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Trinity history professor says US has “never been so close to authoritarianism” following Trump victory

Dr Daniel Geary said that the result will prompt “soul-searching” within the defeated Democratic Party

A Trinity history professor has said that the US has never before “been so close to authoritarianism” following the election of Donald Trump earlier this week.

Writing in the Irish Times, professor of American history Dr Daniel Geary forecasted that

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“Ireland is unwelcoming towards immigrants” motion passes marginally at Phil debate

The debaters’ arguments centred on last year’s Dublin riots, and Ireland’s history of emigration

The University Philosophical Society (the Phil) held their weekly chamber debate last Thursday under the motion “this house believes Ireland is unwelcoming towards immigrants”. The debate, hosted in collaboration with Trinity Politics Society, saw the motion pass by a small

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Three-hour Council meeting sees election of new SU committees

The first Council meeting of the academic year saw huge turnout among class reps and union officers

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Hundreds of students filled Trinity Business School’s Dargan Theatre yesterday evening for the first meeting of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) Council of the academic year.

Following class rep training in Carlow at the weekend, new members maintained an

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Trinity Senators to push for action on Palestine, drug reform and disability rights in final months of term

Both Senators Clonan and Ruane have confirmed to Trinity News exclusively that they will run for re-election in the upcoming general election

Senators Tom Clonan and Lynn Ruane, both independent of any political party, are Trinity’s sole representatives in Seanad Éireann, after former Senator David Norris’ resignation from the post after 36 years in January 2024.

Government is yet to trigger a …

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Budget 2025: What’s in it for students?

A €1,000 student fee relief and 80c minimum wage increase are the headline bonuses for students from today’s budget announcement

Minister for Finance Jack Chambers has today announced Budget 2025, the current coalition’s final budget before the next general election. 

Taoiseach Simon Harris stressed that government has “chosen to not spend billions of euro we have [in order] to protect

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Gardaí criticised for heavy-handed breakup of Culture Night street party

Tola Vintage who hosted the street event described Gardaí behaviour as “unfair and aggressive”

A block party organised by the well known vintage shop Tola Vintage in Temple Bar descended into chaos on Friday night after Gardaí arrived at the scene. 

The block party was not officially organised with Culture Night, however has run

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Maguire: Union will remain “force to be reckoned with” as new year begins

The new sabbats have outlined their priorities for the year

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Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) President Jenny Maguire “wants to continue to show that the union is a force to be reckoned with” as a new sabbatical team settles into office ahead of the new academic year.

Highlighting that

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Students’ union and College Health in row over blood testing for trans self-medication

College maintains that their policy, branded by the union as “shameful”, remains unchanged

College confirmed on Friday that College Health Service’s “treatment practices remain unchanged” despite a statement from Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) suggesting the contrary.

The two bodies appear to be in a row over the provision of blood tests