Sophie Donnelly

News
10 FEB

Candidates try to distinguish themselves at University Times and An Cumann Gaelach hustings

Tuesday afternoon saw the mass migration of the SU election machine to the Paccar Theatre of the Science Gallery, where the fifteen sabbatical candidates and their supporters had assembled for the second hustings of the 2016 Leadership Race

NEWSTuesday afternoon saw the mass migration of the SU election machines to the Paccar Theatre of the Science Gallery, where the fifteen sabbatical candidates and their supporters had assembled for the second hustings of the 2016 Leadership Race. The event …

News
07 FEB

Trinity Economic Forum draws to a close with clashing opinions by Paddy Cosgrave and Vernon Smith

Speaking exclusively to Trinity News professor Smith praised the strength of the Irish economic “comeback”, although he lamented the practise of bank bailouts and guarantees that took place

NEWSOn Saturday the 2016 Trinity Economic Forum (TEF) drew to a close, after a busy second day of distinguished guest speakers, animated panels and interactive workshops in Trinity’s Long Room Hub.

Among the contributors to the day’s discussions were Nobel …

News
06 FEB

David McWilliams and Linda Yueh speak at the first night of Trinity Economic Forum

McWilliams warned that all economics students ‘need to wean yourselves off this nonsense you are taught in the first two years of university…it doesn’t reflect the society you are supposed to be analysing’

NEWS Friday afternoon marked the beginning of the fifth annual Trinity Economic Forum (TEF), a student-run event attracting some of the biggest names in Irish and international economics for two days of panels, debates and discussions.

The US Ambassador to Ireland, …

Comment
23 OCT

We need better class representation

The Class Rep system is dysfunctional, undemocratic, and too easily marginalised by College bodies.

COMMENTThe Students’ Union Class Representative election season came and went without much fuss two weeks ago. You may have noticed the rather haphazard polling station in the Arts Building, laden with multi-coloured ballots manned by friendly SU-types beckoning people over …