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A Daring, Diverse and Sparsely Attended Film Festival Comes to Trinity

Featuring student short films and a masterclass from director Abel Ferrara, the Silk Road Film Festival impressed.
By Stephen Patrick Murray and Holly Moore

In Election, a Simple Message to Politicians: Don’t Fail Third-Level

Higher education's key stakeholders on why now is the time for action on the future funding of third-level.

Adding a New Dimension to a Euripidian Tragedy

The Gate Theatre will see Medea, a Euripidian tragedy, retold through the eyes of its protagonists' children this February.
By Gráinne Mahon

When the Macabre Goes Mad: The Lieutenant of Inishmore Hits Gaiety

Nearly 20 years after its premiere, Martin McDonagh's enduringly controversial play is showing in Ireland for a second time.
By Emer Tyrrell

Snapmaps: Less Selfie, More Dystopian Self-Surveillance

It’s absurd at best and sinister at worst that something as personal as location is free information to people you met once, writes Jordan Nann.
By Jordan Nann

Bringing a Classical Discipline Into the 21st Century

Classics, a field of study traditionally focused on the past, is having to get creative in shaping itself for the challenges of the future.
By Sárán Fogarty

Trinity Plans €29m Recruitment Drive to Reduce Student–Staff Ratio

Provost Patrick Prendergast has frequently flagged Trinity's student–staff ratio as a factor in College's rankings slump.
By Emer Moreau

With SMF, Business Leaders Talk Diversity and Inclusion

Audiences were treated to a thought-provoking diversity discussion this week with Trinity's Student Managed Fund.
By Samuel Doyle

Fate of Business School Plaza Up in the Air

It's not clear when or how College plans to build its Business School plaza – plans for which "have not been shelved" according to the College bursar.
By Orla Murnaghan

Gone Full Havisham Offers Heart, Soul and Guts – But Lacks Subtlety

Irene Kelleher is powerful as Emily in Gone Full Havisham, but ultimately the play feels too much like an exercise in gawking at a mad woman.
By Sophie Furlong Tighe