Jessie Dolliver

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16 FEB

Final hustings proves to be passionate spectacle

The last hustings in the Leadership Race of Trinity College Dublin’s Students’ Union (TCDSU) was held in halls accommodation on Mondays night. The proceedings followed the structure of a short speech by each candidate followed by questions from the audience.

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The last hustings in the Leadership Race of Trinity College Dublin’s Students’ Union (TCDSU) was held in halls accommodation on Mondays night. The proceedings followed the structure of a short speech by each candidate followed by a question from the …

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15 FEB

Senator David Norris launches Trinity’s Green Week 2016

A €5,550 cheque for the Children’s Hospital in Crumlin was produced, and it was announced that the donation was funded by “monies saved due to recycling on campus”

NEWSGreen Week 2016 was launched today outside the Exam Hall in Front Square by Senator David Norris. Many of the candidates running in the Leadership Race of Trinity College Dublin’s Students’ Union (TCDSU) were present, as brief environmental policy statements …

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07 FEB

Can Trinity be the global leader it yearns to be despite unethical investment?

As TCDSU celebrates its first ever Divestment Week, senior reporter Jessie Dolliver examines what impact College’s investments and activities have on its image

NEWSEver since I first set foot in Trinity I knew I wanted to study here. This was in part, I suppose, due to the stately imposing buildings and chattering colourful students. More than anything, I was attracted to how current …

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07 FEB

Trinity students take part in anti-fascism protest in Dublin city centre

Pegida supporters were met by an opposing crowd of activists composed of anti-racism and Muslim groups, including a Trinity student contingent

NEWSViolent conflict arose between demonstrators, including students of Trinity College Dublin, and police yesterday in Dublin city centre.

An estimated 1,000 people were protesting the launch of the anti-Islam group Pegida’s first Irish branch. Pegida stands for Patriotic Europeans against …

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04 FEB

First Year, first rally: marching in solidarity with the TUI through the perspective of a recent activist

“This was to be my first student protest in Trinity, and it was everything I had expected it would be”

COMMENTYesterday at one, Students Against Fees held a rally and march in solidarity with the Teachers Union of Ireland’s (TUI) Institutes of Technology strike. The march was organised to “show solidarity with the Teachers Union of Ireland strike over the …

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14 JAN

Trinity and Google collaborate to launch Dublin Rising 1916-2016 exhibition online

Dublin Rising 1916-2016 is an interactive tour of Dublin, narrated by actor Colin Farrell

NEWSA collection of rare and previously unpublished material related to the 1916 Rising and held in Trinity College Dublin Library will now be accessible online thanks to a recent collaboration between the Library and the Google Cultural Institute.

The Google …

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08 DEC

Trinity researchers awarded prestigious grants by European Research Council

The announcements mean that Trinity has received more ERC awards than any other institution in Ireland since their inception

NEWSUnder the banner of Horizon 2020, the largest EU research and innovation programme ever, researchers from Trinity College Dublin, Dr Lydia Lynch and Dr Aidan McDonald, have both been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant awards.

ERC Starting …