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Former Berkeley Library Renamed as Eavan Boland Library

The decision to name the library after the late poet comes after more than a year of planning and over 850 name submissions by the public.
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Over 2,750 Student Votes Cast in Class Representative Elections

The recent students union class rep election saw a voter turnout that surpassed last year’s sabbatical officer election.
By Brídín Ní Fhearraigh-Joyce
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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.
By Ila Raso
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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.
By Deniz Ertem
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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.
By Alannah Wrynn
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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.
By Isabella Roussel
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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.
By Nicole Saluck
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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
By Ila Raso
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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.
By Nicole Saluck
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Union of Students in Ireland Denounces Budget 2025

USI criticised the lack of financial support for third-level students in Budget 2025
By Mercedes Hamilton