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College Faces WiFi Shutdown Next Sunday
Due to maintenance work, students and staff will lose access to WiFi and other IT services for a two-hour period.
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Maynooth Students’ Union President Loses €75,000 Defamation Action Against Luas
MSU President Leon Diop accused Luas of 'racial profiling'.
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Date set for NUIGSU’s Case Against Cúirt na Coiribe
NUIGSU will represent a student in front of the Residential Tenancies Board on July 20th.
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No Plans to Ban Sugary Drinks, Says College
After smoke-free initiative, Trinity will not go on a ‘banning spree’.
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Trinity Honours Anniversary of Joyce and Barnacle
Sweny’s Pharmacy, made famous by Joyce’s Ulysses, received a painting of the couple from Prof Linda Doyle, the former head of CONNECT research centre.
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Irish Universities Call for Increased Funding in Next Budget
State funding per student is now half of what it was 10 years ago, said the head of the Irish Universities Association.
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Trinity Bids a Final Farewell to its Oregon Maple Trees
The last of the Oregon Maple trees is being removed today.
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Students Join Calls for Objective Sex Education
TCDSU and USI joined a protest run by Solidarity, calling for the Sexual Education Bill to be passed.
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Trinity Business School’s MBA Programme Ranked in Global Top 50
The school’s executive MBA programme was named the best in Ireland, and was the only Irish course to feature in the Economist's top 50.
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College Calls for Water Conservation as Heatwave Continues
Irish Water issued a hose pipe ban as part of efforts to conserve water around the country.