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Editorial: Enoch Burke needs to cop on
The media frenzy surrounding Burke needs to stop
Enoch Burke has, for all the wrong reasons, become a household name over the course of the last few months. There is scarcely a person on the island of Ireland who does not know who he is, or why he …
Editorial: Ireland is not full, it’s derelict
The #IrelandIsFull movement is nothing more than a xenophobic excuse to blame poor housing policy on migrants and refugees.
For the past two weeks, the Irish media has detailed the shortage of accommodation for refugees arriving in Ireland. This shortage problem is about to get significantly worse as there are currently 365 hotels in Ireland whose contracts to house …
Editorial: Welcome to our Sex Issue
From our staff, welcome to our sex issue
Trinity News is currently in its’ 69th volume, and we wouldn’t miss an opportunity to celebrate this. This issue of Trinity News, issue 3, is our sex issue. We have compiled over 40 articles in this issue discussing all things …
Editorial: There is no reason to delay the renaming of the Berkeley
Delays to renaming the premises should face serious scrutiny
Content warning: This article contains details of enslavement and a discussion of systemic racism. This article also references the abuse of young girls by Schrödinger.
Calls to rename the Berkeley Library began in February of this year, when a petition …
Editorial: Gardaí should not be welcome at Trinity Ball
Undercover police make us less safe at College’s biggest event
The end of Hilary Term is approaching and with it, by far the biggest event of the year: Trinity Ball. This year’s edition is all the more notable because it is the first since 2019, meaning the vast majority of …
Editorial: The solidarity we’ve shown the Ukrainian people must be extended across the globe
Recent support has been incredible, but where has it been when so many others needed it?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has, rightly, been met with almost universal condemnation. Countries across Europe and the world, including Ireland, welcomed Ukrainian refugees with open arms, correctly identifying it as an unassailable moral obligation. Ukrainian refugees in Ireland have …
Editorial: The Department’s reporting of its survey on sexual violence was irresponsible
Declaring “most students feel safe” when nearly a third of female students experienced rape was irresponsible, and unfair to those who participated in the survey
This article contains discussion of sexual harassment, violence and rape.
Earlier this week, the Department of Higher and Further Education published the findings of their survey on sexual violence and harassment in third level education. This report contained some highly …
Editorial: Students and staff left out in the cold by government
Ireland’s current official policy regarding schools is based on denial
At 9am on November 29, when schools around Ireland were beginning the week’s classes, the temperature across much of Leinster was 1°C. Most of those same schools are currently conducting classes with all their windows open to provide ventilation and …
Editorial: World leaders do not care about climate change, and we’re out of time
COP26 was the final proof, if it was needed, that politicians cannot and will not save us
The 26th annual meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, usually referred to as COP26, concludes today (November 12). As the 118 private jets that gathered in Glasgow for the meeting …