Life, Sex & Relationships

Chemsex amongst students

Kate Byrne considers how students are using drugs to enhance their sexual experiences

Chemsex refers to the use of one or more drugs, in any combination, to facilitate or enhance sexual activity. The most common drugs used during chemsex are Methamphetamine (Meth), Mephedrone (Meph) and GHB (G). Ketamine and cocaine, especially in Ireland,

Arts & Culture, Life

Sorry You Felt That Way

Kate Byrne reviews Harry Butler’s Sorry You Felt That Way as part of Dublin Fringe Festival 2024

Showcased between September 12-15 at the Project Arts Centre, Sorry You Felt That Way is a timely, thought-provoking piece about the things we wish we didn’t know about our partners. 

The play follows Emma, who has just moved into her

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Grania at The Abbey

Kate Byrne and Cat Grogan review Caitríona McLaughlin’s production of the 1912 play.

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120 years after it was first written, Lady Gregory’s play Grania runs for the first time in the Abbey Theatre. With Lady Gregory herself having founded The Abbey alongside WB Yeats, this debut performance carries a certain degree of weight.

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Life inside the Trinity BDS encampment

College has outlined its plans to cut ties to Israeli institutions. What was life like in the encampment that led to this unprecedented divestment?

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Names have been changed for anonymity purposes 

“I wasn’t a Trinity student. So the only way I could actually get in was by sneaking in as an UberEats driver.”

These are the words of Gareth, who arrived at the Trinity

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Societies speak out against College response to Gaza: “There can be no neutrality in the face of genocide”

Several societies have expressed their solidarity with the BDS encampment and defended students’ right to protest

A number of college societies have released statements criticising College’s lacklustre response to Israel’s assault on Gaza and supporting the Trinity Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (Trinity BDS) encampment.

In an Instagram post made yesterday, the Politics Society stated that while …

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Trinity senator Lynn Ruane

“This can’t happen in Ireland” – TDs and senators condemn Trinity for €200k union fine

The Seanad Civil Engagement group, including Trinity Senator Lynn Ruane, has called on College to reverse its decision to bill the union for its protests

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Politicians across parties have condemned College for fining Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) €214,000 for “disruptive protests”, including calls to reverse the decision.

Higher education spokespeople for Sinn Féin, Labour and the Social Democrats have criticised College, along with …