College ground to a standstill last week as hundreds of Trinity staff took part in a nationwide boycott. Despite sacrificing a day’s pay and disrupting most student services, they were among the quarter of a million protesting against government proposals …
Chancellor puts climate change on agenda
Mary Robinson, Chancellor of the College, former President of Ireland and Honorary President of Oxfam International, visited Trinity College Dublin on Wednesday evening to speak at the Oxfam Ireland seminar on climate change, less than two weeks before the global …
Union splits from FUSU
The Students’ Union Council has mandated Union President Cónán Ó Broin to “take the necessary steps to withdraw” the Union from the Forum for University Students’ Unions (FUSU). …
Business School top in Ireland
Trinity College Dublin has emerged as Ireland’s foremost university in yet another academic ranking table. The EDUNIVERSAL Top 100 Business Schools list ranks Trinity as the best in Ireland.…
Student’s mobile phone causes furore
A Trinity student was arrested and taken for questioning by Gardaí, having been caught with a mobile phone in Mountjoy Prison, while taking part in the Trinity College St Vincent de Paul Prison Football programme. He was shortly released without …
Nighy fits the bill at Players appearance
Renowned British actor Bill Nighy visited the Players Theatre on November 16, where he treated a small audience to over an hour and a half of anecdotes and advice. Nighy entered the packed theatre to applause before interviewer Miles Duncan …
New regulations for sabbatical elections
The College Electoral Commission (EC), the student body responsible for organising and regulating College elections, has redrafted their rules for campaigning ahead of this year’s sabbatical elections. The redraft includes stricter rules surrounding sponsorship of campaigns, participation by current sabbatical …
The Economics of the Spar €2 Hot Chicken Fillet Roll
The recession has brought down prices throughout the economy, in response to faltering demand. In Dublin, the most obvious example of this is Spar’s much celebrated €2 hot chicken-fillet roll. But in the same shop, many prices haven’t fallen as …
Brian Lenihan: man of the moment
They say in politics that either the times make the man, or the man makes the times. Whatever the truth, the mettle and resolve of a politician is tested during troubled times as he or she tries to outmaneuver oncoming …
It’s tough at the top
In an industry rife with job losses, deferred aircraft orders and capacity cut backs, Ryanair’s half-year results are a clear indication that this airline is bucking the trend. For the first six months of its financial year to the end …