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Recently published statistics from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that emigration from Ireland is at its highest rate since 2015; in the year to April, a whopping 69,000 people left Ireland’s shores. 10,600 of those moved to Australia, the …
None of the current students ever applied to be members of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU), but all students are automatically enrolled in the SU and have to pay for their membership. I am surprised by such disregard for …
When this year’s Central Applications Office (CAO) offers were released at 2pm on Wednesday, August 28, the debate about random selection in Ireland’s higher education system resurfaced. But what exactly is random selection, and does it truly belong in a …
Compared to previous years, this cohort of sabbatical officers has been the most politically active in recent history. As the face of the union, President László Molnárfi has expanded political engagement on the premise that radicalism is the only viable …
College is a training ground for young people, but in Trinity’s culture that training ground can come at personal cost. In Trinity, I have been in various positions in societies and Trinity News. I have achieved my first year dream …
When reporter Charlie Bird began his career at RTE, he carried a dictionary in his pocket. He found himself constantly searching for the spelling of words, and also their meaning, to make sure he was using them correctly. When I …
In the lead up to my 18th birthday, two things were top priority on my to-do list: apply for my age card and register to vote. Throughout my years in school, I developed a deep interest in politics, fostered by …
Leo Varadkar held the record for the youngest Taoiseach in the history of the State, and although Simon Harris has since eclipsed him for this title following the Fine Gael Ard Fheis, this is something for which Varadkar will be …
My experience of knowing that I am autistic is very limited to my time in college, which inevitably happens when you are diagnosed two months before you start your degree. It has been an experience where, as I have known …
Never has there been a time where information about the world around us was so easily accessible, whether on the radio, TV, newspapers, or, more recently, social media. Information on current affairs, specifically humanitarian issues, climate change, and wars raging …