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After Error, Students Asked to Apply for Halls in 250 Characters
Trinity Hall has been unable to correct the error while the application page is still active.
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€16.5m to Be Provided in Student Bursaries for Low-Income Families
The increase in the fund will benefit 2,000 students from disadvantaged backgrounds over three years.
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With Soaring Rents and Low Availability, the Accommodation Crisis Reaches Peak
A new report from Daft.ie has revealed that rent prices are now 13 per cent above their peak in 2008.
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New Survey Finds 60% of Parents Could Support Student Loan Scheme
The survey also revealed that parents can spend over €10,000 a year putting a child through college.
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Leo Varadkar to Lead Celebration of Trinity’s 425th Anniversary
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will open a symposium in September to celebrate the anniversary.
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Over 100,000 Animals Used in Research in Trinity Since 2012
The figures have re-ignited a furore over animal testing in universities.
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Northern Irish Students Bolster Increased CAO Applications to Trinity
Trinity saw an increase in first preferences on the applications, continuing after last year saw a reverse in a downward trend.
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Points Decreases Hit STEM, Classics, English Studies, in First Year of New CAO System
Prospective students woke up to their CAO offers this morning and, after an overhaul of the grading system for Leaving Certificate, saw a fall in points for most courses.
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UCDSU and ULSU Decline Offer from USI to Attend National Training Event
The presidents of the two unions, alongside MISU, gave mixed reasons for not attending the Belfast training event.
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On Results Day, Bruton Defends Leaving Certificate Changes and Offers Assurances
The system hasn’t been dumbed down, Bruton says, as he visits schools and helpline centres on results day.