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Drug use touches every student’s life in Ireland. Over one third of higher education students in Ireland report having used drugs in the past year, according to University College Cork’s 2021 “Drug Use in Higher Education Ireland” (DUHEI) national survey …
Buster Whaley has been elected as education officer of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU), winning a comfortable 57.5% of votes on the first count.
Whaley received 1,549 votes while his sole competitor Conchúr received 984.
Out of 2693 …
Buster Whaley, a fourth year PPES student, had never done an interview before. But then, this campaign is full of firsts for him, as he takes on the mammoth task of campaigning for the second most senior position in Trinity …
Graffiti is hidden in plain sight in Dublin; it colours the side of train tracks, shutters, electricity boxes and abandoned buildings. Graffiti is everywhere when you look for it, unlike the writers themselves. These often elusive artists operate like nocturnal …
The streets are lined with posters, radios are blaring policy pitches on repeat, and leaflets are being crammed through letterboxes. A general election is imminent, taking place on the 29th of November, and most notably for current students, politicians are …
There is no question that Trinity is an international college; ranking the 31st most international college in the world in 2024, according to Times Higher Education. But is it a diverse one? In Trinity’s Strategy 2020-2025 plan, the first goal …
Independent businesses in Dublin have been closing at a staggering rate. Simon’s Place, a café located in Georges Street Arcade, was in business for over 25 years before closing in December of last year. It was a refuge in a …
A change seems to be occurring in Ireland’s political landscape as the legacy of the conservative state is slowly being dismantled through amendments to the constitution. Recent referenda on divorce, marriage equality and reproductive rights all spring to mind when …