Trinity history professor says US has “never been so close to authoritarianism” following Trump victory

Dr Daniel Geary said that the result will prompt “soul-searching” within the defeated Democratic Party

A Trinity history professor has said that the US has never before “been so close to authoritarianism” following the election of Donald Trump earlier this week.

Writing in the Irish Times, professor of American history Dr Daniel Geary forecasted that

President dissolves Dáil despite pleas from pro-Palestine activists

Hundreds of activists petitioned the President to postpone the dissolvement until the Occupied Territories Bill was enacted

President Michael D. Higgins has today dissolved the Dáil ahead of the general election later this month, despite pleas from pro-Palestine activists for him to postpone this action until the Occupied Territories Bill is passed.

Taoiseach Simon Harris announced on

College agrees to increase the number of staff in Oifig na Gaeilge

This move comes after heavy campaigning from AMLCT/TCDSU on the lack of Gaeilge present in College

On Wednesday, November 6, College confirmed that the recruitment process will soon begin in the hope of increasing the number of staff in Oifig na Gaeilge. Currently, there is only one employee working in Oifig na Gaeilge.

In comparison, UCD’s

Aontaíonn an Coláiste Líon na mBall Foirne in Oifig na Gaeilge a mhéadú

Tarlaíonn sé seo i ndiaidh dianfheachtasaíochta de chuid AMLCT/TCDSU faoin easpa Gaeilge sa Choláiste

and

Dé Céadaoin 6ú Samhain 2024, dheimhnigh an Coláiste go dtosóidh próiseas earcaithe go luath le dóchas le go méadófar líon na mball foirne in Oifig na Gaeilge. Níl ach fostaí amháin ag obair san Oifig faoi láthair.

I gcomparáid, tá

OPW reiterates warnings that a St Stephen’s Green Metro stop will have “profound negative impacts”

The proposed stop at St Stephen’s Green East is a key part of the MetroLink plan.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has doubled down on its opposition to a stop for the planned Metrolink at St Stephen’s Green. 

The state agency has argued a new stop for the underground would cause a “direct, severe, negative,

Government task force report recommends “big moves” to revitalise Dublin City Centre

The launch of the taskforce “marks the beginning of a new chapter for our capital” Taoiseach Simon Harris says

Last month the government launched the report of the Dublin City Taskforce, aimed at revitalising the City Centre. 

The report, presented in September, outlines a series of recommendations designed to make Dublin a more attractive, safe, and vibrant space for

Student science groups plead for greater institutional support

The associations are “forced to restrict their activities” due to a lack of funding, members claim

Students involved in various science associations based in the Hamilton at Trinity College Dublin have pleaded for more institutional support, citing continuous issues with a lack of funding and resources.

These associations, which include Theoretical Physics Student Association (TPSA) and

TCDSU Council formally approves postgraduate integration into union

The motion will create a postgraduate researcher assembly to address postgraduate specific issues

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) council has formally approved the full integration of postgraduates into the union.

A motion proposed by Education Officer Eoghan Gilroy seeks to “fully incorporate postgraduates into the union’s structure and initiatives”.

Postgraduate students and