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Trinity Graduate Naoise Dolan to Have Debut Novel Adapted for TV

Exciting Times will be produced in the US by Black Bear Pictures, the company that produced Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game.
By Donal MacNamee
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Uncertainty Over UL Refunds, Despite Governing Body Recommendation

UL students have been told they must engage with the UL subsidiary that runs its accommodation if they want to sort out refunds.
By Ella Connolly
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Ahead of a College Directive, Students Sweat On the Fate of a Year Abroad

Students will find out the fate of next year's Erasmus and Study Abroad programme tomorrow. For many, there's a lot riding on the decision.
By Emer Moreau
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USI Urges Students to Take Care Finding Accommodation in Pandemic

Students are being advised to be cautious when signing up to new lease arrangements for the coming academic year.
By Emer Moreau
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Two-Metre Rule Could Mean Only 20% of Students on Campus for Lectures

Vice-Provost Jurgen Barkhoff told a meeting of University Council that an online learning experience for incoming freshers ‘was not ideal’.
By Donal MacNamee
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Classes of Up to 25 Students Could be Taught In Person Next Year

Internal minutes show College is considering holding classes of up to 25 students in person, with groups bigger than that held online.
By Emma Donohoe
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USI to Back Student Tenants’ Unions in Fight for Rent Reforms Amid Pandemic

The move marks a show of support from USI to a radical approach to student rent in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
By Ciaran Molloy
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USI to Push Student Losses in Debate On Pandemic Unemployment Payment

The union will lobby the government to take students' financial losses into account if changes are made to the pandemic unemployment payment.
By Patrick O'Donoghue
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After Debate, USI Rejects Motion to ‘Unite’ Students of All Political Beliefs

After a lengthy debate, USI's congress rejected the ‘sensitive’ proposal, which would have seen the union engage with youth wings of all political parties.
By Emer Moreau
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USI to Campaign for Reconfiguration of Irish Voting System

The union will now fight for the lowering of the voting age to 16, the introduction of an electoral system and the streamlining of registration.
By Sárán Fogarty