By many accounts, the story of modern Ireland is one of rags to riches. It is the story of a poor agrarian country on the fringes of Europe transforming into a highly-developed economy; from a dramatic bust in 2008 and …
Sam Walsh is a Deputy Features editor for Trinity News. He is currently in his Senior Sophister Year studying Law and French.
Welfare & equality race: Hannah McAuley intends to “lean more towards people than policy”, focusing on how to make the college experience “easier” for all
McAuley views connecting students to the services they need as underpinning the role
If there is one word to describe Hannah McAuley’s time at Trinity, it is varied. The final year radiation therapy student began her time on campus in 2019 before College was forced online in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. …
The Rising Wave of BDS in Ireland
Following the escalation of violence in Gaza after October 7, a historic Palestinian organisation has been gaining ground in Ireland
At a protest held outside the Dáil on January 24, Clare Holohan, an activist with the non-governmental organization, Mothers Against Genocide, repeated a call which has become increasingly prevalent in recent months.
“Boycott, divest, and sanction Israel,” she said, “It’s …
The nightcrawlers of Kinsella Hall
Trinity News talks to Kinsella Hall’s nocturnal visitors
By 10pm on weekday evenings, Trinity is ready to go to sleep. The buildings begin to close and the crowd at The Pav thins. It is the hour when the foxes appear and the seagulls come to roost on the …
“People-power and protest”: the leftist organisations mobilising students
Trinity News examines the methods and motivations of increasingly prevalent left-wing activist groups
On September 13, a group of students blockaded the entrance to the Book of Kells in protest against College’s decision to increase the amount charged for its student accommodation by 2%, the legal maximum within a rent pressure zone like …
Russia’s Student Diaspora: A Forgotten Side of Putin’s War
Trinity News speaks to Russian students about their experience of studying in Europe in the context of the war in Ukraine
One Spring day in 2022, Mark was sitting in a classroom in Trinity watching a pair of classmates from his degree in management science and information studies make a presentation which touched on a number of major current affairs. “When …
“War Is War but Classes Are Classes”
The experience of Ukrainian students after the Russian invasion
In February 2022, a year and a half into her degree in political science and philosophy at the University of Kiev, Paulina’s classes took an unscheduled break. Two weeks later, teaching resumed in hybrid format. She told Trinity News that …
“We’re just here to make sure it’s not a misery all the time”
Sam Walsh looks at the artists and organizations blurring the lines between music and activism
On Thursday March 30, Meryl Streek will headline the main stage of Dublin music venue Whelan’s with support from up-and-coming Wexford band Peer Pleasure. The last time these two acts played on the same stage the setting was very different …
The Ties They Find
The new generation of British people seeking Irish Citizenship
It was with a subtle yet unmistakable hint of triumph that Tánaiste Mícheál Martin announced in the Dáil in January that 2022 had been “an exceptionally busy year” for the passport office. The continued increase in passport application numbers, far …