Comment & Analysis

Sally Rooney, Naoise Dolan, and Niamh Campbell Have Founded the ‘Trinity School’
Like Trinity campus itself, the writing in these novels can often take place deep within its own microcosm and rarely reflects reality, writes Barry Pierce.

COVID Shows How Hard it is to Fight Climate Change. We Can Do More to Help
Students can feel helpless in the face of climate change, but there is plenty we can do to help, writes Ross McCann.

After Leaving Ógra Fianna Fáil, I Expected Pushback – But Not Vitriol
I’ve received bitter abuse over my decision to quit the party, but I have not given up on politics, writes Niko Kawonczyk.

Christmas is a Time of the Year When Your Life is Put On Stage
Christmas for me is about the face you’d make at someone when you’ve given them something you knew they’d really like, writes Robert Quinn

How Staying on Erasmus for Christmas Made Me Appreciate Home
Staying in Paris for the holidays has made me appreciate the uniquely Irish ability to maintain close connections no matter where we are in the world, writes Ben Whyte.

Christmas, For Many, Was a Game of Choices
Now that we’re set to ring in the New Year under level-five restrictions, I can’t shake the underlying feeling that there’s little consolation to missing out at the moment, writes Emer Tyrell.

2020: Aistear a bhí Thuas Seal agus Thíos Seal don Ardoideachas
Bunaíodh an Roinn Ardoideachais i mbliana, agus bhí an-tionchar ag an gcoróinvíris ar an tríú leibhéal.

Tá an Taoide ag Casadh. Ní Mór don GSU Aird a Thabhairt Air
Reáchtáil an GSU a CGB ar an gCéadaoin, níos mó ná mí tar éis go raibh orthu é a reáchtáil go bunreachtúil.

Christmas Alone Is Tough – Here’s What Got Me Through a Lonely Summer Lockdown
The usual self-care tips are a given, but there are other tips and tricks that helped me get through living alone during the first lockdown, writes Cormac Watson.

For Many, Christmas Can Be a Coat Hook For Loss and Nostalgia
When life suffers a loss, and when a tradition is necessarily overturned, its disorienting – most of all, it feels unfair, writes Molly Furey.