Debate on the prospect of a unified Ireland is often characterised as impervious to logic and deeply personal. Beliefs on both sides are formed by the community in which one grows up and most people, north and south of the …
Brexit
“A neutral vote is a vehicle for Unionism”
On Tuesday and Wednesday of next week Trinity students will be asked to take a position on reunification of Ireland. Two campaigns have arisen around the yes campaign and a vote for the SU to take a neutral stance. The …
What Irish unification means for students
Cormac Begley argues that Trinity students should vote to mandate TCDSU to support Irish unification in this week’s preferendum
At first the debate over unification may seem too abstract to be of any real concern to students. This is far from the case. Irish unification relates to a number of student issues including fees, student debt and Erasmus. As …
NUI Galway votes to support Irish reunification
The motion was proposed by Sinn Fein at NUIG
NUI Galway Students’ Union (NUIGSU) has voted to support the reunification of Ireland and will now call on the Irish government to hold a referendum on the issue.
The motion was proposed by Sinn Féin at the National University of …
The nitty-gritty of the Northern Irish elections
Seana Davis investigates the challenges and controversies of Northern Irish politics as the election gets underway
After months of controversy, the whirlwind political scandal “cash for ash” caused the collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly. After ten years of power-sharing between the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin, it was a botched energy scheme that …
The more things change, the more they stay the same
In the run-up to the assembly elections in Northern Ireland, Patrick Higgins looks at the current relationship between Sinn Féin and the DUP.
The praise of Martin McGuiness upon his withdrawal from frontline politics from unionists and nationalists alike, along with comments made by Gerry Adams about the advancement of a “new generation” upon the promotion of Michele O’Neill of Sinn Fein made …
Nicola Sturgeon awarded Honorary Patronage of the Phil
The First Minister of Scotland gave an address the University Philosophical Society in the GMB today
The First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon visited Trinity College to address the University Philosophical Society, in front of a packed audience of students and staff in the Graduates Memorial Building on Monday, 28 November. She was warmly welcomed to …
Trinity students react to Trump
Students at home and abroad share their reactions to the elected ‘Trump America’
“What disturbs me the most is the indifferent people. The people who think that racism is an opinion to be respected.” This “silent racism” is, in Miller’s opinion, the “biggest threat” to the world at the moment.”
Donald Trump’s election …
Éire Amach? An Investigation
An investigation into growing Euroscepticism, countered by the continual pro-EU stance that the majority hold
Euroscepticism – a criticism or strong opposition towards the European Union – continues to rise throughout Europe according to the latest Pew Research Center statistics. The result of the British referendum in favour of leaving the EU has raised many …
Brexit casts shadow over Irish progress
Stephen Frain discusses the political consequences of the UK’s decision to leave the EU and what it will mean for Northern Ireland
Until the seismic events of last June, Anglo-Irish relations were arguably better than they have ever been since independence. It is now just over 100 days since the Brexit referendum, a referendum on Ireland’s future in which Ireland did not …