For just the second time after a two-year pandemic hiatus, Trinity Ball (T-Ball) returned this year facing a number of unique challenges, owing to the loss of its usual main stage area, and the prospect of it being the last …
Alan Nolan Wilson is the current News Analysis Editor of Trinity News, and a Junior Sophister Geography and History student. He previously served as Correspondent for College.
Daylight savings; it’s time for change
Are brighter mornings really worth it?
Since the foundation of the state, Ireland has subscribed to the practice of changing our clocks twice per year. This bi-annual changing of clocks leads to brighter mornings during the wintertime at the expense of light during the evenings. While …
Kate Henshaw elected editor of Trinity News
Henshaw is currently the paper’s deputy editor and will begin her tenure on May 1
Kate Henshaw has been elected as the next editor of Trinity News at the paper’s annual general meeting (AGM) this evening.
Henshaw, who ran unopposed for the position, is the paper’s current Deputy Editor and a former News Editor and …
Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation to march to Dáil
The organisation is demanding better conditions for postgraduate researchers, highlighting poor pay and working conditions
The Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation (PWO) is to march from Front Square to the Dáil next Thursday, March 23 to demand better conditions for postgraduate researchers in Ireland.
In a post on Instagram today the organisation highlighted that the maximum PhD …
László Molnárfi elected TCDSU president on the first count
Molnárfi won the election with 56.72% of the vote
László Molnárfi has been elected Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) president after receiving 56.72% of the vote on the first count. A total of 1882 votes were placed in the race for the presidency with 15 of these …
677 students receive Trinity Entrance Exhibition Awards
The students come from 460 schools across over thirty countries
A total of 677 students will receive Entrance Exhibition Awards from College this week.
The award is given to students who achieve the highest number of points in their Leaving Certificate or equivalent exams amongst entrants to Trinity College Dublin.…
President race: Molnárfi leads poll across the board in president race but change still possible
László Molnárfi leads the president candidates by a significant margin
This year’s presidential race appears to be taking a traditional pathway: three candidates, one defined by her experience in the union; one defined by his stance against the union’s bureaucracy and disconnect from the student body, and a moderate outsider …
Twelve College research projects granted Irish Research Council funding
The New Foundations programme seeks to assist government policy development funding research into national challenges
Twelve Trinity research projects have been granted funding from the Irish Research Council’s (IRC) New Foundations programme.
The programme seeks to assist government policy development by providing funding for research into issues facing the country.
Sixty-seven projects have been granted …
Teachers and students criticise plans for Leaving Cert reform
Government have announced plans to carry out certain Leaving Certificate exams during fifth year
The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) have voiced their concerns over the government’s intention to examine students on paper one of the Leaving Certificate English and Irish courses at the end of fifth year.
The union, which represents over 19,000 …