Set in the corner of Front Square, nestled beside the Main Arch, the walk across the cobblestones to House 6 is often thought of as a cornerstone of the Trinity student experience. Home to not only the SU but also …
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Modernising elections and opening up politics
Malcolm Noonan speaks to Trinity News on the new Electoral Reform Bill
Having recently finished a students’ union election season unlike any other, Trinity students have been listening to conversations and asking questions about how to encourage turnout in elections and engagement among voters. Historically, turnout is usually quite low in Trinity …
Sunday Longread: The rise of Instagram activism
Why the infographics you see in your friends’ stories look the way they do
Our lives have been quiet recently, but Instagram has not. Your friends might have few pictures to share from their humdrum existences, and so the type of content you’ll see on the app has changed dramatically. Gone is the Instagram …
From then to now: An overview of Trinity’s closure and when we might return
One year on from when Trinity closed its doors, officials are “optimistic” at prospects for a return in September 2021
Trinity first closed its gates due to the pandemic a year ago, with some students not having stepped foot on campus since. On 10 March 2020, Trinity moved all lectures online due to Covid-19 concerns. This followed a petition to …
UT Race: Peter Caddle believes that his “influence could be a very good course correction for the University Times”
Caddle has said he would use the money from cutting the print edition to improve the paper’s website and the rest he will “probably just hand back to the union”
Peter Caddle, one of two candidates for the editorship of the University Times (UT), says his reasons for running are “very simple”; he thinks he is “the best person for the job”. However, having no experience in the paper, he …
UT Race: Emer Moreau says she will hold College to account
“UT is a newspaper and we have a very stringent set of editorial and ethics policies… and I don’t see a lot of that from the Burkean”, Moreau told Trinity News
Emer Moreau is a third year English and psychology student, and is currently the Deputy Editor of the University Times. She previously served as News Editor and Assistant Editor before taking up the position of Deputy Editor in December 2020.…
Ents race: Greg Arrowsmith to organise events that are “not just a night out”
Among his campaign promises are plans to host a Senior Freshers’ Week and a second Trinity Ball
Greg Arrowsmith is a third-year Politics and Economics student, and is one of the two candidates running for the position of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) Entertainments (Ents) Officer for the 2021-22 academic term.
The Ents officer is charged …
Ents race: Antonia Brady to make events “as accessible for all as possible”
Brady capitalises on “non-traditional event spaces” and has plans in place even if required to go virtual
Antonia Brady, a fourth year Drama and Irish student, is one of two candidates vying for the position of Entertainments (Ents) Officer for the 2021-22 term in the Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU). Hailing from Navan, Co. Meath, Brady …
Communications race: Aoife Cronin says raising awareness of welfare supports the “number one priority”
The sole Communications and Marketing Officer candidate Aoife Cronin said of TCDSU’s financial position that if students return to campus “the union will be fine”
Aoife Cronin is the sole candidate running for Communications & Marketing Officer in this year’s Trinity College Dublin Students Union (TCDSU) elections. The Communications Officer often represents the first point of contact between students and the SU. With the potential …
Welfare race: Dylan Krug wants to answer “what do I do now?”
The Welfare Committee member wants to help students make “informed choices”
Dylan Krug, a Junior Sophister Biological and Biomedical Science student, is one of two students contesting the position of Welfare and Equality Officer for the coming year. In the first election for this position since 2017 that has been contested …