Our friends are leaving: The government must compete to keep young people in Ireland

Ireland is one of the most highly educated countries in the world; we haven’t seen a proper return on that investment and the government must realise that our young people are in demand

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

Stop imposing TCDSU membership!

TCDSU is vocal about its defence of students’ rights, yet it denies students the right to freedom of association

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

Fitzgerald building - TCD physics 300

Uproar over CAO random selection offers an opportunity to address systemic issues

Students this year lost out on college places due to random selection in the CAO: this unfairness demands immediate action

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

The highs and lows of TCDSU 2023/24

This year’s sabbatical team has been memorable, both for their successes and for their missteps

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

Navigating the autistic experience in college

Ava Dowdall discusses the unique and often challenging experience of being a third level student with autism

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

The half baked activism of Instagram infographics

Never has there been a time where information about the world around us was so easily accessible

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