Winter can make us a little bit lazy when it comes to creative date ideas. In the summer, the perfect date can simply mean sitting outside in the sun with a cold drink or picnic, no planning involved. Whereas in …
Heather Bruton is the Life Editor for Trinity News, and is completing a master's degree in Modern and Contemporary Literary Studies.
Top coffee spots in the second most “coffee-obsessed” capital city in the world
Heather Bruton discusses the best places to get your caffeine fix in Dublin
Since the pandemic, meeting for coffee and chats has in many ways become people’s primary mode of socialising. Luckily for us, Dublin is brimming with cafés. In fact, according to a study conducted by Brew Smartly, Dublin is the …
Sunday Longread: Learning under lockdown
Heather Bruton discusses how to stay motivated to study despite the pandemic
It’s 8am and you wake up to the loud blaring of your alarm, knowing you have to face another day of studying at home during a national lockdown. This thought alone can be enough to cause anyone to hit snooze …
The Alternative Guide to Christmas
Skip the big chains and shop locally this season
Lockdown has ended and the once empty streets of Dublin are again filled with people, many of whom are panic buying for the quickly approaching holidays. It’s safe to say that we are experiencing possibly the strangest Christmas of our …
Keeping the Trinity music scene alive
Heather Bruton interviews Trinity’s music societies on how they are getting creative amidst social restrictions
The music scene at Trinity is rich, colourful and plays a central role in the lives of many students. In the midst of Level 5 restrictions, we need music more than ever. We are lucky as students to be surrounded …
Tips and tricks to prevent food waste
How we can save time and money by minimising our food waste
Many students have become increasingly aware of the detrimental impact we are having on the environment, which is evident from the surge in climate strikes and environmental activist groups in recent years. More and more of us are eager to …
Mental health services for socially-distanced support
A detailed list of the online services available to help you look after your mental health during the coronavirus pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown are taking a heavy toll on people’s mental health and as a result of social distancing, many face-to-face counselling and mental health services are currently not available. For some people, the lockdown may …
Emma Donoghue on fiction, screenwriting and her new novel, Akin
The best-selling Irish novelist talks to Trinity with grace, charm and ease, writes Heather Bruton
On Thursday, Trinity and UNESCO City of Literature had the pleasure of hosting an evening with bestselling Irish writer, Emma Donoghue, to talk about her new novel, Akin. Akin is Donoghue’s first contemporary novel since the widely successful Room, and …