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Prominent Irish Conservatives Condemn Burkean Article for Promoting Eugenics
An article published in the Burkean prompted furious debate on Twitter.
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Students, Among Thousands, Send Dramatic Message Over Nurses’ Pay
More than 12,000 protestors demanded improved pay for nurses this afternoon.
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Government Announces €23m Fund for Innovation in Higher Education
Trinity got €1.5 million for a project aiming to improve student mental health support services.
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New UCC Business School to House 4,000 Students
The school is expected to cost around €16 million and will also accommodate 200 staff members.
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Mumps Outbreak Prompts College Warning
An email to staff and students advised all members of College to check that they have had two MMR vaccines.
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Trinity Ball Ticket Price Rises to €91
The €4 price increase is due to this year’s government increase in VAT.
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Mary Robinson to Launch TCDSU Green Week
The Chancellor of the university will speak to students about climate justice.
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RCSI Set to Gain University Status In Near Future
The government is drawing up an amendment to legislation that would allow the college university status.
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UCC Students Launch Petition to Rename Watson Building
The building is named after James Watson, a Nobel laureate who has come under fire for racist comments.
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Government to Appeal Decision on Right to Access Higher Education
The High Court decision granted Rebecca Carter the right to enter College late, after her leaving certificate marks were totted up wrong.