducationIs March
It is estimated that between 10,000 – 15,000 students from around Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland attended USI’s #EducationIs March to rally for a publicly funded education system, and against student fees, loans and debt. The USI has indicated that the delegation from Trinity reached between 1250 – 1500 students, making it the largest […]
Introducing the TCDSU Lobby Group
In line with his manifesto for election, Trinity College Dublin Student Union (TCDSU) President Kieran McNulty has organised a Lobby Group which will act as the SU’s ‘political wing’, aiming to represent student voices in national politics through eight campaigns: Higher Education Funding, Repeal the 8th, Mental Health, Accommodation, Drugs and Alcohol Policy, Environment, Brexit […]
Students Against Fees holds its first public meeting of the academic year
Students Against Fees (SAF), a group founded to oppose student loans and fee increases, held its first public meeting of the academic year last night. Members discussed issues such as mobilising the student body and preparing for the planned march by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) on October 19. The meeting was opened […]
Strong attendance at Campaign Hub launch
Last night saw the launch of TCDSU’s ‘Campaign Hub’ at the dining hall. There were speakers from various groups and campaigns, introduced by TCDSU President Kieran McNulty, who also spoke. Speakers included representatives from TCDSU Repeal the 8th Committee, Gender Equality Officer Rachel Skelly, Claire Dowling from Scholars at Risk and representatives of Fossil Free […]
TCDSU’s Know Your Union Week
“I suppose we brought “Know Your Union Week” into play to make our positions, and the union itself, more accessible.” “Freshers’ week isn’t over” is the leading line in the Students’ Union’s introduction to their new campaign week, “Know Your Union”, a fresh addition to the student calendar this year. With no […]
New plan for higher education funding will be implemented by end of 2017
According to the government’s ‘Action Plan for Education’, higher education funding will be decided upon and implemented by late 2017. There are plans to replace the SUSI grant system and create a new financial ‘structure’ for primary, secondary and third-level education in Ireland. Taoiseach Enda Kenny, along with Minister for Education and Skills Richard […]
Students considering legal action over SU pro-choice mandate
A group of Trinity students have consulted with solicitors about taking legal action against the pro-choice mandate of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU). Speaking to Trinity News, Gavin Rothwell, one of the students concerned, said: “A number of students are currently exploring our legal options regarding how the Students’ Union operates (regarding) the automatic […]
TCDSU President Kieran McNulty calls on Minister Varadkar’s immediate reform of Back to Education Allowance Support
This week Irish media and TCD President Kieran McNulty have called on the Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar, to revoke the Government’s recent reforms to the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) and the Family Income Allowance for ‘One-Parent Families’. Incoming students from single parent families are being restricted from joining third level education courses […]
