Sport

New STAR project to encourage young soccer talent

Run by TAP, in conjunction with the Shamrock Rovers and Trinity Sport, the project seeks to foster education and sporting development

A new initiative founded by the Trinity Access Programme (TAP), run in conjunction with the Shamrock Rovers and Trinity Sport, seeks to foster educational and sporting development among students from Tallaght and the inner city through providing a number of …

News

TCDSU votes to stay neutral on Irish reunification

The result was announced at 6pm outside House 6

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) has voted to remain neutral on the issue of a united Ireland. The result was announced by Education Officer Dale Ó Faoilleacháin on the doorstep of House 6. Out of a turnout of 2,157 …

News

Katie Ascough announced UCDSU President

The pro-life candidate received 35.65% of first-count votes despite criticism over her involvement in the “Yes for Neutrality” campaign

Katie Ascough, a third year Science student specialising Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, has won the University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) presidential candidate race with a final total of 1,431 votes.

Three other candidates also ran for the position; Ronán …

Features

Keeping up with College: UT candidate Dominic McGrath

University Times editor candidate Dominic McGrath looks set to bolster the paper’s coverage of College research and sport as well as widening the paper’s scope to support aspiring journalists

University Times editor candidate Dominic McGrath has emphasised his past experience working with the paper over the past three years; from deputy news editor, to news editor and now holding the deputy editor position under current Editor Sinéad Baker, it’s …

News

TCDSU president Kieran McNulty no longer running for USI

The SU president announced on January 24 he would run for the Vice President of Campaigns position

NEWS

TCDSU President Kieran McNulty has announced that he will not be running for the Union of Student’s Ireland (USI) Vice President of Campaigns position.

In an email sent to Trinity News, McNulty stated that his decision not to run …

News

TCDSU votes to support TCD Strike 4 Repeal

SU Council will support the strike that is taking place on March 8

NEWS

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) Council has voted to support TCD Strike for Repeal in striking, demonstration and solidarity. The motion was proposed by Rachel Skelly, the Gender Equality Officer for TCDSU and seconded by Aine Palmer, a third

News

Bloc Party to headline Trinity Ball 2017

Homegrown acts Hare Squead, The Strypes, Little Hours and King Kong Company are also set to play the event in April

NEWS

London-based indie rock hallmark Bloc Party are set to headline this year’s Trinity Ball in April, while an array of genre-spanning artists have also been announced. The lineup includes:

  • Riptide Movement
  • The Strypes 
  • Blossoms 
  • Kolsch
  • Wilkinson
  • Fatima Yamaha
  • Loyle Carner
Comment, Editorial

If we are concerned about our society’s future, now is the time to act

Caught between the plight on either side of the Atlantic, the direction Ireland decides to take when it comes to immigration policy needs to be kept in focus

OP-ED
“We cannot polish DP – we have to end it.”
-Lassane Ouedraogo, Africa House.

By now, those of us outside the Irish immigration system are slowly beginning to become aware of its shortcomings. TN has talked to the Irish Refugee

Life, News

Interview: Behind the scenes of Trinitones’ Ignition

Trinitone Neil Dunne sits down with Trinity Life to discuss the making of their latest music video cover of R Kelly’s Ignition

Trinity News sat down with Trinitones’ Neil Dunne to discuss the release of their most recent cover, R Kelly’s “Ignition”. On the second wind following their rendition of “Teenage Dirtbag”, the group decided to build upon their success by releasing …