In 1983, the introduction of the Eighth Amendment had the support of 66.9% of the voting population. On Friday 66.4% voted to have it removed. The logic of this mirror image is compelling; there has been an inexorable evolution of …
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How China is becoming a world leader in environmentalism
China has been reducing pollution at record speed – America should follow suit
“Crazy bad” was the phrase used by the US Embassy to describe air pollution on January 11 2013 in Beijing. They noted an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 755. The top of the AQI scale? 500.
While people took …
Sometimes the right choice is the hardest one
Compassion for women who are suffering is the key reason to repeal the eighth amendment
I am a resolute atheist, but like many in this country, both non-religious or from different faiths, I was raised in a school system where morals were taught via the christian faith. Despite not currently believing in any faith system …
What I’m really thinking: A student who has had an abortion
The human side of this debate needs to be heard
Content warning: eating disorders, repeal referendum
On May 28, 2015 I travelled from Dublin to Manchester for a surgical abortion.
For me, the decision to have an abortion was not a particularly difficult or distressing one. It is the stigma …
Katie Ascough’s cynical worldview
The pro-life movement in Ireland are using campus censorship as an excuse for losing the argument
“Given the imminence of a referendum and the current oppression of freedom of speech in universities across the country,” Katie Ascough said, in a recent interview with the Irish Independent, “I am not holding my breath for a fair and …
Expulsion of a Russian diplomat from Ireland – a prudent move?
Ireland’s expulsion of a Russian diplomat undermines our neutrality
Tuesday two weeks ago, the decision was taken by the government to expel one of the seventeen Russian diplomats currently stationed in Ireland. This move follows a wave of similar expulsions across the Western world in response to the poisoning …
More is on trial than rugby players
Alumni Cookie Policy Staff Advertising Archive About Contact Trinity News | Ireland’s Oldest Student Paper Home News Features Comment SciTech Sport Multimedia Editorial Blog Archive TN2 More is on trial than rugby players “The law reflects the norms of society and is up for debate. It is my right and yours to express disgust with how it is carried out.”
Content warning: Sexual assault
The media circus that has taken place during and after the trial of the now infamous Northern Irish rugby stars has been costly. Though it was the rugby players that were officially on trial, the young …
It’s time to bring Take Back Trinity a step further
Take Back Trinity is a response to many deeper issues in Irish universities, which remain unsolved
The last month has been a turning point in Trinity, and perhaps student politics nationally. Undergraduate, international, and postgraduate students united to undertake the most radical student action in over a decade, successfully winning on all our demands.
After years …
The Good Friday Agreement is a thing of the past
The risk of a hard border could cause the peace to be disrupted once again
I would venture to say there was not a dry eye in sitting rooms across Ireland, as the poignant scenes of the final episode of Derry Girls aired last month. While this generation has grown up in the reconciliation era …
The speaking of a language is its lifeblood
Recognising the Irish language is essential to peace
In the midst of the ongoing battle between Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and as the British government tries in vain to get the Stormont Executive functioning again, the Irish language has become a point of serious …