Months of self-isolation have blurred the line between day and night. For Trinity students, it’s time to cast off sleepless hours of Tik Tok scrolling and, for the first time in months, stay awake while the sun shines — at …
Brigit Hirsch is the current Social Media Editor of Trinity News.
Fight the maskne, not the mask
Brigit Hirsch explains how to confront skincare problems from PPE
You’ve been a responsible global citizen. You wear masks to brunch, to the shop, and to watch Hamilton at a safe distance from your friends. However, there’s a price to pay for public safety, and the bottom half of your …
College characters: The SU Hack
Brigit Hirsch exposes this House 6 dwelling, placard-wielding species of Trinity student
Every college needs a hero. If the heroes of Trinity are the sabbatical officers of the students’ union, then SU Hacks are their loyal sidekicks. The Hack rises from the ashes of their pubescent years and takes to the proverbial …
Alumni tales: To NASA and beyond
Dr Matthew Berkeley explains his career, the importance of space dust, and what it takes to literally shoot for the stars
Dr Matthew Berkeley may not describe himself as a genius, but his degrees speak for themselves. He grew up in Dublin, graduated from Trinity and his academic and professional successes include international work on the study of the universe and …
College Characters: The Seagull
John Livingston, a local seagull, defends the misunderstood, winged attendees of Trinity
“Outside the Book of Kells exhibit, unsuspecting tourists munch on snacks from Grafton street, and seagulls move in for the kill.” John Livingston, a prominent Trinity seagull, settles down for our interview: “This is how the world sees us.”
We …
Six hours without tech: A holiday reset
Brigit Hirsch makes the most of her Christmas break with a technological detox
If you’re like me, then you’re looking at the rapidly approaching end of the holidays and wondering where the time has gone. If you’re like me, you’ll realise that this lost time has been spent on social media, binging hallmark …
College characters: The Nerd
Assignment deadlines and exams are looming. That Monday 9am you never go to? Brigit Hirsch profiles the person that you go to for your missed notes
Ah, exam time. The crunch of leaves and free time underfoot, the crisp smell of cold air and mumps in Front Square. Through it all, there is one college character who is either consistently, unnecessarily worried or maddeningly calm as …
College characters: the Sesh Gremlin
With Halloween finished, Brigit Hirsch unmasks the legend of the nocturnal Sesh Gremlin
The sun sets over Harcourt Street, and an autumn moon vanishes behind a cloud of cigarette smoke. The Sesh Gremlins, elusive creatures of the night, emerge to seek out an absolute sesh. From all corners of Dublin, they gather and …
College characters: The Socialite
Brigit Hirsch asks if you have what it takes to be the next social climber
From across Front Square, you recognise that familiar Trinity Halls face. At prinks last night, you two had a great, lager-fuelled chat about an economics lecture that you share. In light of that chit-chat, you smile and wave at the …
How to get along with your housemates
Three tips for living harmoniously with other students
Living away from home encompasses plenty of chaos. The challenge of cooperating with
housemates is constant, for both the Fresher spying on neighbours from across a Halls
courtyard and the nine fourth-year friends moving into a three bedroom house. University…