The two candidates for this year’s Entertainments Officer race have demonstrated throughout the campaign period that they hold many similar manifesto points and ideas for event-planning in the coming academic year, aside from a few clear differences. However, although there …
News Analysis
Cronin on track to secure a significant victory in uncontested Communications and Marketing race
The Trinity News poll suggests that Cronin could be set to win 91% of the vote
Running uncontested for the role of Communications and Marketing Officer, Aoife Cronin is on track to receive 91.5% of first preference votes, according to the poll conducted by Trinity News last week.
Uncontested candidates in Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union …
Mueller-Owens ahead of Krug, but large number of voters still undecided
The Welfare candidates are 16 points apart in the Trinity News poll, with more than half of students still unsure
From the recent polling conducted by Trinity News this week, it appears that Sierra Mueller-Owens is set to win, favoured by 55.8% of voters, while Dylan Krug is behind with 38.9%. Victory for Mueller-Owens should not be viewed as certain …
Genockey leads in Education but O’Reilly still in the picture
Genockey’s emphasis on inclusivity and diversity seems to have struck a chord with voters, giving her a 17-point lead
The recent poll conducted by Trinity News has shown a significant gap between candidates for Education Officer, Bev Genockey and Daniel O’Reilly, with Genockey leading with a 17-point lead at 55.6% (of those who expressed a preference) and O’Reilly lagging …
Leah Keogh tops poll among every voter group in complex but unsurprising president race
Keogh leads the president candidates by what appears to be an insurmountable margin
At the outset, this year’s presidential race told a tale as old as SU time. The race looked like it would take a similar shape to last year’s: three candidates, one deeply entrenched in the union; one less so but …
Poll: Who are you voting for in the TCDSU elections?
Trinity News’ election poll is a unique opportunity to gauge students’ opinions on a range of current issues
Trinity News is conducting our annual poll in advance of voting in the TCDSU sabbatical officers elections next week – and we want to hear from you.
Primarily, we’re interested in looking at how students feel about the elections. Now …
Analysis: A packed field of candidates for what is likely to be a highly competitive set of TCDSU elections
Unusually, there is a near-equal gender divide among candidates this year
The candidates for the upcoming Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) elections were announced from the steps of House Six on Monday evening. With a total of thirteen, this election will see more candidates than usual, with an almost equal …
Analysis: Student representatives’ stances on engagement with the union are broad
TCDSU’s most recent referendum represented less than 4% of the student body
Student engagement with Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU), or lack thereof, is a perennial problem – one exacerbated this year by the pandemic. Looking ahead into next year, the newly-confirmed candidates for the union’s next sabbatical team will need …
Analysis: Trinity’s management of the Goldsmith Hall Covid-19 outbreak
Trinity’s “failure to communicate” the Covid-19 outbreak and testing process has meant a chaotic end to the first week of Hilary Term for Goldsmith Hall residents
Trinity’s communication to residents during the recent Covid-19 outbreak in Goldsmith Hall and the subsequent testing of all residents, caused “confusion and unnecessary stress” for students with one resident telling Trinity News that “the communication from Trinity was absolutely horrendous”.…
Analysis: Trinity’s path to becoming a University of Sanctuary
Trinity has become the sixth Irish university to have received the University of Sanctuary Award
Trinity has become the sixth university to have received the University of Sanctuary Award by the People of Sanctuary Ireland, an initiative which has been running since 2016. The aim of the initiative is to encourage universities and other higher …