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Mary McAleese inaugurated as Trinity’s chancellor

McAleese takes over the role from Mary Robinson, another former president of Ireland

Mary McAleese was inaugurated as the new chancellor of Trinity ahead of her first honorary degree ceremony this afternoon.

At a ceremony in the provost’s house, Provost Patrick Prendergast said that Trinity is “honoured and very lucky” to appoint McAleese

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Trinity-led Beyond 2022 project receives €2.5m in government funding

700 years of historical records destroyed by fire at the Four Courts will be digitally recreated

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced €2.5 million in government funding today for a Trinity-led project digitally recreating 700 years of historical records of the Public Record Office of Ireland, which were destroyed by fire at the Four Courts at the beginning

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Trinity’s E3 learning foundry named after Irish billionaire Martin Naughton

The construction has received an official green light from Dublin City Council

Trinity’s Engineering, Environment and Emerging Technologies (E3) learning foundry will be named the Martin Naughton E3 Learning Foundry, having received an official green light for construction from Dublin City Council. 

The six storey building will be located at the east

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TCDSU renew formal opposition to fees and loan scheme

The SU will continue to lobby government for a reform of the SUSI grant system

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) renewed its formal opposition to higher education fees and an income contingent loan scheme at Council tonight. 

Campaigning for taxpayer funded, “free” education was among among 10 motions agreed upon between 2014 and 2017

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Pro-chancellor: Government proposals “erode autonomy and diversity” of Trinity

Sean Barrett said that the proposals would “lead to a society which cannot tolerate even one automous university”

Pro-chancellor of Trinity, Sean Barrett, has condemned government proposals to reduce universities’ ability to govern themselves directly, arguing that the changes would erode the “autonomy and diversity of Irish universities” and Trinity in particular. 

In a 2,000 word statement, Barrett

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The Phil and Trinity Fianna Fáil among societies with “unsatisfactory” accounts

Eight societies ended the 2018/19 academic year with unsatisfactory accounts

The University Philosophical Society (the Phil) and Trinity Fianna Fáil were among eight societies whose 2018/19 financial accounts were deemed to be “unsatisfactory” by the Central Societies Committee (CSC).

Architecture Society’s recognition lapsed in this past year, due to two …

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Cut the Rent “fully committed” to continuing campaign despite SU vote

TCDSU declined to formally support the Cut the Rent campaign at Council this week

The Cut the Rent campaign are “fully committed” to fighting for rent decreases and building their movement despite Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) failing to support the group at Council this week.

The group said that the rejection of