Parlez-vous une langue étrangère? Just 13% of the overall Irish population describe themselves as multilingual in a language other than Irish or English, according to figures from the last census. Many European countries share multiple borders which in theory should …
UT Race: Peter Caddle believes that his “influence could be a very good course correction for the University Times”
Caddle has said he would use the money from cutting the print edition to improve the paper’s website and the rest he will “probably just hand back to the union”
Peter Caddle, one of two candidates for the editorship of the University Times (UT), says his reasons for running are “very simple”; he thinks he is “the best person for the job”. However, having no experience in the paper, he …
President race: Luke MacQuillan thinks dialogue is “key for change and movement”
For Luke MacQuillan, keeping “chains of dialogue open all the time” is the solution to the SU’s problems
Although he has no previous experience within the union, Luke MacQuillan isn’t letting that hold him back from running as one of three candidates in the race to be the next president of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU). A …
Burnout is inevitable for students in progressing years, and College must address it
Community, or the lack of it due to the pandemic, is at the core of student burnout
We’re all sick of being reminded about the obliteration of the social aspects of college thanks to coronavirus. The social moments that segmented our lives have been robbed from us. The dreary familiarity and banality of the everyday demotivates and …
New year, same online semester
Dearbháil Kent interviews students and staff about their thoughts on the online delivery of the second semester
Most students would agree that initially the prospect of going to a 9am class online in your pyjamas from the comfort of your own bed was very attractive, at least at the beginning of the academic year. It is almost …
The dismissal of women’s reproductive health cannot continue
Women’s health is under researched, misdiagnosed and overlooked. It’s time to put an end to it
It has been over two months since the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) received 150 complaints about the Tampax ad demonstrating how to insert a tampon, with 83% of complaints surprisingly coming from women. The complaints in one form …
Trinity’s slow communication on study abroad has left students distressed
Studying abroad is difficult enough to organise without the stress of not knowing whether or not it’s going ahead
While this academic year has ended, students’ worries still linger, especially those who plan on studying abroad. The process of applying to study abroad is confusing and frustrating enough as it is already without the added pressures of having to …
Tuition fees should be refunded
Online teaching doesn’t amount to the same learning experience as in class
It was surreal for the college community when Trinity closed its doors in March, leaving a lot of people unsure as to what to do in both a personal and an academic sense. Without strong contingency plans in place for …
Trinity profits from the housing crisis
Trinity’s apathy towards the rent crisis is palpable
It seems like a truism to reiterate that we are living through one of the worst homelessness and rental crisis Ireland has ever seen, particularly as the current government does not seem to be making any progress. 10,448 people are …
Alumni Tales – From a law degree to liturgy: Life in a monastery
Trinity alumna Emma Brady tells Trinity News what persuaded her to seek God
It’s a Sunday afternoon, and when I eventually get through to the other end of the phone, a warm voice greets me. It belongs to Emma Brady, a German and Law Trinity graduate who is now pursuing the monastic life …