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TCDSU publishes open letter calling on College to immediately freeze Trinity accommodation rent prices

The letter, addressed to Provost Linda Doyle, also calls for a full review of Trinity accommodation prices

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) has published an open letter calling on College to freeze College accommodation prices.

The letter, published this afternoon, addresses Provost Linda Doyle specifically and calls for a full review of current accommodation pricing structures. 

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Two election candidates receive minor strikes from the EC

László Molnárfi and Sam Kelly have both received minor strikes on their campaigns

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Two candidates in the Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) elections have received minor strikes. The strikes were issued by the Electoral Commission (EC) today.

Presidential candidate László Molnárfi and Ents candidate Sam Kelly both received minor strikes from the

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Council pass motion requiring gender neutral bathrooms at Trinity Ents events

TCDSU LGBT Rights Officer Niko Singband said that passing the motion was the “bare minimum” that could be done by Council.

Trinity College Dublin Students Union (TCDSU) Council has passed a motion mandating that all events organised Trinity Ents must have a gender neutral bathroom available.

The motion also mandates that the TCDSU President “work with College to ensure that fully

Features

Relationship abuse in Ireland: Are they #TooIntoYou?

Trinity News sits down with the Project Lead for Women’s Aid’s #TooIntoYou campaign Mary Hayes to discuss the growing problem of relationship abuse in Ireland

Content warning: This article contains discussion of sexual and emotional abuse.

In a recent study by Women’s Aid, they found that one in five young women and one in eleven young men, aged 18 to 25, have been subjected to

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President Zelenskyy condemns Russia’s “propaganda frame” in address to Irish students 

President Zelenskyy’s address was preceded by an address from Minister Simon Harris 

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the Russian “propaganda frame” in an address which was livestreamed to Irish universities this afternoon.

Appearing via video link to Dublin City University (DCU), Zelenskyy began by addressing recent news that 52 Irish politicians …

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Council passes motion to campaign USI representatives to be elected by direct universal suffrage

The motion was proposed by Social Sciences and Philosophy School Convenor László Molnárfi

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Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) Council has passed a motion which mandates the union to lobby the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) to change to a system in which USI sabbatical members are directly elected.

TCDSU is now

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Those who receive first-class honours degrees should save the bragging for their Linkedin posts — not their graduation ceremonies

The change to alphabetical order at graduation ceremonies in Trinity is a positive step forward for an already elitist institution

Last month, College announced that they will be changing their long-standing policy on calling up students in order of degree classification at graduations. From now on, students will be called up in alphabetical order by class group. We, as a