Welfare and equality race: Deirdre Leahy promises improved accessibility and representation for health science students

The occupational therapy student believes her experience of “sitting at both sides of the table” has granted her the necessary experience for the role

Deirdre Leahy, a final year occupational therapy student hailing from County Cork and one of four candidates in the Welfare and Equality officer race, is running a campaign centered around her practical experience as a health science student. 

Leahy has

Welfare and equality race: John Garvey says the most important part of his campaign is ensuring accessibility and support

Former JCR Welfare Officer plans to reintroduce key welfare initiatives and provide hands-on approach and face-to-face interactions

A final year English and History student from County Mayo, John Garvey is running to be the next Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) Welfare and Equality Officer. He differentiates himself from his competition – Nina Crofts, Bargavi Maghadi, and

Welfare and equality Race: Nina Crofts wants “to be here to listen to every single person on campus”

Crofts outlines plans for funding for commuters, tackling mental health services and emotional appeals to the college

A union hack, a student journalist, a society enthusiast – all are terms which could correctly apply to Nina Crofts, one of the candidates running to be the Welfare and Equality Officer for Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU). A

More than what makes the headlines: a closer look at North Africa’s migrants

An exploration of the migrant population in Morocco

The rise of anti-immigrant rhetoric continues to pollute contemporary politics both within and outside of the European Union. With this, the image of migrants from across the African continent crossing the Mediterranean in perilous circumstances becomes further entrenched in popular

Buster Whaley: “I’ve never played an active role in the SU, but the majority of students haven’t”

The fourth year PPES student hopes to make “tangible” change as education officer

Buster Whaley, a fourth year PPES student, had never done an interview before.  But then, this campaign is full of firsts for him, as he takes on the mammoth task of campaigning for the second most senior position in Trinity

Conchúr Ó Cathasaigh on the transition from Electoral Commision to election candidate: “It’s a bit strange”

The former chair of Council hopes to use his extensive experience to “articulate the students point of view”

Conchúr Ó Cathasaigh is not at all naive about the responsibilities he would acquire if elected as an Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) Education Officer. Having served last year as Chair of Council on the Electoral Commision (EC), Ó

President race: Seán Thim O’Leary wants to run a “service based, grassroots, welfare-oriented students’ union” 

The third-year PPES student is ready to apply their union experience to the role of president

Seán Thim O’Leary has experience in the students’ union, but they also have experience as the average Trinity student. A third-year PPES student from County Wexford, O’Leary has served as a class representative since 2022. They were also elected as

President race: First year Giovanni Li wants to redirect the SU toward “everyday issues”

The youngest candidate for students’ union president in years vows to “report to the students and only to students”

In a race where every vote counts, first-year candidate Giovanni Li is making waves with a platform that zeroes in on the everyday issues students face.

Li, a Middle Eastern and European languages and cultures (MEELC) student whose involvement in

President race: Patrick Keegan wants to see “more disruptive direct action” carried out by the union

The student activist believes direct action “forces people to pay attention” and hopes to continue the union’s recent tradition of using it to enact change

Hailing from New York, Patrick Keegan is one of three candidates running for the SU presidency this year. He is currently the international students officer of the union, as well as being in his second term as business school convenor. 

Art in a city that hates you: Dublin’s graffiti writers

The city’s graffiti artists are a community pushed off the streets, many from a generation locked out of homeownership

Graffiti is hidden in plain sight in Dublin; it colours the side of train tracks, shutters, electricity boxes and abandoned buildings. Graffiti is everywhere when you look for it, unlike the writers themselves. These often elusive artists operate like nocturnal