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Sex for Rent Bill Stalled, Leaving Vulnerable Students Unprotected
The Irish Council for International Students found that 5%, a total of 37 individuals, of 2023 survey participants “had either received an offer to rent a room in Ireland in exchange for sex, or had seen a room that was being advertised in exchange for sex". It is unclear whether the bill criminalizing landlords for initiating coercive sex for rent agreements will be signed into legislation before the next general election.
Trinity Researcher Luke Gibbons Talks Climate Action
Luke Gibbons, an Irish Research Council-funded Trinity student in the final year of his PhD, was named on the list of “Top 30 Under 30 Environmental Educators in the World 2024” by the North American Environmental Association.
Vietnamese President Visits Trinity
r. Lâm visited the Book of Kells exhibition and was welcomed to Trinity by Vice Provost Orla Sheils and Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
Thousands of Protestors March through Dublin Condemning Year-long Assault on Palestine
The march was organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and featured speeches and chants calling for an end to bombardment, and action by the Irish government.
Trinity Launches New Global Footprint Tracker Tool in an Initiative to Diversify Campus
While Ireland is the country of origin for the majority of Trinity students, College currently has 1,765 students from the United States and 938 from China enrolled out of the total student population.
Chris Mullin Receives Lawsoc’s Inaugural Praeses Elit Award
The Praeses Elit award, founded by former LawSoc auditor and first female president of Ireland Mary Robinson, is given to those who have made significant cultural and social contributions through their various fields
ISSU Criticises the Allocation of Nine Million Euro to Phone Pouches in Secondary Schools
Critics argue that funds towards phone pouches in secondary schools are unnecessary.
Union of Students in Ireland Denounces Budget 2025
USI criticised the lack of financial support for third-level students in Budget 2025
Trinity Keeps its Spot in the Top 100 in the 2025 QS World University Rankings
Humanities rise, while College's Sustainability ranking drops.
Annual cost of college breakdown reveals a 5% increase in the cost of living
In Switcher's report, Dublin comes out as the most expensive city for students.