Monday saw the kick-off of the SU Welfare’s first campaign week of the year, Body and Soul. A week with over 20 events and activities planned, this campaign is all about being “confident and comfortable in your body”. Free hot …
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New gender-neutral bathrooms available in Arts Building
The move follows lobbying of College authorities by TCDSU
New gender-neutral bathrooms, located in the Arts Building, are now available to students. The development comes as the result of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) lobbying College authorities for additional restroom facilities to be made available.
Speaking to Trinity …
Leadership Race 2016: Welfare candidates interviews
Éamonn Redmond, Aoibhinn Ní Lochlainn, Tom McHugh and Andrew Wafer speak to Trinity News
Éamonn Redmond
Éamonn Redmond says that he found his first year of college particularly difficult. To earn money, he was forced to work forty hours a week in a restaurant from Thursday to Sunday, which he …
Labour has not protected ‘core’ welfare rates
The very notion of “core” welfare rates has its roots firmly in the neoliberal doctrines that the Labour Party have lapped up.
When asked to justify their role as a junior coalition partner, Labour Party ministers and TDs usually argue that they have protected “core” social welfare rates, which otherwise would have presumably been slashed by Fine Gael. It can’t be denied …
Is anybody listening?
Five students from different universities talk about their experiences seeking help with mental illnesses.
The narrative around mental health is changing. We are living in a society now which strives to overcome taboos around depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder through a campaign of openness and acceptance. We are constantly reminded of the high suicide …
Leadership Race: Welfare
Grants withdrawn from nursing and dental hygiene students
James Prendergast
Staff Writer
A number of dental nursing and dental hygiene students at Trinity College and University College Cork have had their grants withdrawn with immediate effect by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). SUSI is also considering suspending financial …
Uproar at JobBridge scheme escalates
- Weekend protests over exploitative practice at car repair company
- Minister for Social Welfare defends advertisement for PhD candidates
- JobBridge “broken beyond repair” – USI
Controversy over the latest JobBridge scandal culminated in protests in Dublin and Cork on Saturday, two …
Sharp increase in student demand for financial assistance
Aonghus Ó Cochláin
Student Affairs
- Financial support funds depleted as early as October
- Lower grant threshold leaving students vulnerable
There has been a significant increase in the number of students applying for some form of financial assistance from College, according