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Higher Retirement Income Leads to Higher Quality of Life in Old Age, According to New Trinity Study
The study, from TILDA, will prove significant for health insurance companies.
Bob Geldof and Marianne Elliott Among Those to Get Honorary Degrees from Trinity
The degrees will be conferred in Trinity’s Public Theatre on Friday, June 23rd.
Trinity’s Patrick Geoghegan Appointed Speechwriter to Leo Varadkar
A popular lecturer and former senior lecturer, Geoghegan will be given a leave of absence from Trinity.
Young People Will be Crucial in Referendum, Crowd Told at Repeal Rally
Students, unions and activists gathered outside the Central Bank days after the Taoiseach’s promise of 2018 referendum.
Fianna Fáil and Labour Will Not Back Creation of New Higher Education Cabinet Position
The position, seen as a sign of greater focus on the sector, has been criticised as ‘farcical’ and for being introduced to lessen the pain of demotion.
Former Lecturer’s “Offensive” All-Staff Email About Ann Louise Gilligan Condemned by DCU
The university suspended the account of a retired staff member in response to comments about Gilligan’s sexuality after she passed away this week.
Varadkar Announces Plan to Hold a Referendum on the Eighth Amendment
Newly elected taoiseach Leo Varadkar has tasked the Minister for Health with preparing the necessary legislation.
Bruton Returns and Mitchell O’Connor Given Third-Level Responsibility, as Funding Decisions Loom
The creation of a specific role for higher education comes at a crucial time for the underfunded sector.
Marking Firsts for Trinity and for Ireland, Leo Varadkar Elected Taoiseach
Provost Patrick Prendergast said he was “delighted” by Varadkar’s election.
Five Trinity Researchers Among this Year’s Fulbright Awardees
The awardees from Trinity included staff in the CONNECT Centre and a graduate of the School of English