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IT Blanchardstown Students Vote to Support Repeal
Just under 350 students voted today with less than 50 voting against the motion.
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Trinity to Employ Alternative Arabic Teacher, After Selim Criticism
Trinity will be offering a second Arabic class for students who have complained about comments made by Dr Ali Selim.
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Clare McCarthy Reinstated as Trinity Publications Chair
The Capitations Committee found today that the Trinity Publications meeting to remove McCarthy was invalid.
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Harty Issued a Minor Strike for Campaign Breach, as TCDSU Elections Begin
Presidential candidate Sean Ryan was also penalised by the Electoral Commission.
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Trinity Condemns Ali Selim’s FGM Comments
College have said that female genital mutilation is "always wrong".
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TCD Plastic Solutions Present Petition to the Provost
Securing nearly 4,000 signatures, the group want to eliminate single-use plastics from campus.
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Trinity Becomes First Irish College to Join Global Sustainable Campus Group
As Green Week begins, Trinity has announced that it will be the first Irish university to join the International Sustainable Campus Network.
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Fianna Fáil Calls for Reform in Science Foundation Ireland
Fianna Fáil will this week table a bill in the Dáil calling on the government to rebalance Science Foundation Ireland's research priorities.
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TCDSU Condemns Ali Selim’s FGM Comments
President of TCDSU Kevin Keane called part-time lecturer Selim’s recent comments on female circumcision “unacceptable”.
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Provost Launches Leinster St Learning Space
The space is specifically designed to facilitate students on the newly launched master’s in computer science.