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Students complain of lack of support during Erasmus process

A number of students came forward to talk to Trinity News issues with the Erasmus process

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Students currently on Erasmus have complained about a lack of support during the summer, trouble registering for modules, and a need for clarity on other universities’ form of assessment.

One anonymous Joint Honours (JH) Italian and French student told Trinity

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TCDSU votes to organise referendum on full-time Irish language officer

The referendum would also give constitutional status to the Irish language within the union

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Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) passed a motion to begin organising a referendum to have a full-time Irish Language Officer.

This will also give the Irish language official constitutional status within TCDSU.

The referendum will be held on the

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TCDSU calls on Provost to cut ties with university rankings

Molnárfi said university rankings “are infused with a corporate ethos that push the neoliberalisation of our institutions”

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) has called for a “formal and insightful investigation” into College’s participation in university rankings systems and a “withdrawal from data provision to ranking makers” if possible.

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) Council …

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TCDSU criticises “once-off and temporary measures” in Budget 2024

The union described it as an “election budget” that aims to “dazzle students”

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) released a statement on Budget 2024, criticising its “once-off and temporary” nature. 

In a statement released, it welcomed some measures that alleviate the burden of the cost of education on students, ultimately describing it

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USI: Budget 2024 is “an overall disappointment”

USI welcome once-off measures to help with the high cost of going to college but criticises government’s lack of medium and long-term measures to solve the crisis

This evening, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) released a statement welcoming some of the one-off measures in Budget 2024 to help with the high cost of going to College, while also criticising the government for the lack of

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Rent Tax Credit to increase to €750

The tax credit will also be amended to include parents who are paying for students living in “rent a room” or “digs” accommodation

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Today, it was announced that the rent tax credit will be increased from €500 to €750 as part of a €1.16bn suite of tax measures as part of Budget 2024.

Claimants will have up to four years to claim the

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“Our Unions are ready to escalate”: USI stages protest calling on government to use “rainy day” fund for third-level students

Trinity students’ absences are excused today as a “mark of solidarity” with student’s demands

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Today, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) staged a demonstration calling on government to use its €65bn “rainy day” fund to tackle the student accommodation crisis and the cost of going to college.

This coincides with the USI pre-budget