Dublin is a city in crisis. Housing issues have continued to plague the capital and its potential development as a leading European city. Annually, thousands of people continue to make the choice to move to Dublin for work and education, …
Shane Hughes is a Deputy Features Editor of Trinity News. He is a Senior Sophister Film Studies student, and a former Assistant News Editor.
The Hellfire Club: A ghoulish tale in Dublin history
The Hellfire Club on Montpelier Hill is so much more than a stop on Dublin city’s ghost tour
Atop the peak of Montpelier Hill, nestled well amongst the Dublin mountains sits a ruined stone building which, for generations has served as a place of ghostly tales and frightening night time retreats. Montpelier Hill, known more commonly as “The …
Trinity’s location: a historical triumph and a modern disadvantage
Historically Trinity has always been at the centre of Dublin society, but in modern times an ideal city location can become a hindrance
Sitting proudly amongst the historical Georgian architecture of South Dublin and just a short walk from many of our states’ political institutions, shopping districts, and some of the city’s finest restaurants and bars, Trinity seems to be blessed with an …
DIT staff and students to vote on name of first Irish technological university
IT Blanchardstown and IT Tallaght staff and students will also vote
The staff and students of Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), IT Blanchardstown and IT Tallaght will be given the opportunity to vote in the naming process of what will soon become Ireland’s first technological university.
The three colleges, which together …
Trinity students join march for repeal of eighth amendment
The march coincided with International Women’s Day
Trinity students joined a several thousand-strong crowd in the city centre today for the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment’s Votes for Repeal march, which coincided with International Women’s Day.
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI), as part of …
Cabinet unanimously approves eighth amendment referendum bill
The Dail will begin debating the bill today or tomorrow
The bill that will allow for the holding of a referendum on the eighth amendment was passed unanimously at a special Cabinet meeting this morning.
Minister for Health Simon Harris plans to introduce the Referendum Bill into the Dáil this …
College closes until Sunday due to weather conditions
Richard Bruton stated earlier that all colleges in red alert areas will close
College will close from 5pm today until Sunday morning due to heavy snow which is currently affecting the country.
Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) announced via Twitter that Trinity will close, while an email was sent to all students …
Trinity and J&J collaborate to build 3-D bioprinting lab
J&J scientific experts will become available as associate professors as part of the agreement made with AMBER
The Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER) centre at Trinity is to collaborate with Johnson and Johnson (J&J) to build a 3-D printing laboratory. They will initially focus on research in orthopaedics, while in the long term, both Trinity and …
Option 3 wins in supplemental exam fees and modular billing preferendum
The preferendum result was the first announced at tonight’s TCDSU elections count
Option 3 has won the vote in the supplemental exam fees and modular billing preferendum, receiving 1,208 numbers of votes 34.47% of the total valid poll. Option 3 read: “TCDSU should not support the introduction of supplemental exam fees but …
More than just doggos: Comms and Marketing candidate Cian Rynne
If elected, Rynne says he will restructure the funding of SU publications to make them more financially and environmentally friendly
Cian Rynne, a Senior Sophister Human Genetics student and the founder of the popular Facebook group Trinity College Doggos, is one of three candidates running for the Communications and Marketing position this year. He sat down with Trinity News to …