The AGM of the Graduate Students’ Union (GSU), which had been scheduled for this evening, appears to violate the organisation’s own constitution.
Less than an hour and a half before the meeting was due to begin, at 7pm, the union …
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Postgrads not receiving information on voting in TCDSU elections or referenda
The GSU has not responded to repeated TCDSU requests to forward information
Postgraduate students have not received any communication as to how to participate in Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) elections or referenda so far this year, despite being eligible to vote.
All Trinity postgrads are automatically members of both TCDSU …
Irish Times boycott proposal fails by nine votes
A separate measure, mandating TCDSU to lobby College to divest from the arms industry, passed overwhelmingly
Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) will not be adopting a formal boycott of the Irish Times, after a referendum on the measure failed to be approved by the required 60% of voters.
398 voters or 58.8% approved the measure, …
Anti-racism rally to be held in DCU after complaints over lecturer’s comments
DCU Students’ Union has said it believes “privately held racism is racism”
Students at Dublin City University (DCU) are organising a Black Lives Matter (BLM) rally at the university tomorrow (November 26), after public complaints made about statements made by a member of staff. The statements included criticism of the BLM movement.…
College to move ahead with both in-person and online exams
Vice Provost Orla Shiels said that “advice to universities is unlikely to change”
College has provided “clarification” on the plans for Michaelmas Term assessments, but has not pledged to reintroduce mitigation measures or cancel in-person exams.
In an email to all students and staff this afternoon, Vice Provost Orla Shiels outlined the plan …
Trinity graduate on trial in Greece after humanitarian work
If convicted, Seán Binder could face up to 25 years in prison
Trinity graduate Seán Binder is to stand trial in Greek court today, in a case human rights groups have described as “baseless” and “politically motivated”.
Binder and fellow activist Sarah Mardini have been charged with numerous offences including espionage, disclosure …
Provost leads Remembrance Sunday ceremony
The annual event commemorates the 471 people from Trinity who were killed during the First World War
Provost Linda Doyle led an event marking Remembrance Sunday ceremony on campus yesterday, November 14.
A service was held in the Chapel in Front Square, overseen by the College chaplains, after which the provost led a procession to the Hall …
SU to oppose exhibition space on College Park
The union is to work with DUCAC to campaign against the move on College decision-making bodies
Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) Council has passed a motion opposing the construction of a temporary exhibition space for the Book of Kells on College Park.
The motion was proposed collectively by the Union Forum, a body made up …
TCDSU referendum on Irish Times boycott scheduled for November 24-26
The decision to hold the vote was taken at the first Council meeting of the year
Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) is to hold a referendum on whether to boycott the Irish Times November 24 to 26.
The wording of the proposal, if passed at referendum, would mandate that “TCDSU boycott The Irish Times in …
Parties’ sidelining of their youth wings stems from a broader contempt for young people
Sooner or later members of these organisations must realise that their parties will never love them back
Political party youth wings can be hard to appraise. In Ireland, they’re usually characterised by a unique zeal and loyalty to their parent movements, even when they frequently find themselves at odds with the mothership on a range of policy …