Only class reps can vote, but anyone can go to an SU monthly congress, and they are fascinating things. Speeches for or against motions can only be about 2 minutes long. For the motion to support BDS at the most …
preferendum
TCDSU votes to stay neutral on Irish reunification
The result was announced at 6pm outside House 6
Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) has voted to remain neutral on the issue of a united Ireland. The result was announced by Education Officer Dale Ó Faoilleacháin on the doorstep of House 6. Out of a turnout of 2,157 …
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 …
Campaigning starts in preferendum on Irish reunification
Voting will take place on March 14 and 15
Campaigning in the Irish reunification preferendum officially started at 9am this morning. The campaigning period will last three days, March 9, 10 and 13, before voting on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Voters will decide what stance, if any, …
Who fears to speak of a United Ireland?
Liam Cowley argues that a discussion of Ireland’s reunification does not begin at the level of “high politics”, nor should it do so
With the news that a preferendum on the SU’s stance on a united Ireland is on the way, it is important that the Trinity student community makes the right decision; that we stand on the right side of history and …
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 …