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Over 5,000 students march for publicly funded higher education

The USI are lobbying the government to eliminate the possibility of income-contingent loan schemes in Budget 2018 as well as a reduction of the Student Contribution Charge

Over 5,000 students across Ireland are marching in Dublin today, October 4. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) are calling the government and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills to deliver a timeframe for increasing investment in

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Petition to impeach Ascough declared invalid

Due to a constitutional technicality, the petition organisers will need to start again

The petition to impeach University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) President Katie Ascough has been declared invalid, as it failed to comply with UCDSU constitution regulations.

1620 signatures were gathered to impeach Ascough since the beginning of the campaign, according

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DCU to create cultural quarter in North Dublin

The plan includes engagement with North Dublin communities such as Drumcondra and Glasnevin to create the cultural quarter

Dublin City University (DCU) are to create a cultural quarter in North Dublin as part of a 5 year plan for developing the university, which launched on September 20.

The plan includes engagement with North Dublin communities such as Drumcondra

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TCDSU launch partnership with Offbeat Donuts

Offbeat Donuts will be selling donuts in the Students Union (SU) shop in House 6 from Monday of Freshers Week

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) has launched a partnership with Offbeat Donuts which will see a donut stand in the SU shop in House 6 from Monday of Freshers Week.

Speaking of the partnership, Communications and Marketing Officer Úna

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Trinity ranked at 81st in world for arts and humanities

This places Trinity first in Ireland for arts and humanities, followed by University College Dublin (UCD) at 151-175

Trinity College Dublin (TCD) has ranked 81st in the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings for arts and humanities. This places Trinity first out of the nine universities in the Republic of Ireland and has risen 7 places from last years

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Wikipedia founder to speak in Trinity

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is to discuss issues such as “fake news” as well as the recent launch of his news platform WikiTRIBUNE

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is set to speak in Trinity on October 26, as part of Ireland’s Internet Day. Wales is to discuss issues such as the phenomenon of fake news, threats to sharing information on online platforms, as well

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Trinitones launch Australian tour

Trinitones, an all-male a cappella group, will be performing their largest gig ever, in a five hundred seater Athenaeum in Melbourne

Trinitones, an all-male a capella group made up of Trinity students and graduates, have launched their Australian tour, “Land Downunder”.

The group will be singing on radio stations such as ABC Sydney, ABC Melbourne as well as ABC National. They

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Error in Trinity Hall applications means students asked for incorrect word count

The error on the application advised student that the word limit for the application was 250 characters, rather than 250 words

An error in the application form for Trinity Hall advised incoming first year students that the limit for the application was 250 characters. However, the limit was in fact 250 words, or 1800 characters.

Speaking to Trinity News, Trinity College

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Rise in first preference applications to Trinity

Points for Law and Management Science and Information System Studies (MSISS) have increased from 535 to 542 and 565 to 578 points respectively

Trinity has continued an upward trend in first preference applications this year, with 8,278 students placing Trinity at the top of their Central Applications Office (CAO) choice form. A total of 18,624 students applied to Trinity, which is a fifth