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Molnárfi calls on USI President-elect to publish “real manifesto” in open letter

Chris Clifford was elected USI President last week having run a joke campaign

TCDSU President-elect and Students4Change (S4C) Chair László Molnárfi has called on USI President-elect Chris Clifford to publish a “real manifesto” as he expresses concerns for the “future of the student movement”.

In an open letter, Molnárfi asked Clifford if he …

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TCDSU citizenship officer proposes creation of engagement officer role

Citizenship Officer Connor Dempsey is campaigning to create a new part-time officer and engagement working group

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) Citizenship Officer Connor Dempsey has proposed the creation of a part-time engagement officer.

According to Dempsey’s manifesto, this part-time officer (PTO) will “reimagine [the union’s] outreach during Freshers’ Week and ahead of elections”. Dempsey …

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Irish Research Council and Science Foundation Ireland announce merger

The Research and Innovation Bill will create a new agency to work with researchers in Ireland and abroad

The Irish Research Council (IRC) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) will merge to form a new research agency. 

The Research and Innovation Bill, which was approved by government yesterday, will introduce a new Research and Innovation funding agency. 

The agency,

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Trinity students vote RON in USI presidential election

Both Trinity candidates running in other races received the overwhelming endorsement of Trinity students

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) delegates will vote to reopen nominations (RON) in the Union of Students’ in Ireland (USI) presidential election, following a ballot of Trinity students.

Despite three candidates in the race for president, RON was selected …

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Four contributors to Northern Ireland Peace Process to receive honorary degrees

College will award four honorary degrees at a Commencements Ceremony in the Exam Hall on April 6

College will award four honorary degrees to individuals who contributed to the peace process in Northern Ireland through diplomacy or activism, Registrar Neville Cox has announced.

Martin Mansergh, Monica McWilliams, Jonathan Powell and Nancy Soderberg will receive honorary degrees at …

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TCDSU President-elect accuses College of being “opposed to open-ended discussion and debate”

László Molnárfi expressed “shock and disappointment” at the restriction to pre-submitted questions only at political addresses

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union President-elect László Molnárfi has accused College of being “opposed to open-ended discussion and debate” in an email to Provost Linda Doyle. 

In an email seen by Trinity News, Molnárfi addressed the “trend of inviting high-profile

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Eamon Ryan forced to use emergency exit as PWO protest outside lecture theatre

Ryan’s address had already been disrupted by a group of student activists who condemned the government’s policies.

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Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan was escorted from the Synge Lecture theatre via an emergency exit to avoid a protest by the Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation (PWO) this afternoon.

Protesting outside the J. M. Synge lecture theatre in the Arts …

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Crucial for PhD review to be completed in time for Budget 2024, postgraduate union says

The Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation staged a protest outside the Dáil demanding that the review be completed on time

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Leaders of the Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation (PWO) have said that it is essential that the government review of supports for PhD researchers is completed in time for action to be taken in this year’s budget, as the group staged a …

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Multiple student protestor groups removed from Eamon Ryan event following targeted disruption 

The activists condemned government’s climate policies and the Green Party’s support for an end to the eviction ban

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A group of Students4Change, Extinction Rebellion TCD, Time to Act TCD, Connolly Youth Movement and Trinity People Before Profit activists were removed by security from an address by Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan after they disrupted the event by targeting …

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USI, IUA, and THEA call for earlier Leaving Certificate results date

The three third-level bodies were informed that this year’s Leaving Certificate results might not be released until September

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI), Irish Universities Association (IUA) and the Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) are calling on the Department of Education to release the 2023 Leaving Certificate results on an earlier date than currently planned. 

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