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Junior sophister English student Aoife Bennett believes that Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union can be “Better with Bennett”. Running uncontested for Welfare and Equality Officer, Bennett believes that “welfare and equality is the backbone of the SU” and that she …
Aiesha Wong is a half Irish-Chinese, final year law and politics student from Clarehall, she is also the uncontested candidate running for the Communications and Marketing officer of the TCDSU. She is focusing on three things; sponsorships, accessibility and transparency. …
Clara Roche is a fourth year history and politics student and has been involved in the University Times (UT) since her very first days on-campus. As a first year Roche was a contributing writer, then in her second she became …
Like previous candidates with union experience before them, Deputy Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Convenor Catherine Arnold is hoping to “hit the ground running” as Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union’s (TCDSU) Education Officer for the upcoming academic year.
Arnold …
Tilly Schaaf is certainly not afraid of ruffling feathers in her campaign to become the next president of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU). A veteran of student activism, this third year general physics student describes herself as having “”been …
When it comes to student activism, László Molnárfi is no rookie. School of Social Sciences and Philosophy (SSP) Convenor, Chairperson of Students4Change, and Secretary of Trinity’s Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions movement (Trinity BDS), Molnárfi has been part of the student …
There is no doubt that throughout her time in Trinity, Zöe Cummins has established herself as a well-known figure within Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) and Trinity student politics. Currently on sabbatical while she serves as education officer, …
The Irish economy has been in quite a precarious position for some time; with the cost of living crisis and energy supply fears causing inflation to go through the roof, it’s difficult to keep track of the state of things …
Eoghan Ross feels that positive change for PhD researchers is inevitable: “It’s either that or Irish research is just going to die.”
Nevertheless, inevitability has not made the challenges facing postgraduate workers’ unions any less real. “It’s definitely been difficult,” …
The past few months have shown a resurgence of interest in popular philosophy. Of course, there have always been those who chose to study philosophy, but it seems to have extended to a wider range of people — including young …