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Justice Minister Seeks to Ban Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images
Helen McEntee hopes to enact the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill, which will criminalise the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.

Trinity’s Grand Canal Innovation Hub Projected to Open in 2022
The Grand Canal Innovation District will be developed over a period of 10 years and will cost an estimated €1 billion.

Trinity Initiates First Phase of Grand Canal Innovation District
Plans for the project’s 5,500 square meter Innovation Hub, which will serve as a meeting space for entrepreneurs and academics, are now underway.

Three Leading Female Professors Confirm Intent to Become Next Provost
Applications close on December 4th, and the election will take place on April 10th.

200,000 Students to Receive Government’s €250 Once-Off Payment
The once-off payments, worth a total of €50 million, will offer financial assistance to full-time third-level students in recognition of the upheaval they have experienced due to the pandemic.

Library Apologises for Confusion Caused by New Booking System
Changes to the booking system were introduced this week in an effort to curb the number of students booking slots and then failing to show up.

Any Relaxation of College Restrictions Must Be ‘Gradual’, Says IFUT
Higher Education Minister Simon Harris is reportedly pushing for more in-person teaching next semester.

TCDSU Down €49k Last Year After Pandemic’s Financial Shock
TCDSU’s account from 2018/19 recorded a surplus of over €30,000 – a reversal of the previous year’s shortfall.

Trinity Hires New Assistant Professor to Lead Black Studies Elective
Trinity decided to launch a Black Studies module, after a College-wide campaign in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.

Prayer Meetings Breach Laurentian Society’s Constitution, Says CSC
DU Laurentian Society is a Catholic group for students in Trinity.