Linklaters have announced that DU Dance have won their annual “Pitch Your Ambition” competition, winning a prize of £5,000 which they will put towards practice spaces. DU Dance has struggled to find a suitable space to practise this year as …
Students must show solidarity with Trade Unions
Faced with the growing commercialisation of College, students have no choice but to support industrial action
For the first time in years Trinity faces the prospect of industrial action. The current impasse between non-academic staff and College could be ended through a negotiated settlement; however, we cannot ignore the important implications of the policies College has …
College trade unions raise prospect of industrial action
Workers voice opposition to hiring and promotion policies alongside longstanding grievances
A meeting last Wednesday saw agreement between members of the Services Industrial Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU) and Unite trade unions to campaign in opposition to College hiring and promotion policies, with a ballot on industrial action by Trinity’s service …
Motion to be brought to TCDSU Council on disability rights
The motion will seek a SU mandate to lobby the government to ratify the UN convention of rights for persons with disabilities
A motion will be brought to Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) by a group of students in Hilary term to pressure the government to ratify the UN Convention of Rights for Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Ireland signed up to …
1990s volume of ‘Trinity Tales’ launched in Long Room
This is the latest volume of the book series, which contains stories from students taken from each decade
Last night saw the launch of the fourth volume of Trinity Tales, a series of books detailing life in College through contributions from various alumni. Each book is based around a decade, with the first dealing with the 1960s. Published …
Students Against Fees formalise structure & plan future actions
During their meeting, Students Against Fees elected a formal committee and voted to begin preparations for a protest action in the near future.
At a meeting this evening, Students Against Fees outlined their plans for the near future and moved to a more formal structure. The meeting, titled “How we can win in our fight for free education”, was attended by around 20 …
Increased numbers and TD at student sleepout
Second annual student sleepout attended by Jan O’Sullivan TD
Last night saw dozens of Trinity students putting out their sleeping bags for the second annual ‘Student Sleepout’, organised by Trinity FLAC in cooperation with TCDSU. The students set up just outside front gate, between the metal gates into Trinity …
Strong attendance at Campaign Hub launch
Kieran McNulty, TCDSU President launches ‘Campaign Hub’ to help support and coordinate student activism on campus
Last night saw the launch of TCDSU’s ‘Campaign Hub’ at the dining hall. There were speakers from various groups and campaigns, introduced by TCDSU President Kieran McNulty, who also spoke. Speakers included representatives from TCDSU Repeal the 8th Committee, Gender …
USI #MakeASmartVote hustings roadshow comes to Trinity
Students issued questions, but lack of manifestos meant no concrete answers
The Union of Students in Ireland this evening brought their general election hustings to the Robert Emmet theatre. After similar events in UCC and NUIG, Trinity played host to a selection of representatives from across the political spectrum. Labour’s Joanna …
Exploring the question of gender disparity in academic positions
Gender breakdowns of various departments and faculties provided to Trinity News make for interesting reading
Trinity College Dublin continues to have a clear pattern of unequal promotion of academics between men and women in 2015, with considerable differences across schools and departments.
This pattern is clear from statistics supplied by College to Trinity News, …