When we talk about the public spaces of a city, we are talking about the character of the city itself. The city’s ability to foster meaningful community relationships and individual fulfilment is dependent on its very structure. As students, many …
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Even with consent classes, sexual violence education is lacking
As college reopens, prevention of sexual violence must be on top of Trinity’s agenda
The move from secondary school to university often serves as an emblem of liberation; college is a time for adolescents to meet new people, cook their own meals and explore their sexuality. Essentially, it is the first opportunity to live …
The #BloodForAll campaign is laudable, but we must push even further
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service’s rules are discriminatory against a number of marginalised groups, and any political action must be representative of this
In June this year, for the first time since the 1990s, the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) imported 115 units of blood from the NHS due to a shortage of home-donated blood. When this was reported, people took to Twitter …
College has a duty to engage in ethical investment
Trinity’s continued investment in harmful industries is damaging its integrity as an academic institution
As government and student funded institutions, it is imperative that universities strive to uphold an ethical approach to investment, something which Trinity is crucially failing to do. Ethical investment is a strategy whereby investors, in this case College, choose to …
Ireland has a duty to provide refuge to those fleeing Afghanistan
Given Ireland’s privilege and unique role in the Afghan war, Ireland must do more to help those fleeing Afghanistan.
The sudden nature of the recent US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the accompanying success of the Taliban have left many Afghans, who fear the oppressive religious conservatism and violent brutality of the incoming regime, scrambling to find a route out …
Zappone appointment reveals deep-seated hostility toward transparency in Leinster House
With this event, the government has shown that neither honesty nor fairness is a priority.
At the height of the most severe health and housing crises in the state’s history, one might be surprised to find that the topic presently dominating political discourse in Ireland is the attempted appointment of former minister Katherine Zappone as …
Unbalanced media coverage has masked Fine Gael’s fundamental policy failures
A failure to properly critique the party has led to a distorted public image and a misinformed electorate
Going into the 2020 election, Fine Gael were in crisis mode. 12 percent down on Fianna Fáil and only one point ahead of Sinn Féin, there was a genuine chance of key ministers losing their seats and real concern for …
Seanad Éireann is in urgent need of radical reform
Most citizens are excluded from Seanad elections. This must change.
Almost eight years have now passed since the people of Ireland narrowly voted to retain Seanad Éireann in the 2013 referendum on its abolition. Despite subsequent promises of reform, there has since been no serious attempt by the government to …
Drug users deserve dignity, not NIMBYism
The High Court’s decision to reject planning for a supervised injection facility will only cause further harm.
On Thursday, the High Court rejected a plan to open what would be Ireland’s first legal drug injection centre on Merchant’s Quay. Concerns about the proposed centre’s proximity to a local school were raised, with the school claiming this would …
Ivana Bacik takes seat in Dublin Bay South bye-election following Fine Gael’s disastrous campaign
Housing was identified as the key issue of this election, with Geoghegan failing to keep the seat, even in Fine Gael’s stronghold.
The Dublin Bay South bye-election results are now in, seeing Senator Ivana Bacik of the Labour party win the seat left vacant by Fine Gael’s Eoghan Murphy. Fine Gael opted to run James Geoghegan, a comparatively unknown figure in national …