A protest in solidarity with migrants has taken place today on O’Connell Street.
The event was organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and saw hundreds of workers from different sectors in attendance.
The event saw short speeches …
Alan Nolan Wilson is the current Assistant Editor of Trinity News, and a Senior Sophister Geography and History student. He previously served as News Analysis Editor and Correspondent for College.
Analysis: Budget 2024 – What’s in it for students?
Lower fees, increased maintenance grants, and a pathway to zero fees
Budget 2024 was announced on Tuesday, October 11, with a package of measures worth €14bn. Within that hefty package, the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science’s budget has increased from €3.2bn in Budget 2023 to €4.148bn …
Third-level fees to be reduced in Budget 2024
Families on incomes less than €100,000 will pay €1,500, while others will pay €2,000, representing a decrease of at least 33%
Budget 2024 has seen Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe announce a reduction in the student contribution fee for third-level students.
All students will receive a once-off reduction of at least €1,000 in their fees. The reduction goes …
PWO denies claims of electoral misconduct alleged by TCDSU
TCDSU has rebuffed the PWO’s statement today, maintaining that PWO engaged in a “breach of election regulations”
The TCD Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation (PWO TCD) has denied claims of electoral misconduct and harassment made by Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU).
Yesterday, TCD PWO claimed voters had been turned away from ballot boxes at TCDSU’s postgraduate committee elections, …
“Our Unions are ready to escalate”: USI stages protest calling on government to use “rainy day” fund for third-level students
Trinity students’ absences are excused today as a “mark of solidarity” with student’s demands
Today, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) staged a demonstration calling on government to use its €65bn “rainy day” fund to tackle the student accommodation crisis and the cost of going to college.
This coincides with the USI pre-budget …
Analysis: ESRI report finds low numbers of students crossing the border for third level education
Students from Northern Ireland face barriers to entry to Irish institutions
An Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) report has found that a low number of students are crossing the Irish border for third level education.
The organisation considered a variety of CAO and UCAS data from 2010-21 and consulted 14 …
Analysis: A guide to student accommodation in Ireland
The type of accommodation you live in will impact your rights
Over the past years we have all become familiar with the increasing costs of attending college in Ireland, particularly in Dublin. The estimated price of attending college for those in student accommodation is now €16,538 per year.
With rent being …
Explainer: Union of Students in Ireland
The organisation works to provide students with a collective voice
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is a student-led organisation which provides representation to over 370,000 third level students on the island of Ireland.
The organisation is funded by the students’ unions of its over 40 member institutions, including …
League of European Research Universities welcomes EU-UK deal on Horizon Europe
The deal comes after years of campaigning for the involvement of UK researchers in Horizon Europe following Brexit
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) has celebrated an agreement concerning the UK’s association to Horizon Europe.
Horizon Europe is a seven year EU scientific research initiative which promotes collaboration between researchers. The initiative hopes to spark innovation which …
Explainer: Minister Harris’ New Pathway to Third Level Education
Tertiary programmes provide an alternative route to higher education outside of the CAO
Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris has announced a new pathway to higher education which does not rely on a CAO application. This new pathway to third level works through courses called tertiary programmes.
What is a tertiary programme?
A …