The campus is seized with its usual furore. People are possessed with the need to complete their immediate goals: get to class. Get to the library. Read X criticism of Y text. Tackle some essay for some module before some …
Eva is a former Deputy Editor of Trinity News.
State of the union
One month into the academic year, Eva Short sat down with SU president, Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne, to talk student politics and the future of Irish higher education.
One month into the academic year, Eva Short sat down with SU president, Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne, to talk student politics and the future of Irish higher education.Q. What was your opinion of the provost’s question and answer session [last Monday]?…
Friends with better timelines
I felt no need to update the world about my summer. Dublin, at least from my perspective, was drained of its vitality between June and September. My fellow students – who are the lifeblood of my social circle – dispersed, …
Students relieve stress at #TCDtalks Canine Therapy Room
Students were afforded a furry reprieve from their studies today as the eagerly awaited Exam Destress Canine Therapy Room ran between 12pm and 4pm.
The event, organised by Welfare officer Stephen Garry in conjunction with Irish charity Peata, has been …
Reflections on the SU elections
Eva Short
Staff Writer
My bedroom is, somehow, still littered with campaign literature. Weeks after the fact, after the votes have been counted and the future sabbatical officers decided, I still find myself almost slipping on manifestos and images of …
Very NYSE
Eva Short
Staff Writer
Getting into the New York Stock Exchange is not an easy task. This is what I couldn’t help but think as I peeled off my jacket and placed my handbag on a conveyor belt, before being …
Referendum on direct provision could be put to students this month
Eva Short
Staff Writer
A motion on whether to hold a referendum that could mandate Trinity College Students’ Union (TCDSU) to campaign for an end to direct provision centres for asylum seekers in Ireland will be put to class representatives …
Leadership Race: Communications
Staff Writer
For seasoned observers of SU elections, the race for Communications Officer is usually the most exciting and unpredictable. The prospect of defining the SU’s communications policy and holding the reigns over the University Times usually result …
Presidential candidates hesitant to discuss abortion issue
Staff Writer
In the lead-up to this week’s abortion referendum, SU presidential candidates, Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne and Jasper Pickersgill, have both been hesitant to align themselves with a particular side of the debate. This comes despite the union potentially …
The Leadership Race: taking the politics out of politics
Staff Writer
Student Union Election season is here. Once again we are subjected to the two week rigmarole of fliers, “catchy” slogans and t-shirt clad campaigners waxing lyrical about their candidate of choice. Our social media inboxes are …