Four months after the Assembly election in March, Northern Ireland still has no devolved government. A long-running dispute behind the political deadlock concerns the introduction of an Irish Language Act. While Irish has official status as a national …
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McGuinness Legacy: The Futility of Violence
Martin McGuinness is a complicated figure and polarising labels add nothing of substance to the debate
The death of Martin McGuinness provoked strong reactions from both those who held him in high esteem and from those who were unable to forgive him for his leading role in the Provisional IRA. The breadth of reactions demonstrates the …
Brexit, Theresa May, and Ireland’s borders: Nick Clegg speaks to the Hist
The Hist host British Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg as their final speaker for the year.
Former leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats party, Nick Clegg , visited the Hist today, April 5, where he was awarded the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Discourse. This award is presented to those who are deemed to have particularly …
Trinity professor expresses concern over possible fee increases for NI students
Professor Jane Ohlmeyer spoke of her concern at an Oireachtas Education Committee meeting
A Trinity professor has expressed her “horror” that Northern Irish students, following Brexit, may have to pay non-EU fees in order to study at a third level institution in the Republic of Ireland and vice-versa. Erasmus Smith’s Professor of Modern …
The unity debate is overlooking an important distinction
Lorcan Mc Laren explains why those who are pro-unity should still vote neutral in this week’s preferendum on Irish unity
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 …
“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 …
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 …
Trinity not accepting results of four A-Levels subjects in NI applications
The four subjects are Software Systems Development, Moving Image Arts, Digital Technology and Environmental Technology
Trinity is one of seven Irish universities not to accept the results of four A-Level subjects in applications to College made by secondary school students in Northern Ireland this year. The move will prevent some students from Northern Ireland from …
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 …
Preferendum will alienate Northern-Irish students
TCDSU’s vote for a preferendum on taking a stance on the constitutional position of Northern Ireland defies both right and reason. The preferendum, proposed and voted upon by the SU council on Valentine’s day, can only go badly. There is …