The pivotal years of adolescence are often something older generations reflect on with fondness. At the intersection of new freedoms and growing responsibilities, adolescence is the period of time in which a person forms their identity. However, in recent decades …
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Irish neutrality in the face of European bravado
A new European military structure may soon form, but Ireland shouldn’t take a seat at the table
Ireland’s symbolic and official neutrality is at its most vulnerable position since the onset of the Second World War. Its decades-long position within the European Union is now intertwined with an American retreat from the defence of Ukraine, and European …
When it comes to student experience, Trinity can learn from its European counterparts
How Trinity can improve based on the European model of third level education
It’s fair to say Trinity does a lot very well. We have a vibrant student life with an abundance of societies that makes meeting new friends easy. Our Health Service is effective and helpful. The libraries are brimming with (millions …
Hallsome! Why Trinity Halls is the ideal place to live in first year
The tight knit and endlessly welcoming atmosphere of Halls plays a crucial role in supporting 850 first years every year in settling in and adjusting to life in Dublin
For many of us, our earliest memory of life in Trinity was the day so eagerly counted down to since the release of the CAO. We arrived on Dartry Road in cars full of boxes upon boxes, ready to move …
College helped me overcome my school bullying-induced anxiety
While the healing journey can be slow, College makes the process easier and more rewarding
It was almost three years ago that I sat my leaving certificate exams, bringing to a close over a decade of combined primary and secondary school education. Unlike many students, my final days of school did not culminate in a …
Why Ireland’s Leaving Certificate Reforms Could Fail Future College Students
Critics warn that continuous assessment, if introduced without proper support, may heighten stress and widen socio-economic gaps
Ireland’s education system has long been a rite of passage for teenagers preparing to transition into adulthood, academic pursuits, and professional life. For decades, students have sat the Junior Certificate as a precursor to the all-important Leaving Certificate, a set …
TCDSU’s latest campaign is a chilling endorsement of mob violence, not a call for justice
The solution to sexual violence must be systematic and liberatory — it cannot simply be punitive
Anna Kollár was Gender Equality Officer of TCDSU 2023/24.
On Tuesday, April 1, a protest outside Trinity’s Arts Block featured a hanging effigy and a banner that read, “Support survivors, not rapists.” Students were encouraged to strike the effigy with …
Sex for rent and societal expectation
New legislation offers a chance to address a foundation of gender-based violence and sexual intimidation – it cannot be pushed out any longer
To call sex-for-rent arrangements “frustrating” is so obvious that it is almost flippant to do so.
Recent coverage in the media has outlined the practice, whereby advertisement will either explicitly, or upon further enquiry, reveal that people are renting out …
Trinity’s push for modernity is diluting its legacy
Trinity has the privilege of history, yet it’s choosing a future of bland uniformity
Trinity was founded in 1592, as Trinity College, University of Dublin, just like Trinity College, University of Cambridge, and Trinity College, University of Oxford. This was done on purpose, mirroring the aesthetics and academic traditions of England’s collegiate universities. Trinity …
Todhchaí oifigeach na Gaeilge in AMLCT: An obair os ár gcomhair
Labhraíonn Pádraig Mac Brádaigh, Oifigeach Gaeilge reatha an Aontais, faoina thaithí sa ról go dtí seo agus céard atá uaidh don ról amach anseo
De réir mar atá séasúr na dtoghchán tar éis bualadh linn in Aontas na Mac Léinn, is fiú athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar an obair atá déanta go dtí seo agam féin agus súil a chaitheamh ar na blianta le teacht. …