News

Four candidates sanctioned by the Electoral Commission today

Bryan Mallon, Damien McClean, Kevin Keane and Una Harty were brought before a meeting of the EC this afternoon

NEWS

Four candidates in the Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) sabbatical elections have been sanctioned by the Electoral Commission (EC) in a meeting today. The candidates involved are; Damien McClean, running for Welfare Officer; Úna Harty, running in the Communications …

Features

Tackling the “insider culture” of the SU: Education candidate Alice MacPherson

Current Education candidate Alice MacPherson on depoliticisation, Women in Leadership and her changed stance on fees

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Alice MacPherson is a Senior Sophister History and English student and is the candidate in the uncontested race for Education Officer of the SU.

In an interview with Trinity News, MacPherson expressed her surprise that four of six sabbatical positions

News

Candidates take to stage in Equality and Diversity hustings

The hustings was hosted by Siona Cahill, Vice President for Equality and Citizenship at the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), and Conor Clancy, former TCDSU Welfare Officer


NEWS

All 12 candidates in the Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) sabbatical officer elections took to the stage in the Equality and Diversity hustings in the MacNeill theatre in the Hamilton tonight. Hosted by Síona Cahill, Vice President for Equality …

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First ever joint Trinity News and University Times hustings takes place

All 12 candidates answered questions from TN Editor Oisin Vince Coulter and UT Editor Sinead Baker

NEWS

The first ever media hustings, co-hosted by Trinity News and the University Times, took place tonight in the Lloyd Institute. The second hustings of the election campaign for the Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) sabbatical officer positions saw the

Life, News

Piranha and Ents kick off first Hustings

An alternative slant on the usual hustings with provided last night, with drinking games, online quizzes and shameless prying kickstarting SU elections with a comedic flourish

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Last night, Tuesday February 14, saw The Button Factory hosted a highly entertaining event centred around a Piranha-style Hustings. This took place as an aftermath of the election campaign’s first official hustings at the end of the Fifth Student Council …

Features

SU Presidential Race: Interview with Thomas Emmet

Current SU Environmental Officer Emmett hopes to “strike a balance” between larger political issues and students day-to-day problems

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Thomas Emmet is a fourth year History student from Co. Wicklow, and currently holds the position of TCDSU Environmental Officer. Being only the second person to act in this role, Emmet believes he has had to work hard to make

News

TCDSU passes motion of solidarity with non-academic staff balloting for a strike

Both SIPTU and UNITE are threatening industrial action after a breakdown in negotiations with College over a number of staff issues

NEWS

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) Council has passed a motion supporting SIPTU and Unite members in Trinity in their potential industrial action against College. Union members include most non-academic college workers, such as library, security, and cleaning staff.

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SU Council votes on motions on academic senate and legislation on scientific censorship

Both motions were passed at tonight’s SU Council

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Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) Council has passed motions on the formation of an Academic Senate and on support for legislation against scientific censorship.

 

The motion mandating TCDSU to form an Academic Senate was proposed by Education Officer Dale