“I got told by a few Southside friends ‘use your granny — you’re thick not to.’” Sean, under pseudonym, spoke to Trinity News about his experience applying for on-campus housing, the rejection that meant he commuted for three hours …
Interviewing Evie: the haunted house of the Irish music scene
Lara Monahan sits down with the chair of DU Music Evie Kelly to discuss her upcoming EP Shiny Things
Over the clink of mugs and the boiling kettle, chair of DU Music, fourth-year politics student and talented artist and producer Evie Kelly begins by telling me about her stage name. “I just go by Evie in the music world. …
Your 101 guide on applying for Erasmus
Lara Monahan provides a step by step guide on all things Erasmus
You’ve barely made a dent in the new pens and paper you bought at the beginning of the semester, but already Erasmus application deadlines are fast approaching. With all the excitement of the first semester back in college, it’s hard …
Flatmates and food: a guide to the challenges and solutions when sharing a common kitchen in college
Lara Monahan explores what the most typical kitchen crises are and how best to resolve them
With students having moved into shared accommodation ahead of a busy academic year, the phrases ‘bin rota’ and ‘cleaning schedule’ have no doubt already shot up in their usage. The challenges of sharing a common kitchen are both numerous and …
The “dos and don’ts” of making friends in college
Lara Monahan puts together some tips on how to build friendships as a college student
College is often described by graduates as the best years of their lives. A heavenly place in which you will make friends for life with whom you will later share the nostalgia of being hungover outside the Perch. Of course, …
Working at Trinity as a Trinity Student
Trinity News sits down with students who work at Trinity to get to the bottom of why these positions are so competitive.
“Yeah we’ve got a grand old group. You make good friends while you’re there.” These are the words of Trinity student Alex, under pseudonym, who works through the summer as a Trinity Trails tour guide. Alex isn’t the only student …
Is Freshers overhyped?
Lara Monahan explores if the most hyped week of the college year lives up to the stereotypes
Dunnes is all out of duvet covers, thousands of Dr Martens are being broken in at once, and you have joined five societies just because they smiled and gave you a party-size bag of Haribo. That means only one thing …
A labour of LinkedIn: How to deal with career anxiety
I’m sure you’re familiar with LinkedIn: the social media platform apparently focused on employment, but more frequently used to find out just how many synonyms there are for the phrase “I am delighted to announce.” In my experience, LinkedIn is …
About Bloody Time: Period Poverty in Ireland
Lara Monahan discusses the impact of new initiatives against period poverty
Following TCDSU’s announcement of a free period product scheme earlier this month, which itself followed the announcement from the government last year of a “pilot initiative which will see free, sustainable period products and dispensers for students”, period poverty seems …
Can work and student life actually be balanced?
Lara Monahan explores the difficulties that come with being a working student
I had a moment this week where, staring at my crossed out and question-marked hand-drawn timetable, I wondered how students fit in all their commitments. The College semester being an intensive twelve weeks means that a lot of students have …