When you live in a big city like Dublin, it can be difficult to reconnect to nature. Foraging, however, can be a solution. Instead of driving to a supermarket to put a plastic-wrapped vegetable into a plastic bag, try foraging, …
Alfie Fletcher is the Deputy Food and Drink Editor of Trinity News, and a Junior Fresh English student.
Eatyard: The best place to eat in Dublin right now
Big treats in small shipping containers
The Saucy Cow: saucy? Yes! Cow? No!
Crossguns bridge, a sort of confluence between Phibsborough, Drumcondra and Glasnevin, has become quite an impressive food corner. Within a two minute walk, you can get quality souvlaki, pizza, bao buns, quesadillas, and …
Making Mezze
Alfie Fletcher on how to make Middle Eastern sharing plates
Mezze is a table creaking under the weight of mismatched plates. Mezze is colours, glistening with olive oil and flecked with herbs and spices. Mezze is competitive: who can wipe more hummus onto their pitta; whose elbows can beat away …
Sustenance with substance: the Ethiopian supper club
Alfie Fletcher explains how Gursha, Dublin’s first Ethiopian restaurant, can teach us how to enjoy food
On my first night in Addis Ababa, I found myself sitting in a suburban apartment across from the yoga instructor I had met that afternoon. His name was Happy Being. An injera lay between us. The spongy Ethiopian flatbread which …
Philly Holmes elected Communications and Marketing Officer
Holmes wins 54.0% of the vote on the second count
Philly Holmes is to be the next Communications and Marketing Officer of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU), after winning 54.0% of the vote on the second count.
Neither candidate reached the quota on the first count, which saw Holmes …
SU Elections: Philly Holmes on breaking “the wall of SU blue”
“I feel like I can use the skills that I’ve gained from four years on campus, a lot of them have been given by the SU, and then use them to give back”
Philly Holmes, a fourth year Music student, says his chief aim as Communications and Marketing Officer is to put “students first” by laying digital foundations to increase students’ engagement with the SU, and to make sure that students know the …
Cooking student suppers on a budget
Alfie Fletcher looks at how to cook for friends without breaking the bank
The climate march made us hungry. For action yes, but also food. We had a few hours in Halls before heading back into town to dance. I quietly offered to make someone some spaghetti. An hour later, 10 people were …
Despite hefty prices, Glas’ vegetarian treats impress
Alfie Fletcher reviews Chatham Street’s newest restaurant
Dublin has just been voted the most vegan-friendly city in the world – a total joy if, like me, you prefer plant-based foods. With Glas opening last week, a rather fancy, and professedly sustainable and meatless restaurant, Dublin’s club of …
Strike action averted at Dundalk Institute of Technology
The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) said that their objectives had been met, so strike was no longer necessary
A strike planned by staff at Dundalk Institute of Technology for next week has been called off, having been originally scheduled to go ahead on Tuesday November 19. Management at the institute of technology have conceded to union demands, namely …
Long-term funding needed to help people with intellectual disabilities access higher education says report
The report was launched in Trinity this evening by the Minister of State for Higher Education
A new report launched this evening highlights a lack of funding for resources that support people with intellectual disabilities in accessing higher education. The report calls for a national response to support people with intellectual disabilities transitioning from secondary education …