Fr John Sullivan SJ, was beatified today, in Gardiner Street Church, in the first ever beatification ceremony to take place in the Island.
Fr Sullivan is the first Trinity graduate to be beatified, one of the two highest posthumous honours …
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Shane Collins re-elected GSU President
Collins beat Sibeal Conway to win the election
Shane Collins has been re-elected President of Trinity College Dublin Graduate’s Student Union (GSU).
The total valid poll was 525 with Collins receiving 326 votes, amounting to 62.09% of the total. The other candidate, Sibeal Conway, received 199 votes, amounting …
Trinity academics call for targeted smoking prevention in new study
The outline aimed to help in the implementation of a smoke-free campus
A new study by Trinity academics has called for better targeting of smoking prevention measures. The study, led by Dr. Gabrielle McKee of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, explores smoking and quitting behaviours among students. The study aims to …
UL votes to support a united Ireland
The result follows three other universities voting in favour of reunification
The University of Limerick Students’ Union (ULSU) has voted to support a stance in favour of a united Ireland. The results were announced today, April 19. With a turnout of 2,166 students, 77.05% students voted in favour of the motion. …
92% of Unite members vote in favour of industrial action
Decision follows similar decision by SIPTU last week
A second trade union representing non-academic staff in Trinity has voted in favour of industrial action up to and including strike action. 92% of Unite trade union members voted in favour of industrial action, with a turnout of 73%.
The …
Trinity professor elected Advisor to the Director of European Space Agency
Peter Gallagher, a Trinity Astrophysics Professor, has been elected as the Advisor to the Director of Science at the European Space Agency (ESA). Along with eleven other members of the Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC), Professor Gallagher will execute a …
How the SU and CSC can save the debate in Trinity
Guillermo Dillon argues that the days of a vibrant debating atmosphere in Trinity are fading away. Though part of the blame could rest with the debating societies, the SU and the CSC can help in solving the problem
If you care just a bit about what’s going on around campus and you normally read College’s newspapers, you would easily have noticed that one of the most discussed topics throughout the previous semester was the abortion debate. But interestingly …
Trinity in dispute over display of “Tipperary Giant” remains
The remains were supposedly stolen by Trinity medicine students in 1760
Trinity Professor Desmond O’Neill and physiotherapist Mark Sexton have spoken against Trinity’s decision to display the remains of Tipperary man Cornelius Magrath. The body, measuring seven foot and four inches, has been on display in the Anatomy School since 1760, …
College moves to introduce winter exams
The proposal to introduce winter exams went through the first step of the approval process earlier today
College has taken the first steps towards introducing winter exams at the end of Michaelmas Term. The proposal to facilitate winter exams alongside existing exams has gone through the first step of approval, following a vote by university Fellows.
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SU Presidential Race: Interview with Bryan Mallon
As the only Presidential candidate not currently involved with the SU, Mallon hopes to be a “bridge between” those inside and outside of the Union
Bryan Mallon is a Senior Sophister Irish Studies student from Co. Meath. Mallon is the current chairperson of DU GAA and vice-chair of the Fianna Fáil Wolfe Tone Cumann. Mallon frames himself as the “only non-Students’ Union candidate”. Referencing the …