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College to provide accommodation to Ukrainian refugees for four weeks
Trinity is one of a number of Irish universities to offer rooms to refugees during the summer months
College is to provide 200 beds to refugees for four weeks in the months of May and June.
The single ensuite rooms will be made available to refugees fleeing Ukraine from May 22 to June 19. After this period “other …
Cricketer Leah Paul named Sport Person of the Year at Trinity Sports Awards
Student athletes and clubs were acknowledged at an awards ceremony at the Aviva Stadium
Cricketer Leah Paul was last night named Sport Person of the Year at the Trinity Sports Awards 2022. The ceremony was the first to be held in person since 2019.
Thirteen awards, as well as the University Pinks, were awarded …
Harris publishes plan to reduce student contribution charge
Government has decided that student loans will not form as part of the higher education funding model going forward
This afternoon, Simon Harris published plans by the department to reduce the student contribution charge going forward.
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris has published a plan to reduce the cost of higher education.…
Trinity Professor appointed president of Ireland’s newest technological university
Professor Veronica Campbell will take up the role at the South East Technological University on May 1
A professor of Trinity’s Department of Physiology has been appointed as the first president of the South East Technological University (SETU).
Professor Veronica Campbell, who has previously held several senior roles in Trinity, will take up the role on Sunday, …
Numerous incidents of Trinity Ball ticket touting reported
Some sellers have asked for up to €900 for their spare tickets.
Numerous reports of touting of tickets to Trinity Ball have circulated widely online in recent days, with ticket holders reselling their tickets significantly above the original price.
Tickets for Trinity Ball originally went on sale on March 23 for €91, …
Shannon Connolly elected editor of Trinity News
The paper’s current deputy editor will begin her tenure on May 1.
Shannon Connolly has been unanimously elected editor of Trinity News for the 2022/23 academic year at the paper’s AGM this evening.
Connolly, a Junior Sophister English and Philosophy student, has previously served as assistant news editor, news editor, and deputy …
Gardaí Investigate suspected fraudulent financial activity within Trinity
The Examiner reported that the matter was “made clear” at Trinity Board meeting on March 23, as it would be reflected in Trinity’s annual financial report
Gardaí are currently investigating “suspected fraudulent financial activity at an education institution in Dublin”, an Garda Síochana confirmed to Trinity News this evening.
Earlier yesterday, the Irish Examiner reported that a “number of alleged unauthorised payments” in Trinity are being …
Trinity law professor accused of murder granted bail on appeal
Diarmuid Rossa Phelan left the High Court “totally in the dark” about his financial situation
A Trinity law professor accused of murder has been granted bail of €100,000, with the Court of Appeal overturning a previous High Court decision.
President of the Court of Appeal Justice George Birmingham said that Diarmuid Rossa Phelan enjoys the …
College inaugurates former Chief Justice Frank Clarke as new Pro-Chancellor
The inauguration took place at a ceremony in the Provost’s House
Barrister and former Chief Justice of Ireland Frank Clarke was inaugurated as a new Pro-Chancellor of the University of Dublin at a ceremony held in the Provost’s House on March 31.
Clarke joins the University’s five other Pro-Chancellors: the Rt …