Max Lynch has been elected Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) ents officer, beating Ross Donnelly and Nadia A.
Lynch received 922 first-preference votes out of a valid poll of 2,079.
Speaking at the results: “First off I’d like to say obviously a huge thank you to my campaign team, they’ve been so good throughout this entire two weeks. I’ve been so stressed, I’m sure everyone’s been so stressed.”
“Special shout-out to Alex, Ruairi, Lyn, anyone who’s kept me on my feet, and I’m really excited to bring ents to the max.”
This year’s ents race has been defined by a focus on sustainability, accessibility and clear lines of communication between students and the ents committee, with all three candidates demonstrating their own approaches to improving safety and engagement.
The current captain of the Trinity Surf Club and resident at DUDJ, Lynch ran on a platform of accessibility and inclusion with much of his manifesto centred around making Trinity Ents more available to all students. He also sought to move away from the traditional image of the ents officer.
During Hustings and on the campaign trail, Lynch often said that he believes “Trinity Ents is nothing without the students”. He emphasised the importance of ensuring that every student feels welcome at events and has a space to go where they can relax and enjoy either a night out or a daytime event. His personable manner at Hustings often saw him with a quick answer for everything, though he stumbled slightly when pressed on the finer details of the job.
Lynch quickly positioned himself as an everyman with an openness to new ideas.
Donnelly closely matched Lynch in preparation and personability, but lacked some of the more definitive action, while A had original ideas and vision but trailed far behind when putting them to the test, often coming across as unprepared.
