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 …
Alan Nolan Wilson is the current News Analysis Editor of Trinity News, and a Junior Sophister Geography and History student. He previously served as Correspondent for College.
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 …
Lara Mellett elected Chair of Trinity Publications
For the first time since 2019, all elected committee roles were filled at the AGM.
Lara Mellett has been elected as the new Chair of Trinity Publications at an AGM held over video call yesterday afternoon.
Mellett is a senior sophister English Literature student, and previously served as the body’s Secretary. She will take over …
Analysis: 8 key recommendations from Ents’ Trinity Ball review
The report makes a wide range of suggestions to reduce costs, enhance safety, and increase overall satisfaction with the event
For just the second time after a two-year pandemic hiatus, Trinity Ball (T-Ball) returned this year facing a number of unique challenges, owing to the loss of its usual main stage area, and the prospect of it being the last …
Daylight savings; it’s time for change
Are brighter mornings really worth it?
Since the foundation of the state, Ireland has subscribed to the practice of changing our clocks twice per year. This bi-annual changing of clocks leads to brighter mornings during the wintertime at the expense of light during the evenings. While …
Kate Henshaw elected editor of Trinity News
Henshaw is currently the paper’s deputy editor and will begin her tenure on May 1
Kate Henshaw has been elected as the next editor of Trinity News at the paper’s annual general meeting (AGM) this evening.
Henshaw, who ran unopposed for the position, is the paper’s current Deputy Editor and a former News Editor and …