On Tuesday 7th of November, I brought a proposal to the Student Life Committee urging College to tackle period poverty on campus by providing students and staff with free period products in college bathrooms. The proposal was backed by the …
Northern Ireland set for another year with no local government: But how did we get here?
Trinity News talks about what has happened to government in the North, and where it might go next
Since the Good Friday Agreement in April 1998, Northern Ireland has been led by a power-sharing executive that demands cooperation from both Nationalist and Unionist parties to function. Tension between the parties and a failure to unite is, of course, …
From Forbidden to Funded: A History of Contraception In Ireland
Aoife Bennett explores the troubled history between Irish society and contraception
From September 14 contraception has become free in Ireland for women between the ages of 17 and 25. The government scheme was allocated €9 million in the 2022 budget under the Women’s Health Action Plan 2022-2023, which aims to …
Is work from home killing the ‘fun’ workspaces?
Trinity News investigates the incentives behind modern millennial workspaces, and their incentives compared to pandemic-induced ‘hybrid’ working models
The move away from more traditional office spaces was spearheaded by Google in 2003, when the tech giant relocated its headquarters to an extensive 2m square foot (45.9 acres) campus aptly titled Googleplex in Mountain View, California. With this move, …
A freshers’ week survival guide
Aoife Bennett shares some tips for this freshers’ week
Freshers Week: the most hyped week of the academic year. Between moving to your new home, college admin, getting to know the city, and a busy social calendar things can get overwhelming to say the least. So here are some …