“Fossil fuels are going nowhere,” stated a hesitant Enda Kenny confronted by Deirdre Duff from Fossil Free TCD during Freshers’ Week this year.
He went on to say that the €72m worth of public money invested in multinational energy companies …
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Meet Herman: Trinity Hall’s feline resident
Halls resident Alice Forbes investigates the habits and history of another Halls resident – Herman the cat.
…“The Halls Cat is in fact named Herman, the pet of assistant warden, Thomas Archer, who adopted him along with his brother Coco from the DSPCA when he made his move to Halls in 2010. Upon arrival, Herman and Coco
How good campaigns work: the first in the latest TCDSU leadership discussion series
Leadership 101 is the first in the brand new campaign series by the Students’ Union for this academic year
What makes a good campaign? Why did the Yes Equality campaign succeed while the Clinton campaign failed? How can we as students make stuff happen, whether that’s getting people elected or lobbying for change? Students descended on the Global …
TCDSU’s Environmental Lobby Group Launch
Present at the launch was Senator Grace O’Sullivan of the Green Party, who openly supported Trinity’s divestment campaign.
“[Elliot] spoke of the dangers currently facing us with climate change, and how Trinity’s divestment could ‘send a powerful message’. The group expect a decision to be made on this in early December.”
Yesterday evening saw TCDSU’s new Environmental Lobby …
Jeremy Paxman at Law Soc: Unafraid of saying exactly what he was thinking
Shane Kenneally reports on Paxman’s visit to Law Soc last Friday afternoon
The GMB’s peach interior walls began to bulge from the size of the crowd prior to Jeremy Paxman’s talk delivered to the Law Society last Friday, November 4. There was a peculiar uncertainty emerging in idle chatter overheard in snippets …
The Hist and Pol Soc’s US Election lock-in
Sinéad Harrington went to the The Hist and PolSoc’s election lock-in and reports on the high tension event.
…“The true political enthusiast could be found huddled around these monitors, watching for each and every development in the swing states. The walls were covered with maps of the US and county maps of the swing states, ensuring that every
Magnified societies: Trinity Orchestra
Harriet Doyle gives an overview of the Trinity Orchestra with events coming up and information on how to join.
…“This is a society that seeks to meet both the needs of its musical members and the college itself with their events throughout the year ranging from two classical concerts in the exam hall, to the hip and hop
Patti Smith recieves the Burke Medal at the Hist
The award-winning author, poet and influential singer-songwriter warmly accepted the Medal for Oustanding Contribution to Discourse through the Arts yesterday at the GMB.
“She communicated an inspiring message about the power of individuals to effect change in the world, saying: “The people have the power to redeem the work of fools.””
Singer-songwriter Patti Smith visited the Hist yesterday afternoon to receive the Burke …
High Society: A night of freeflowing society synergy
Louis Roberts attends the highly anticipated event, that allows societies based in House 6 to open their doors to collaborate with one another and welcome College at large to participate
High Society is an event held annually, in which the small, yet influential societies at the top of House 6 get together to host a black tie event, full of variety, society characters and of course, queer pong. Hosted this …
Leaning in? Trinity Student Managed Fund “Women’s Leadership Conference”
Mary Hartnett sums up an evening of gender equality and keynote speakers in the Dining Hall
Last night Trinity’s Dining Hall played host to the Women’s Leadership Conference, an event organised by the Trinity Student Managed Fund (SMF) and sponsored by Davy and the Trinity Business Alumni. The aim of the event was to bring together …