When asked how they would describe themselves, Morris said they are “someone who has always cared about people” with a “diverse Trinity experience”. The final year Irish student has engaged with Trinity College Dublin Students Union (TCDSU) since their first …
Sex trafficking won’t be solved by villainising all sex workers in Ireland
SIPTU and the Department of Justice may want to protect victims of sex trafficking, but their campaign with Ruhama will only alienate sex workers more
On November 23, Dublin-based NGO Ruhama launched the “Get the Full Picture” campaign. Supported by the Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union, more commonly known as SIPTU, the campaign aims to highlight the prevalence of human trafficking for sexual exploitation …
Worth the hype? Trying Dublin’s most Instagram-able restaurants
Eva O’Beirne explores the world of food blogging in Dublin
Dublin has some truly extortionate prices — from food, to rent, to cocktails, to using a public bathroom (a cool €3.50), it can be hard to decide if any restaurant in Dublin is good value anymore. I’ve taken on the …
Proud Trinity: LGBTQ+ artists and creators in college
Find out how you can support LGBTQ+ businesses and artists year-round
Identity expression through art can be incredibly therapeutic and validating. Third-year Drama and Theatre Studies student and poet, Niamh O’Farrell-Tyler, agrees with this sentiment, explaining, “Poetry allowed me to express emotions that as a kid I simply wasn’t able …
Dublin Pride 2021 – Everything You Need To Know
Eva O’Beirne speaks to Dublin Pride representative Jamie Kenny about this year’s virtual festival
On June 25th 1983, the first official Gay Pride Parade occurred in Ireland. Organised by the National LGBT Federation and consisting of 200 people, the parade marked a hunger for justice and recognition felt by the LGBTQ+ community in Ireland. …
Creating a #MeToo movement in the LGBTQ+ community
An Interview with activist group Queers Against Sexual Assault Ireland (QUASA)
Content Warning : This article mentions sexual assault and image based sexual absuse
On the 8th of February 2021, one of the founding members of Queers Against Sexual Assault (QUASA), Oscar, tweeted a thread describing the need for a “me …
How to have a sustainable period
Eva O’Beirne shares advice on finding environmentally-friendly menstrual products
According to a report from the EU in 2018, menstrual products are the fifth most common item to be found washed up on beaches. Mainstream brands of tampons and pads can consist of up to 90% plastic, with each packet …
Socially Distant Dating : A Guide to Trinity’s Crush Confession Pages
Which anonymous Instagram accounts are worth following?
A sudden romance frenzy has gripped the student body while in lockdown. We are almost spoiled for choice when it comes to romance confession pages in Trinity, but with more options, it can be hard to know which one is …
Podcast – What’s happening in Myanmar?
Eva O’Beirne interviews student activist Su about the military coup in Myanmar
On this episode of Trinity Views, podcast host Eva O’Beirne interviews student activist Su about the current military coup in Myanmar and how it came to be. Content warning: This episode mentions extreme violence and death. This episode was recorded …
We need to talk. Period.
The politics of periods
It has been estimated that those who mensturate in Ireland spend between €132 to €208 on sanitary products annually. This is a total cost of up to €8,100 over a lifetime. There is an almost automatic assumption that those who …