Comment & Analysis

Editorial
In Arguing for a Properly Funded System, More Allies are Available to Us
From Northern Irish students to postgrads to parents going into debt – the free-fees movement has parallels and allies.

Cruthaíonn Plé ar Dheontais Deis Dúshláin na n-Iarchéimithe a thógáil isteach sa Lárshruth
Ní easpa deontas cothaithe í an fhadhb amháin atá ag crá iarchéimithe, agus is minic a fheictear iad mar dhaoine imeallacha i ndíospóireachtaí faoi dheacrachtaí na bhfochéimithe.

Editorial
Discussions Over Grants Provide an Opportunity to Bring Postgraduate Issues Back Into the Mainstream
The lack of maintenance grants is not the only issue faced by postgraduate students, who are too often seen as peripheral figures in debates dominated by undergraduate concerns.

Tá Díscor Cúrsa Gaeilge in Ollscoil Uladh Achrannach, go Fiú do Dhaoine atá in aghaidh Gluaiseachta na Gaeilge
Go fiú do dhaoine neamhbháúil do chás na Gaeilge, is cúis buartha atá i ndíscor cúrsa le sástacht mhór mac léinn agus céimithe infhostaithe.

Editorial
Discontinuation of Ulster University’s Irish Course is Troubling, Even to Those Removed From the Language
Even to those unsympathetic to the Irish language, the termination of a course with high student satisfaction and employable graduates is worrying.

Le Straitéis Nua, B’fhéidir go n-Éireoidh le Pleananna Fiontraíoch Cholaiste na Tríonóide don Chéád Uair
Cáineadh Coláiste na Tríonóide de bharr a chur chuige maidir le fiontair, ach tá cur chuige nua le feiceáil i gceapadh duine chun tacú le gnólachtai nuathionscanta.

Editorial
With a New Strategy, Trinity’s Entrepreneurship Plans May Succeed Where Past Plans Have Been Unpopular
Trinity has been criticised for its approach to entrepreneurship, but hiring someone to support startups suggests a new approach.

Editorial
Reasons Behind Rejection of Oisín House Display Profound Underestimation of Accommodation Crisis
For Trinity’s future, having a place for accommodation and facilities is much more important than aesthetics.

Nochtann Fáthanna le Diúltú Iarratais Tí Oisín Gannmheas Trom na Géarchéime Iostais
Do thodhchaí Choláiste na Tríonóide, tá spás le haghaidh áiseanna agus iostas i bhfad níos tábhachtaí ná aestéitidil.

Contribution
For an American Student, Surprise at Strength of Trinity’s Influence
Trinity acts as a very big fish in a small pond, and its location helps it wield a greater influence over Irish life than any university does on the US.