You’ve seen their advertisements all over College: posters in bathroom stalls, pamphlets around the Arts Block, flyers in the corridors. As students in Trinity, most of us are vaguely familiar with the existence of a service called NiteLine. But what …
An ode to the sesh
A very short history of a beloved tradition
The “sesh”, as we call it today, has been the cornerstone of Irish student culture for centuries. “Sesh” is an abbreviation for “session” and the term simply relates to drinking alcohol and having fun. Although the sesh that we know …
€1440 per month student beds to open in Point Village on Friday
The beds range in price from €230 to €360 a week
The Tramshed and The Woodworks, a new luxury purpose-built student accommodation development, is scheduled to open in the Point Village on Friday, offering beds ranging in price from €230 to €360 a week.
The Tramshed and The Woodworks is the …
What the Puck?
What is the “Fair of the He-Goat”?
Illustration by Sinaoife Andrews
Every year for three days in mid-August, an unusual festival takes place in the small town of Killorglin, Co Kerry. The Puck Fair (from the Irish Aonach an Phoic, which means “Fair of the He-Goat”) …
In defence of arts degrees
The focus on STEM courses produces graduates who can’t think as critically about society
The Arts Block/Hamilton divide is evident here in Trinity. These two main sections of campus give rise to two totally different cultures: the fashionable, eccentric Arts Block versus the practical, grounded Hamilton. Just last week, I, a humble student of …