On March 8, people across Ireland will take to the polls to vote in two referendums, determining whether constitutional amendments relating to the family and care will be implemented. The first referendum aims to broaden the constitutional definition of a …
Education Race: Gilroy secures a comprehensive lead though a large proportion of voters remain undecided
Ó hEidhin will have to appeal to large quantity of undecided voters in order to catch up to Gilroy
For the first time since 2021, this year’s sabbatical elections featured an education race which was contested by more than one candidate, laying the grounds for a more divisive and polarising race. Both candidates held starkly opposing visions on the …
“Left in the dark” – Student nurses speak out against delays in payment
Student nurses in College have spoken out against the government’s failure to deliver a support payment promised to those on placement.
Announced in December 2022, the promised subsistence payments of €500 a year were introduced to target the extra costs …
College opens submissions for renaming of the Berkeley Library
College plans to rename the library within the current academic year
College has opened submissions for suggestions on a new name for the library formerly known as the Berkeley.
Submissions will be accepted until mid-January, after which they will be reviewed by the Trinity Legacies Review Working Group (TLRWG).
College plans …
Government announces €434 million in funding for 2,700 new student beds
The Housing Financing Agency has secured the funding through a 40-year agreement with the European Investment Bank
Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris and Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien today have announced a €434 million investment in student accommodation
The funding will enable higher education institutions (HEIs) to provide more than 2,700 student beds across …
Professor Roja Fazaeli finishes her time as Trinity Hall Warden
Professor Fazaeli will start a new post at the University of Galway after 15 years of working for College
Roja Fazaeli, Professor in Islamic Civilisation, Near & Middle Eastern Studies, has finished her time as the Warden of Trinity Halls, after 5 years in the role. She was appointed to the role in 2017 to replace Professor Brendan Tangney.…
Fourth year student urges engagement with Government consultation to save endangered ducks
“We have the chance here to do so much more than simply save a few species from local extinction.”
Fourth year botany student Heather McClean has urged the student body to fill out a public consultation form released by the government regarding hunting regulations in Ireland, in order to address the rapidly decreasing duck population in Ireland.
McClean said …
Ministers invite public consultation on future of Department of Further and Higher Education
The Statement of Strategy for 2023 to 2025 will inform the guiding principles and strategic direction of the department going forward
The Department of Further and Higher Education have invited public consultation on the guiding principles and strategic direction of the department going forward.
The Statement of Strategy for 2023 to 2025 will act as a set of guidelines for the …
College named EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champions on International Women’s Day
Trinity College Dublin, Maynooth University and South East Technological University won three out of the four prizes available at the inaugural EU Award for Gender Equality Champions in Brussels
Yesterday, College received the EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion award, in recognition of its “significant and sustained record of activity and a high level of achievement through the implementation of their Gender Equality Plan”.
Some of the initiatives for which …
Halls residents still without clean water day after scheduled disruption
Residents have described “cold, brown water” flowing from taps, as well as “freezing cold” showers with poor water pressure.
Residents of Trinity Hall (Halls) have been left without clean water for the second day in a row, following maintenance on the water pumping system yesterday afternoon. There have been reports of low water pressure, as well as complaints of …