Running as the uncontested candidate for the role of communications and marketing officer, final year Law and Politics student Aiesha Wong has the support of 87.74% of votes in a poll conducted by Trinity News during election week. The remaining …
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Education race: Arnold comfortably heading for House 6 despite highest RON vote
Promising a “holistic” approach to education, the Deputy AHSS Convenor is expected to take four-fifths of the vote
Running uncontested for the role of education officer in the Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU), Deputy Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS) Faculty Convenor Catherine Arnold is expected to be elected comfortably to the position.
With 80.6% of first …
President race: Molnárfi leads poll across the board in president race but change still possible
László Molnárfi leads the president candidates by a significant margin
This year’s presidential race appears to be taking a traditional pathway: three candidates, one defined by her experience in the union; one defined by his stance against the union’s bureaucracy and disconnect from the student body, and a moderate outsider …
Poll: Molnárfi and Orr favoured to win contested races, but elections could still swing
With four uncontested races, the Trinity News poll indicates a higher number of RON first preferences than in previous years
A poll conducted by Trinity News indicates a likely victory for László Molnárfi in the race for Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) President with a significant margin.
The poll also shows a significant lead for Olivia Orr in the …
Analysis: How students can use the Statutory Sick Pay scheme
Although different to full-time workers, students who work part-time can use the Statutory Sick Pay scheme.
On 1 January, a statutory sick pay scheme came into effect. Workers in Ireland now also have a statutory right to 3 days of employer-paid sick leave in a year, capped at €110 per day.
Studies from both the Irish …
Analysis: The UT Editor has never been impeachable
Trinity News has confirmed with an original drafter of the TCDSU constitution that the UT Editor cannot be impeached constitutionally
The Editor of the University Times (UT) was never impeachable according to an original writer of the union constitution.
This afternoon, Trinity News spoke to an original writer of the 2014 Trinity College Dublin Students Union (TCDSU) constitution. He confirmed …
Analysis: Does TCDSU have authority over the University Times?
Though the union fund the paper and facilitate the election of its editor, TCDSU have said that “violation of the paper’s independence” would be “inappropriate”
A statement from Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) this evening clarified a number of constitutional matters relating to the impeachment of the Editor of the University Times (UT).
In the statement, the chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) which …
Analysis: The free contraception scheme
What does this new scheme mean for women in Ireland and how do you avail of it?
In Budget 2022 the government announced that they would be making all contraceptive products free for women aged between 17 and 25 in the Republic of Ireland. In Budget 2023, as part of a plan to place increased focus on …
Analysis: How consistent is government policy on refugee access to higher education?
While financial assistance is offered to Ukrainian students, other refugees do not receiving equal treatment
The conflict in Ukraine has forced millions of children and young adults to flee their native country, seeking refuge and to continue their lives elsewhere.
As of May 2022, almost 6,000 Ukrainian pupils are now enrolled in Irish schools. As …
Analysis: What is spurring the growing trend of cultural loss in Dublin?
The city’s development is coming at a cost of cultural spaces
The announcement earlier this summer that O’Connell Street beer garden is to be replaced with a Holiday Inn extension has added to the growing trend of cultural spaces being lost to commercial developments.
The courtyard beer garden connects three popular …