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Down to the Wire: Students Discuss Concerns Regarding U.S. Election

As the campaign season reaches its final hour students grow uneasy.
By Amélie McGowan
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The University Times Poll Finds Respondents Think Kamala D. Harris Will Win the U.S. Presidential Election

117 participants responded via Instagram that they believed that Kamala would win, 25 participants believed Trump would win, and 45 people voted that they were unsure who would win the election.
By Brídín Ní Fhearraigh-Joyce
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INTO Reports Primary and Special Schools Have Vacancies of 951 Teachers

The study shares that because of these vacancies, schools are increasingly relying “on staff who are not qualified to teach, with 745 employed not registered with the Teaching Council and 1,103 registered teachers, working outside of their qualified sector.
By Nicole Saluck
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Suad Aldarra awarded the 2024 Rooney Prize for Literature

The Syrian-born Dublin-based writer and software engineer debuted with her memoir I Don’t Want To Talk About Home in 2022.
By Natalia Kamendy
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Intimate Partner Abuse Effects 89% of Irish Women with Disabilities

A study from Trinity's school of social work and social policy found that 89% of women with disabilities surveyed had experienced emotional abuse from a partner.
By Nicole Saluck
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TCDSU Secures €44,000 to Combat Period Poverty at Trinity

TCDSU has pressured College to double the funding allocated by HEA to combat period poverty.
By Mercedes Hamilton
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Banner Taped to Campanile by TCDSU in Protest of Irish Language Rights Inaction

“Cá bhfuil an Ghaeilge?” read the banner taped to the Campanile on Friday morning.
By Alannah Wrynn
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Trinity Accommodation Worker Expresses Discontent With Working Conditions Over the Summer

Last summer front desk workers were paid exactly minimum wage, with supervisors being paid "a few cents more". A former supervisor told The University Times “this is not quite enough for the level of responsibility our role requires".
By Natalia Kamendy
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Comedian Max Fosh Receives Phil’s Bram Stoker Cultural Achievement Award

“Any place that gives me a medal for doing no work is a friend of mine”.
By Ila Raso
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2024 Dublin Marathon Concludes with Heart and Soul

The annual race took place on October 27 with over 2,200 participants and the support of the city centre
By Ila Raso