Niamh Lynch

News
18 SEP

Students considering legal action over SU pro-choice mandate

The action concerns an SU vote on the issue in February 2014

NEWSA 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 …

Features
18 FEB

Florence and the Book Club

Leah Moloney is a 19 year-old Psychology student in Trinity, and founder of one of the most popular book clubs in the world, Between Two Books with Florence Welch.

FEATURESAt the age of 15, a tweet Leah Moloney sent out received significant traction. In it, she suggested creating a club where her favourite artist, Florence + the Machine, would recommend various books for her fans to read and engage …

News
17 FEB

Presidential candidates criticise the SU for failing to support Students Against Fees group despite union mandate

This comes after the majority of candidates signed pledges promising to oppose fees if elected at a small SAF rally on Monday.

NEWSThe current sabbatical officers of Trinity College Dublin’s Students’ Union (TCDSU) have been criticised by some candidates in the SU elections for failing to adequately support Students Against Fees (SAF), a group established to oppose the introduction of student fees …

News
22 JAN

College revoked decision to not allow student to sit Schols two days before exams began

Maeve Murphy Quinlan was informed in November that she was not eligible to sit the exams due to a clerical error in her application

NEWSCollege administration has come under scrutiny recently following a case where a second year student was informed that she was eligible to sit the Foundation Scholarship Exams (Schols) less than three days before they were due to start.

Maeve Murphy …

News
05 JAN

USI joins forces with the Teachers’ Union of Ireland to launch campaign to support free access to public higher education

The ‘I Value Higher Education’ campaign asks students to sign a petition and raise the issue of higher education with candidates canvassing for the upcoming general election

NEWS

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI), alongside the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI), has launched its ‘I Value Education’ campaign to promote free access to higher education in Ireland.

The campaign is part of USI’s larger #‎EducationIs coalition against …

News
30 NOV

Mary McAleese visits TCD Law Soc

When asked what her greatest achievement was during her time in office, she referred to fulfilling her election slogan of “building bridges”

NEWSFormer President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, spoke to TCD Law Society today after receiving the society’s Praeses Elit Award.

Speaking in the debating chamber of the GMB, Professor McAleese covered a variety of topics in a Q&A session.

When asked …

News
03 NOV

Trinity at risk of losing its Green Flag

In order to save the Green Flag, a plan must be submitted to An Taisce by the end of November

NEWS

TCD Environmental Society has appealed to students to join their campaign to retain College’s Green Flag, claiming that College is “in danger of losing the flag this year.”

The renewal of the flag was the subject of a meeting held …