InFocus

The Universities’ Right-Hand Man: Ned Costello on Loans, Leadership and Brexit

The IUA is a key lobby group in the ongoing higher education debate and Ned Costello, its CEO, has big ideas about what the sector should look like.
By Kathleen McNamee

Modest Max On 35 Years in the Kitchen

After more than three decades, Trinity’s Head Chef is retiring. He talks cooking, leadership – and the long hair that pushed him into the industry.
By Martha Lewis

Delicate Recollection

Darren Scully resigned as mayor of Naas in November 2011 after making comments that received worldwide media attention. He sat down to discuss just exactly what he was thinking with Edmund Heaphy.
By Edmund Heaphy

The Trinity Students Highlighting the Human Stories of the Refugee Crisis

Niamh Keady Tabbal is one student doing all she can to highlight the horrors facing refugees at the edge of Europe.
By Martha Kirwan

The Trinity Students Going from Books to Battalions

What tempts students into a life in the military?
By Emma-Louise Nolan

Educating for Equality in Northern Ireland

As Northern Ireland reflects on the Good Friday Agreement, a new project wants to ensure the next generation can achieve full equality.
By Jack Synnott

The Man Selling Science to Ireland’s Politicians

Ireland outdoes itself when it comes to research. But, for Science Foundation Ireland's Director, there is always room to improve.
By Jamie Sugrue

How the Eighth Amendment Battle Moved to Social Media

Bots, microtargeting and polarisation will all play a role in the upcoming repeal referendum.
By Jake O'Donnell

Academia is Facing an Intelligence Test

The integration of artificial intelligence into education is often met with suspicion. But attitudes are changing.
By Martha Lewis

Damien McClean is Taking Welfare National

TCDSU Welfare Officer Damien McClean wants students to vote him all the way to USI.
By Aisling Marren