A crucial function of a union, and social movements more widely, is their capacity to display solidarity with struggles they may not themselves face but which are acutely felt by others. In doing so, by banding together with others, a …
Editorial: Trinity’s lacklustre Covid response is part of a national problem
College and government must overcome their obsession with “individual responsibility”
Trinity has not bathed itself in glory with respect to its Covid-19 policy this past month. A small outbreak in Goldsmith Hall on February 4 resulted in the entire accommodation complex being sent for testing, while several other cases were …
Editorial: College must step up for students next semester
A recent Trinity College survey shows how much its students are struggling
In Week 11 of Michaelmas Term, Trinity released the results of its survey, offering valuable insight into how students are coping with learning under the pandemic. College’s focus was on the significant majority who said they were in favour of …
Editorial: A new provost is a chance for a new Trinity
The upcoming provost election could disrupt the college’s status quo for the better
We now have the likely field for the provost election. While Professors Linda Doyle, Linda Hogan and Jane Ohlmeyer still have to apply for candidacy, be accepted, and secure the necessary nominations, it seems highly probable they will, given their …
Editorial: Irish housing policy is unjustifiable
Decisions made at a local and national level have costs that are measurable in human lives
In the last week of October, five homeless people died on Irish streets. The number of homeless people who have died in this country since the beginning of the year is now at least fifty. Their homelessness was by no …
Editorial: The pandemic has highlighted that our systems can change – and we must change them
Even during Covid-19, we must push for equality
It’s easy to feel like the pandemic is the only thing that matters right now and that all other issues must take a backseat. This couldn’t be further from the truth. We find ourselves in a situation where long-overdue progress …
Getting stuck into culinary creativity
We asked our readers to write about their new experiences in the kitchen while staying at home
Robert Tolan
I reckon that if I were a baked good, I would be a cupcake – probably lemon-flavoured – so that’s what I decided to begin my baking journey with. There was no question as to whose recipe I …
UL students to spend just one in four weeks on campus
UL’s students will still be required to pay a fee of €3,500, as well as accommodation expenses of up to €6,000
Yesterday morning, University of Limerick (UL) announced that students will be required on campus for only one week throughout the month.
Lectures will be held mostly online, during on and off-campus weeks, due to space constraints created by physical distancing …
Editorial: The SU needs to be more political, not less
The presidential hopefuls are neither as agitated nor impassioned as the leader of a student movement needs to be
With another Student Union election season comes the inevitable debate around the SU’s value, its function, and its mandates as a political entity. The three candidates vying for the position of TCDSU president have supported at least some of SUs …
Editorial: This general election presents a major opportunity to break Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael rule
Ireland’s only hope for change lies in finding common ground among the parties of the left
With the general election fast approaching, a dramatic shift has emerged in the Irish electorate. For the first time in history, Sinn Féin has leapfrogged Fine Gael to command second place in the latest RedC poll. This general election could …