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The historical legacy and lull of TCDSU’s student activism

Has Trinity’s Students’ Union always been so willing to speak out on current events and mobilise the masses? Trinity News explored the Union’s history to find out

The Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) was founded in 1968 following a 1967 Hist debate on the motion “Trinity Needs a Union.” Trinity Law and Business Lecturer Kardar Asmal, who spoke at the debate, explained in a 1967 interview