Comment & Analysis

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Editorial

Budget 2022 Proves There’s No Panic Button for Third Level in Leinster House

Higher education was allocated €68 million as part of budget 2022, with the SUSI grant scheme being expanded for the first time in a decade.
By The Editorial Board
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The Disorienting Nature of Freshers’ Orientation

First years are submerged into all the opportunities Trinity has to offer, and there are so many that it's easy to forget what a privilege that is, writes Piotr Jedro.
By Piotr Jedro
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We Need to Talk About Sally Rooney. Or Do We?

Rooney's critics spent the past 48 hours searching for a political hypocrisy in the award-winning author that probably doesn't exist, writes Flora Moreau.
By Flora Moreau
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Thingmote: Power Comes in Many Forms

Sitting alone amid a power cut is a unique place of insulation and crisis, as our friends in Kildare St are discovering, writes Chris Morash.
By Chris Morash
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Analysis

Budget Analysis: Students Get A Look In, But It’s Unlikely to Satisfy Them

Today's budget included and expansion of the SUSI grant and the introduction of cheaper public transport for young people.
By Jody Druce
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Editorial

The National Development Plan Still Leaves Third-Level Lacking

The plan was released this week by the government.
By The Editorial Board
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Editorial

TCDSU Sabbatical Officers’ Decision Making Leaves the Rank and File in the Cold

TCDSU’s sabbatical officers this week told heads of Schools that there would be ‘extreme backlash’ from students if timetables are left the same after social distancing measures are eased after reading week.
By The Editorial Board
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Editorial

Can We Move on From Exams, Please?

Exams have lost their veil of immortality, yet some students will still return to the RDS this year.
By The Editorial Board
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Ní Mór don Choláiste níos mó a Dhéanamh do Mhic Léinn a Bhraitheann Scoite Uaidh

Bhí Students4Change, brúghrúpa easaontach, ag stiúradh agóid na seachtaine seo in aghaidh an easpa teagaisc aghaidh ar aghaidh.
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Tá Iarmhairtí Tóg an Tríonóid Ar Ais soiléir ón Agóid in éadan Foghlaim ar Líne

Labhair an Propast go muinteartha ag an agóid – difríocht mhór óna réamhtheachtaí.