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Planning Application Submitted for Redesigned Oisín House Accommodation Project
With the last application rejected by An Bord Pleanála, the new design, one floor shorter and with 28 fewer beds, has been approved by the College Board.
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Trinity Education Project to Introduce New “Elective” and “Approved” Modules for all Students
With the implementation of the Trinity Education Project concluding in the 2018/19 year, mandatory and optional modules available to all students will be introduced.
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Acmhainní Bhreise do Scoileanna Gaeltachta á Fhógairt ag an Rialtas
Beidh scoileanna sna ceantair Gaeltachta chun tairbhe a bhaint as acmhainní breise agus ról sa phróiseas pleanála, de réir polasaí nua an rialtais
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Trinity Seeks to Raise €1 Million Over Next Five Years Through Naming Rights Deal
The college is seeking to find donors who will pay €200,000 a year to have their name or firm's name on a part of campus.
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Curriarracht Domhanda Déanta ag Comhghuaillíocht Gaeilgeoirí don Chomhrá Gaelach is Faide
Tar éis 170 uair an chloig ag labhairt, bhí rath ag an slua 1,050 daoine an churiarracht a bhriseadh.
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Fossil Free TCD Stage Protest to Support Anti-Fracking Bill
The group staged a demonstration to support the bill, which successfully moved to the next stage in the Oireachtas yesterday.
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New €13 million Trinity Based Research Programme Launched Today
The new research programme, Edge, will see over 70 researchers employed across a number of Irish universities and colleges.
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Visits to GP Increase by 43% in Over 50s After Receiving Medical Card, New Trinity Study Finds
The new research, released by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, also reveals that 10 per cent of people over 50 have no health cover.
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Finn Murphy, Former Ents Officer, Appointed to TCDSU Board of Trustees
After a vote at a meeting of TCDSU council this evening, Murphy will join figures like Colm O'Gorman and Ivana Bacik on the board.
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TCDSU Council Votes to Adopt Pro-Decriminalisation Stance on Drugs
Following the position adopted by USI, TCDSU voted to support a pro-decriminalisation stance, in terms of students possessing drugs.