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 …
Same-sex marriage
Trinity hosts public forum on marriage referendum in lead-up to polling day
Although tensions occasionally surfaced, the debate was conducted in a very civil manner with four panelists speaking per side
A public forum on the upcoming marriage referendum took place in the Edmund Burke Theatre yesterday evening. The forum was organised by Trinity College to encourage discussion amongst staff and students regarding the marriage referendum and the event was welcomed …
Being against same-sex marriage isn’t homophobic
Ciara O’Rourke
Contributor
A few weeks ago, I was Googling same-sex marriage when I came across a piece by Yasmin Nair. In it she says: “Denying marriage to some is denying them their ability to love or to have their …
Be careful about who you call a homophobe
Ryan Connolly
Contributor
By now I’m sure that most of Trinity is aware of the controversy over the interview with the drag queen Rory O’Neill, aka Panti Bliss, on the Saturday Night Show with Brendan O’Connor. In the interview O’Neill …