In 2019, Conrad Oppermann went camping with his father and friends and a conversation arose surrounding the capabilities of electric cars. The others said that electric cars were too expensive, had no range, and there was nowhere to charge them, …
Ella-Bleu Kiely is the current Societies Editor of Trinity News, and a Junior Sophister Classics and English Literature student.
Dublin Day Trips
Ella-Bleu Kiely explores some of the best spots in Dublin to take a trip to this summer
This past year, I have humbly taken advantage of what Dublin has to offer — in particular, its seaside. This article is a homage to Dublin’s coast and all the many food accounts on Instagram. Despite the longing you …
“Like a Daydream” – A Review of Reverie
DU Players tests the waters with a hybrid theatre festival
The events of DU Players’ Reverie festival, which ran from the 21st to the 24th of June, tastefully reflected the meaning of the word: being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts, like a daydream. We kept finding ourselves lost in the …
A vision for a new-normal September
Ella Bleu-Kiely interviews TCDSU Ents Officer-elect Greg Arrowsmith on the role of societies in college life
When one hears Trinity Ents, it’s not uncommon to immediately think of first years in Halls and those crisp event photos with their distinctive logo in the corner, or maybe even fresh-faced students experiencing the wonders of Harcourt Street for …
Stuck Somewhere New, stuck on screen
Ella-Bleu Kiely discusses virtual theatre and an upcoming production with two of DU Players’s directors
Now that the ghost light is all that is left energised in unoccupied theatres, one might ask: What is the stage now? How do actors work on their craft? As we head into the Hilary season in Trinity, performers of …
Law Soc sits down with the legendary Stephen Fry
Writer, actor, presenter, and mental health advocate Stephen Fry is the first to receive the Trinity Praeses Elit Award in 2021
English actor, comedian, writer, presenter, narrator, and director Stephen Fry was welcomed by DU Law Society on Thursday evening as the first recipient of The Trinity Praeses Elit Award in 2021. The award was established by former president of Ireland, …
Society Spotlight: DU Chess Society
The reawakening of Trinity’s Chess Society
Trinity’s Chess Society was founded by Rev. John McGaul in 1838 during a time when college students were scolded for spending half the day playing chess instead of learning algebra. In 1941, M.B. Yeats, son of the Nobel Poet Laureate …
Jazz, Trad and the Orchestra
A review of Trinity’s Orchestra concert
On Thursday evening, after a hefty day of online lectures, I got to wind down and be serenaded during Trinity’s music societies collaborative concert showing Trinity Orchestra, Du Music, Jazz Soc and Trad Soc. The concert opened Trinity Orchestra…
The clock of Trinity Vincent de Paul Society will keep ticking
Ella Bleu-Kiely discusses how the charity work undertaken by Trinity VDP has been impacted in recent months
“The government says jump and we say how high,” states Trinity Vincent de Paul Society’s (Trinity VDP) Treasurer Alex Fish in the society’s plan of action for the coming year. Trinity VDP is the largest and most active student charity …
Honorary Patron Bernadine Evaristo addresses The Phil
Ella Bleu-Kiely reviews Booker Prize Winner Bernardine Evaristo’s address to The Phil
On Tuesday evening, Bernadine Evaristo, British author and Winner of The 2019 Booker Prize, addressed The Phil as one of this year’s Honorary Patrons. With a trendy colourful bookcase background, the author spoke with Phil President Kate Maher on her …