Over one hundred years ago, one of history’s greatest revolutionary women, Rosa Luxemburg, wrote on the significance of the mass strike. Luxemburg’s attempt was among the first to examine, rigorously and in depth, the role of the strike in the …
repeal the 8th
Hist debate questions how far we should go in pushing for repeal
Hist hosts final of internal debating competition with the motion “This House supports all forms of civil disobedience to repeal the 8th Amendment”
On Wednesday, the Hist hosted eight student speakers to debate the motion “This House supports all forms of civil disobedience to repeal the 8th Amendment”. The debate was the final of an internal debating competition called “Harneys” which is open …
Panel Discussion on Political Activism
The Burke Sessions, in association with TCDSU Lobby Group, host a panel discussion on political activism in Ireland today
On Monday evening, the College Historical Society, in association with the newly founded TCDSU Lobby Group, hosted a panel discussion on Political activism. The event was a part The Burke Sessions a series of panel discussions run by a subcommittee …
Trinity students join Strike 4 Repeal assembly on O’Connell bridge
Trinity students and TCDSU join with an estimated 3,000 people to mark international women’s day.
Over 300 Trinity students joined the Strike for Repeal march today, marching from Front Square to O’Connell Bridge. The march, which began at 12.30 and was organised by TCD Strike For Repeal in conjunction with TCDSU, saw students and staff …
Op-ed: Why you should support the Strike 4 Repeal campaign
Strike 4 repeal TCD member Aislinn Shanahan Daly outlines why you should support the strike on the 8th of March
12 women travel to England each day to have abortions; safe yet illegal abortion pills are used by thousands of Irish women through services like need abortion Ireland and women on web; the last Irish Magdalene laundry was closed …
Is Repeal enough?
The way in which we approach the campaign for abortion rights has recently evolved in an attempt to gain traction with the modern electorate – but could this affect the diversity of the campaign?
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“If we want to truly challenge the current of conservatism that preserves the 8th, it is worth examining the popular engagement people have with abortion rights as a single political issue, and to self-examine our role as activists within the
UCDSU will send submission to Citizens’ Assembly following referendum
The submission follows the defeat of last week’s referendum on SU neutrality regarding abortion
University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) have sent in a submission to the Citizens’ Assembly advocating for a referendum to repeal the 8th amendment.
The submission follows a referendum held last week, in which UCD students voted against the adoption …
Be wary of a culture where only one voice is heard
Calling for freedom of speech through the eyes and experiences of a pro-life student in Trinity
I am woman. I am feminist. I am pro-life. To many my identities are contradictory but I have come to hold my pro-life views following much careful contemplation. I have looked to both sides of the debate, and this is …
Introducing the TCDSU Lobby Group
The group was formed this summer with President Kieran McNulty as Chair
In line with his manifesto for election, Trinity College Dublin Student Union (TCDSU) President Kieran McNulty has organised a Lobby Group which will act as the SU’s ‘political wing’, aiming to represent student voices in national politics through eight campaigns: …
Review: ‘Someone You Love’ photography exhibition
Shane Kenneally sets the scene of the vibrant event, showcasing pro-choice art, in the Copper House Gallery
Down the crooked roads which trail off Camden street, I find myself passing an endless stream of quaint brick houses, remnants of Dublin’s Georgian past. The area which surrounds the Copper House Gallery is authentic, antiquated one could say. Smoke …