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TAP Celebrates 30 Years with Contemporary Art Exhibition

The Trinity Access Programme will celebrate its 30th birthday this week with an art exhibition entitled ‘Essence of Student Life’ in the Exam Hall.
By Clara Roche
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Senator David Norris to Retire in January

In an interview with Trinity News, Ireland’s longest-serving senator confirmed his plans to retire following a career that saw the decriminalisation of homosexuality.
By Clara Roche
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International Student Survey Exposes Accommodation Scams and Sex-for-Rent Schemes

A survey conducted by the Irish Council of International Students has revealed that 13 per cent of international students in Ireland have fallen victim to accommodation scams, and a further five per cent have been exposed to sex-for-rent schemes.
By Clara Roche
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László Molnárfi Announces Launch of RateMyElective.ie

The website, designed by Molnárfi himself and current and former Computer Science students, allows Trinity students to review electives and exchanges.
By Clara Roche
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Irish Authors Some of the Most Studied at American Universities

Irish writers Jonathan Swift and James Joyce feature in the top 10 most studied authors on university reading lists in the United States, at fourth and sixth respectively.
By Clara Roche
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Hundreds of Academics co-sign a letter calling on all Irish universities to suspend ties with Israeli Institutions amid the ongoing conflict

The letter demands that all Irish universities immediately suspend ties with Israeli institutions until the occupation of Palestinian territories is ended.
By Hosanna Boulter
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TCDSU Block Front Gate Entrance in Protest of Trinity’s Ties to Israeli Universities

The Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) and the Trinity branch of Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) have blocked access to the front gate entrance and hung Palestinian flags from House 6 in opposition to Trinity’s links to Israeli universities.
By Clara Roche
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Societies Advised Against Participating in Palestine Protest

In an email sent to societies this morning, the CSC warned against the use of society rooms to display Palestinian flags.
By Leah Downey
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TCDSU Votes to Create Full-Time Irish Language Sabbatical Officer

The motion, which was passed at the third council of the year, marks the implementation of a long-term Irish language policy
By Clara Roche
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Welfare Officer Looks to Tackle Period Poverty on Campus

In a proposal to the Student Life Committee, TCDSU Welfare Officer Aoife Bennett requests that College helps streamline and support the provision of free period products on Campus after a once-off TCDSU-run initiative last academic year proved popular.
By Alex Payne