Tar éis bheith ag obair le Gaeilge365 le cúpla mí anuas, ag déileáil leo siúd i gcroílár na Gaeilge i mBaile Átha Cliath, b’fhollasach dom gur dream thar a bheith dearfach iad siúd ag comhardú todhchaí na Gaeilge sa phríomhchathair. …
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Small Things Like These and continuous remembrance
We must remember the darkest chapters of our country’s past so that congruent monstrosities do not reoccur
Small Things Like These is a story of darkness. It is a tale of trauma which hides in plain sight. Particularly in Ireland, much of what governs our society remains unspoken. The power of the unsaid, the space between the …
From muse to maker
Boland moved women from the position of object to subject, allowing them to be creators in both their art and life
“If a female had once passed the gate it would be practically impossible to watch what buildings or chambers she had entered.” Such were the words of the Board of Trinity College in 1895. Less than a decade later, in …
An fíor Dracula: An Éireannach é?!
Cuireann Hannah Joung an baint idir Dracula agus béaloideas na hÉireann – go háirithe an abhartach – ós ár gcómhair
Ag druidim i dtreo na Samhna, níl éinne níos iomchuí ná ceann de na haithreacha na litríochta Gotaí, Bram Stoker. Bíonn clú agus cáil air de bharr an leabhar is clúití dá cuid Dracula (1897). Is úrscéal eipistileach é …
Who’s afraid to speak up for the establishment?
To fight against corporate encroachment and commercialisation of our university, we should emphasise Trinity’s unique traditions and institutions
Trinity is undoubtedly culturally, historically, and religiously, alien to Ireland. Once the site of the Catholic Priory of All Hallows, the Reformation in Ireland effectively closed all monastic institutions, though not without resistance. When Henry VIII introduced legislation to the …
As Israel invades Lebanon, Trinity once again fails its Middle Eastern students
As we watch a close partner university endure a situation beyond comprehensible difficulty, Trinity’s public silence only becomes more disappointing and quite frankly baffling
On the 24th February 2022, Russian military forces began a ground invasion into Ukraine. Within three days of this military action, Trinity had issued a statement condemning the invasion: “Ní neart go cur le chéile. Trinity stands with Ukraine.”
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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 …
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 …