Accommodation
TCDSU Occupy Department of Further and Higher Education, Demand Investment in Student Supports
On Thursday, February 15th, TCDSU occupied the Department of Further and Higher Education to demand increased student supports, government funding and democratisation of the university.
TCD Renters’ Solidarity Network to Take Trinity to the RTB
The group has also announced their intentions to escalate this action against College through direct action in the coming weeks.
A Look Inside TCD Renters’ Union
Leah Downey speaks to TCDSU President Lászlo Molnárfi about the recently established Renters’ Union and its plans to organise a rent strike.
Trinity’s Student Residents Call for Tenant Protections: “It’s Not a Hostel, it’s Our Home”
Several Trinity student residents spoke to The University Times to highlight the issues incurred due to the lack of proper tenant protections, such as College’s “paternalistic” overnight guest policies and concerns over security, autonomy and living conditions on campus.
TCDSU Calls on College to Change “Paternalistic” Overnight Guests Policy
In a statement, TCDSU has urged College to change their overnight guest policy, on the basis that it "limits the rights and autonomy of student residents".
International Student Survey Exposes Accommodation Scams and Sex-for-Rent Schemes
A survey conducted by the Irish Council of International Students has revealed that 13 per cent of international students in Ireland have fallen victim to accommodation scams, and a further five per cent have been exposed to sex-for-rent schemes.
College Announces Rent Freeze for 2024/25 Academic Year
Amid concerns over financial pressures and fostering diversity, the College has committed to keeping accommodation rates unchanged.
CATU-TCDSU Partnership on Hold Following Dissent at First Council
During a combined motion to both adopt a CATU-TCDSU partnership and establish a Housing Rights Officer, dissent was raised and a debate ensued resulting in the mandate for a CATU-TCDSU partnership to be dropped from the motion and the mandate to establish a Housing Rights officer to be delayed to the second Council of the year.
“We Are Drowning”: Irish Students March For Increased Funding After Budget Surplus
Irish students today took to the Dáil to urge the government to use a budget surplus to address housing and education issues in a passionate protest.
591 Students Sign Open Letter to Provost Demanding Two-Year Rent Freeze
TCDSU President László Molnárfi distributed an open letter demanding a two-year rent freeze on university-owned accommodation due to the rising cost of living and accommodation crisis in Dublin.