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Trinity’s New Taskforce to hold First Meeting this Month
Trinity’s Taskforce on Academic and Institutional International Links and Related Matters was established following BDS’ and TCDSU’S five-day encampment in May.

TCDSU Council: BDS Chair Elected, Class Rep Elections Mis-steps Reflected Upon, and Townhall Held on Political Wording of SU Constitution
In a three hour meeting, the ethnic minorities officer was elected and two Sabbatical Officers disclosed being threatened by the public.

Down to the Wire: Students Discuss Concerns Regarding U.S. Election
As the campaign season reaches its final hour students grow uneasy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".