In this first installment of a three-part episode, podcast host Eva O’Beirne interviews TCDSU Welfare Officer Leah Keogh, TCDSU Communications Officer Philly Holmes and TCDSU Ents Officer Hugh McInerney. Listen to the panel discuss Freshers’ Week, Level 5 restrictions, and …
“Protection within legislation”: interview with Revenge Porn Activist Megan Sims
With revenge porn finally becoming illegal in Ireland, how safe will we really be?
In a world where most sexual encounters will be online for the foreseeable future, consent and revenge porn have become more topical than ever. With new HSE guidelines being vague at best and dangerous to sex workers at worst, Megan …
Finding a home for consent in Trinity: interview with Sexual Consent Intern Aoife Grimes
“It’s important to note that all colleges in Ireland and across the world have a problem with sexual violence and Trinity is no exception”
This article contains discussion of consent and sexual assault.
In March 2019, the Students’ Union (SU) voted to introduce an intern for sexual consent education and development to Trinity. Speaking to Trinity News over Zoom, Aoife Grimes, the current sexual …
Socially distant dates can be more than an awkward walk
Eva O’Beirne highlights sea swimming as one way to break free of virtual dating
It’s been six months since Ireland went into lockdown, and for a lot of us, so did our love lives. The rules of dating became increasingly blurred as we spent more time apart from our crushes and partners. We got …
Ireland’s Sex Education is failing its students at every turn
Eva O’Beirne examines Ireland’s failing sex education system and the ramifications of sexual ignorance
When it comes to sex education, I have always taken any advice given to me with a pinch of salt. A built-in skepticism, or perhaps even a hereditary form of Catholic guilt, has continuously plagued me whenever I had a …
Carrie Bradshaw is not the feminist icon we want her to be
Rewatching Sex and the City in a modern feminist context reveals a lackluster approach to sexual health
The escapism of a fictional world can be dangerous. One can start to believe that buying full-priced Manolo and Fendi products can be a weekly occurrence. Pretending that you can live like or even be a certain character gives your …