A new report into the efficiency of Irish universities and Institutes of Technology has shown Trinity to be “at or near the frontier in all areas”, according to an academic involved in the study.
Professor Brian Lucey said that Trinity …
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SU president Lynn Ruane takes final TCD Seanad seat
Incumbents David Norris and Ivana Bacik were returned to the house, but Sean Barret missed out on a seat
The fifteenth and final count for the TCD Seanad panel has seen Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union president Lynn Ruane take the third and final seat, after incumbents David Norris and Ivana Bacik placed first and second respectively. She was …
What is privilege? TAP organises a privilege walk in Front Square
The event, held on Tuesday in conjunction with the Equality Fund, aimed to provoke participants to reflect on the impact social privilege has across society
Trinity Access Programme took over Front Square on Tuesday to raise awareness for equality and the various privileged positions members of society can hold. A group of participants were asked a series of questions centring around social disadvantage and privilege, …
TCDSU 2015-16 Sabbat Review
What have the five elected SU officers achieved and have they met their manifesto promises?
Lynn Ruane – President
Lynn Ruane was elected as president in 2015 with a groundswell of support behind her. Coming into office on the back of a resounding victory over her three competitors, Ruane is the first mature student president …
Life in the Library
Caoimhe Gordon discovers the vital information, the acceptable behaviour and the hard truths of spending time in the library, the place to be this exam season.
“Sure, isn’t it ironic!” I heard a young culchie say to his pal as they wandered into the area referred to only as the purple couches one sunny March day. “The library would be actually be a lot more helpful …
“Unspeakable paragraphs and varsity punctuation”: When Samuel Beckett wrote for Trinity News
The short fiction From an Abandoned Work was originally published in these pages, however Beckett castigated the edit it received from Trinity News’ editorial staff. Tadgh Healy spoke with Danae Stanford who – as an editorial team member of the third volume of Trinity News in 1956 – had persuaded Beckett to publish in the young newspaper of his alma mater
In 1956, Samuel Beckett was at the height of his powers and on the cusp of worldwide notoriety. The last of his trilogy of novels, L’Innommable (The Unnamable), was published in 1953 and En Attendant Godot (Waiting for Godot) …
VIDEO: Interviews with the 2016 TCD Seanad candidates
We interviewed 14 of the 16 candidates and asked them about topics like fees, abortion, political reform and the environment
Ivana Bacik
Sean Barrett
Sabina Brennan
Tom Clonan
Oisin Coghlan
Maeve Cox
Ed Davitt
Eoin Meehan
Sean Melly
David Norris
Averil Power
William Priestley
Lynn Ruane
Anthony Staines
Ethna Tinney
Interviews conducted by Jules Farrell, Niamh Lynch, Niamh Moriarty, Sarah …
Trinity ranked 78th best university in Europe
With the exception of 2012-2013, Trinity’s rank has fallen year on year since the THE began publishing rankings in 2010
In its Best Universities in Europe 2016 rankings, Times Higher Education (THE) has ranked Trinity College Dublin 78th out of 200 European universities.
This was the first time that THE put together rankings composed solely of European institutions, although …
Trinity athletes impress at track and field championships
Clare McCarthy reports on Trinity’s performance at the IUAA Indoor Track & Field Championships 2016.
Friday 12 February heralded the arrival of the IUAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Trinity’s athletes rose at an ungodly hour to catch the bus from Trinity to Athlone IT. Trinity had an impressive turnout of 25 athletes competing, not …
