Content Warning : This article contains mentions of sexual assault
Victims of sexual assault occupy a very specific place in the public consciousness. That place is one of expectation and – in some cases – entitlement. Certain reactions or ways …
Sophie Furlong Tighe is the Comment Editor of Trinity News. They're a Drama & Theatre Studies student, and the former editor of Icarus Magazine.
Serious Zoom anxiety is hurting students’ ability to learn
High expectations for students to verbally contribute and have their camera on over Zoom can stimulate anxiety in just about anyone
While anxiety has been a problem affecting students forever, it has only been exacerbated by the trials of Zoom learning. There is a whole host of people who are experiencing social anxiety for the first time in lectures, seminars, and …
The final hustings of the campaign season solidified expectations
Most candidates took a final opportunity to differentiate themselves from the pack at Halls hustings, but some questions could have been replaced by more pressing concerns, writes Sophie Furlong Tighe
The word “furthermore” was a recurring theme of the JCR’s Halls Hustings. The Halls specific questions from Halls were notably challenging, often containing two or three questions within them. In a phenomenon which is either a symptom of candidates’ responses …
No power in this union
The misinformation and low turnout surrounding the SU referendum is emblematic of deeper problems within the union
The recent so-called “omnibus” student union referendum was significantly more complex than was presented to us. Originally branded as a vote to fix typos within the constitution – though it remains viscerally unclear why the union’s constitution ever had so …
The government has a moral obligation to fully restore the Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Between the high cost of living in Ireland, and the impossibility of means testing PUP without those in need slipping through the cracks, the payment must be fully restored
Covid-19 has left over 125,000 people in Ireland jobless, the highest rate of unemployment we have seen in years. With the necessary close of businesses, there are people from all industries across the nation who have been made temporarily or …
The rise of the far right in Ireland must be urgently resisted
Dangerous far right ideologies hide beneath calls for freedom at Dublin’s Yellow Vest Ireland rally.
Tensions following the government lockdown restrictions came to a head on August 22, with a rally on Custom House Quay organised by Yellow Vest Ireland. The demonstration stretched across the quay, with reports of hundreds in attendance but from photos, …
Echo chambers and privilege
Debating remains an exercise in thought
Entering the GMB chamber as a first-time debate goer can be a terrifying experience. A committee of suit-wearing, wine-swilling students sit in the centre of the room, going through the confusing motions of “private business”, “public business”, and “oratory returns”. …