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

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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

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 …

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.