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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 …
Sabbatical elections are a huge deal, especially for Trinity College Dublin’s Students’ Union (SU), where it is of massive importance to elect several people to represent the various needs of our considerable student body and convey the needs of that …
In an email addressed to the entire student body on the 16th of February, Provost Linda Doyle reiterated the fact that 2024 has been dubbed the “Year of Elections”. Up to 50 countries will head to the polls to some …
On the 8 March 2024, Irish citizens will be asked to vote on two referendums. The goal: to make Ireland more inclusive and protective of those previously neglected by the constitution. If passed, the definition of family in articles 41.1.1 …
What can a person achieve in 34 years? Well, one could be born, attend school, move to college, graduate, start work, get married, start a family, and maybe even buy a house if we’re prepared to stretch the limits of …
Recently, I was lucky enough to score tickets to Noah Kahan’s sold-out Dublin concert. In order to enjoy the concert, as soon as the bridge of ‘Your Needs, My Needs’ began, I promptly put my coat hood on (backwards) to …
After having been suspended for around two years, Stormont was reopened at the beginning of the month, and Northern Ireland’s first Nationalist and Republican First Minister, Michelle O’Neill, was sworn into office. This comes in the wake of the historic …
For a week, the Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) elections were the most contested they’ve been since 2015. Michael McInerney dropping out of the comms race makes the number of candidates the same as in 2021, but that nine-year …
With campaigns for the TCDSU sabbatical positions well underway, and the high number of 13 candidates fighting for our votes, there’s been great debate and discourse around campus. Two candidates in particular, Ralph Balfe, (presidential candidate), and Nathan Harrington, (Welfare …
Each year, there are around 4,000 students enrolled in masters programmes at Trinity. Many have just finished undergraduate degrees and have opted to continue their education at Trinity, pursuing their lifelong dreams and passions. These courses already cost us a …