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Varadkar and Molnárfi face off in GMB over government policy

Varadkar received a generally warm response from the audience until he approached the topic of Israel and Gaza

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) President László Molnárfi traded verbal blows over government policy and track record at an event organised by the College Historical Society (the Hist) last week.

Molnárfi was one of a …

Special Report: AI in Universities

Linda Doyle exclusive: Critical that College starts preparing for “profound effect” of AI

Provost forecasts vast changes for the university sector “in ways that we don’t fully know yet”

Provost Linda Doyle has said that it is crucial that College “starts exploring” what the advancement and proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools could mean for the university sector.

In an exclusive interview with Trinity News, Doyle expressed the belief …

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TCDSU to rerun postgraduate committee elections over alleged “election interference” by PWO

The two organisations have come into conflict over the voting system used for TCDSU’s postgraduate committee elections

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) has said that it will rerun postgraduate committee elections next week due to “election interference” by members of the Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation (PWO).

In a statement to Trinity News, the union said that it …

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Seven societies officially derecognised at CSC Michaelmas meeting

Du Dance and GeogSoc were among seven societies to lapse having failed to submit satisfactory accounts for two years running

DU Dance and the DU Geographical Society (GeogSoc) were among seven societies officially derecognised by the Central Societies Committee (CSC) at its Michaelmas Term General Meeting last week.

Arabesque, Nursing & Midwifery, Pool, Public Health, and TedX also “lapsed”, having …

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UN Climate Youth Delegate urges participation in youth survey on national climate priorities

Survey responses will be used to prepare Ireland’s climate priorities ahead of COP28

Ireland’s Climate Youth Delegate to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Trinity student Jenny Salmon, has urged participation in a survey seeking young people’s views on national climate priorities.

The survey aims to capture young people’s views …

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TCDSU and societies criticised for Freshers’ Week tote bags at Phil climate debate

UN Climate Youth Delegate Jenny Salmon said that the excessive printing of tote bags represents a “disconnect” between climate awareness and action among students

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) and other societies were criticised for printing thousands of tote bags for Freshers’ Week at last night’s Phil debate.

UN Climate Youth Delegate Jenny Salmon said that the huge numbers of tote bags produced …

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Personal data leak in mass email prompts apology from Dean of Graduate Studies

College has said that it is “reviewing its processes and safeguards to prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future”

The Dean of Graduate studies has apologised after an email containing “confidential personal data” was sent to every postgraduate student registered in College.

In an email to postgraduates, Martine Smith said that College is “reviewing [its] processes and safeguards to …

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Newly composed College Board meets for first time

Paul Farrell was appointed chairperson of the Board, the first in the history of College to be an external member

The Board of College met for the first time yesterday in its newly composed structure under the terms of the Higher Education Authority Act 2022.

Paul Farrell was appointed chairperson of the Board, the first in the history of the …

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College defends “modest” rent increases amid high inflation

College has raised the licence fee in its accommodation units by 2% across the board, the maximum increase permitted under Rent Pressure Zone legislation

College has defended its decision to increase rent in its accommodation by the maximum legal amount, saying that rising inflation has necessitated “modest increases”.

A spokesperson for College told Trinity News: “In light of persistently high inflation, modest increases in …