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Trinity Gets €2.7m from Fáilte Ireland for Old Library Revamp

The grant is part of a three-part funding model for the overhaul of the 300-year-old building.
By Emer Moreau
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E3 Completion Could be Delayed Until 2023 Due to Coronavirus

Bursar Veronica Campbell said construction can’t proceed as the site is currently inaccessible due to social distancing restrictions.
By Alex Connolly
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College to Apply for Planning Permission on Old Library Revamp by June

Bursar Veronica Campbell said ‘the heavy lifting for the design work that is needed to lodge the planning permission, is almost complete’.
By Danielle Varley
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‘No Reason’ Why Campus Allocations Won’t Happen in May, Says College

Allocations should take place in May, though accommodation offers will not be finalised until next year’s academic calendar is confirmed.
By Orla Murnaghan
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USIT, in Liquidation, ‘Not in a Position’ to Refund J1 Students

The company, which organised J1 visas for thousands of Irish students every year, went into liquidation last month.
By Fiachra Gallagher
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Leaving Cert Students Likely to Start College Late, After Exams Postponed

Leaving certificate exams will take place in late July or August, meaning students will not start college at the normal time.
By Donal MacNamee
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Trinity to Light Up Green for Frontline Healthcare Workers

College will show solidarity with frontline workers by turning the College Green entrance green this evening.
By Emer Moreau
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After Backlash, UCD Abandons Plans to Weaken Policy on Academic Freedom

The draft plan to change the policy said UCD must consider ‘the risk of tension’ between academic freedom and its international links.
By Sárán Fogarty
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Final-Year Medicine Students to Face Oral Exam If Suspected of Cheating

Final-year medicine students sat their exams on Zoom this week, with invigilators able to ask them to show their screen at any time.
By Sárán Fogarty
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Student Hardship Fund Raises €200k in A Week, After Graduate Appeal

Provost Patrick Prendergast told staff and students that the response from graduates to the appeal has been ‘extraordinary’.
By Sárán Fogarty