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TCDSU Pushes for Policy Change to End “Elitist, Classist and Inaccessible” Dining Rules
TCDSU is set to present a proposal to the Student Life Committee to overhaul the practice of expelling students from the Buttery and other on-campus eateries for bringing their own meals.
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Hundreds Attend Protest Against Trans Rights and Counter Protest
The Let Women Speak rally, organised by Posie Parker, was disrupted by a counter-rally organised by Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin on Merrion Square South.
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Scholars’ EGM Vote to Amend the Scholars’ Charter and Elect First Year Rep
Scholars vote to add a president to their committee
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TCDSU Block Entrance to Book of Kells in Protest of Rent Increase
The Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union and the Postgraduate Workers' Organisation have staged a protest at the Long Room entrance in opposition to College's decision to increase the price of student accommodation by the maximum legal limit.
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Two Trinity Students Win Seed Funding for Social Innovation Projects
On Friday, 13 Irish students presented their social innovation projects to win seed funding at the STAND Ideas Collective Showcase.
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64 Trinity Professors Call For 100% Plant-Based Catering
Trinity professors are among the 650 academics calling for meat-free menus on campus as part of a systemic approach to climate change and animal rights activism.
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Jeffrey Seathrún Sardina Elected PWO President
At its first AGM, the TCD Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation elected Jeffrey Seathrún Sardina as President and approved his proposed constitution.
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USI: Increased College Spaces “Futile” Amid Accommodation Crisis
The Union of Students in Ireland has said that increasing the number of third-level places without extra accommodation and services is a "populist" and "futile" move by Government.
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CAO: Eight Trinity Courses Exceed 600 Points
CAO points for courses at Trinity fell by an average of 12 points.
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Funding Announced to Create More Evening Events for Young People
The Night-Time Economy Youth Initiative includes a funding package designed to support nighttime events across the country