“Last night saw the annual Trinity Ball deliver yet another memorable night for many students. This year’s ball, the 53rd, was the fastest-selling on record, with 1,000 tickets purchased in the first two minutes of sales …” (more)
[Róisín Agnew, Irish Times, 21 April]
“He plays a leading role in the hit series Game of Thrones but yesterday actor Jack Gleeson was made a scholar at Trinity College. The second-year student – who’s studying philosophy and theology – was among 103 new scholars awarded the coveted accolade yesterday …” (more)
[Mark O'Regan, Independent, 17 April]
“The Provost of Trinity College and the university’s board members were dressed in their full academic gowns and hoods yesterday to mark the announcement of two honorary fellows, 16 new fellows and 103 new scholars – a record for the college …” (more)
[Pamela Duncan, Irish Times, 17 April]
“Back in 1984 I was completing a book, and was finding it difficult to achieve this alongside what had become a rather heavy teaching load. So I approached my head of department, and he decided to give me a term off (this was before the age of semesters in Trinity College Dublin) …” (more)
[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Blog, 16 April]
“Students in Trinity College have been fined for urinating, partying and climbing the college walls – under its unique disciplinary policy. The college has specific bans in place for a wide range of activities …” (more)
[Michael Brennan, Independent, 10 April]
“(1) Residents in twin rooms may only have overnight guests if they obtain prior permission from their roommate. (2) Residents in Trinity Hall may not enter or cause any other person to enter, or throw or float any objects on the attenuation pond …” (more)
[Independent, 10 April]
“Celebrations marking the 300th anniversary of Trinity College Dublin’s iconic Old Library building began today. The foundation stone for the library was laid in May 1712 but it took another 20 years to complete the building …” (more)
[Genevieve Carbery, Irish Times, 5 April]
“The continuing failure of some university presidents and other high-earning academic staff to take a voluntary pay cut has been criticised by Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn …” (more)
[Sean Flynn, Irish Times, 5 April]
“Trinity College Students’ Union President Ryan Bartlett has criticised the decision of a majority of USI Congress to put off deciding on USI’s new policy on third level funding …” (more)
[Ronan Costello, University Times, 4 April]
“Cash-strapped universities are clocking up travel bills of more than €11m a year, new figures have revealed. At a time when third-level bosses have been warning of the impact of government funding cuts on education, Department of Education figures show universities’ bills for travel costs rose from €11.26m in 2010 to over €11.5m last year …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 2 April]
“Trinity students have voted for Trinity College Students’ Union to vote for a student loan scheme as the preferred method of funding third level education at USI Congress this week. The results came from a turnout of 440 students after three days of polling …” (more)
[Leanna Byrne and Jack Leahy, University Times, 1 April]
“Trinity College Dublin Bursar and Director of Strategic Innovation, Associate Professor, has been appointed Chair of the new Irish Research Council, a merger of the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) and the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) …” (more)
[Trinity College Dublin, 30 March]
“Ireland is at the leading edge of the emerging software area of evolving critical systems thanks to the work of Lero – the Irish software engineering research centre. The Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) funded Centre for Science Engineering and Technology brings together leading software engineering teams from the University of Limerick, DCU, Trinity College Dublin, UCD, Dundalk IT and NUI, Galway in a coordinated centre of research excellence with a strong industry focus …” (more)
[Irish Times, 30 March]
“Three Trinity College Dublin students have been selected to carry the Olympic torch as it makes its whirlwind trip through the city this summer …” (more)
[Steven Carroll, Irish Times, 26 March]
“The final meeting of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union of this academic year last night approved a motion calling for a referendum on TCDSU’s affiliation to the Union of Students in Ireland. Students will answer the question ‘Do you want TCDSU to disaffiliate from USI?’ …” (more)
[Jack Leahy, University Times, 21 March]
“Theta Omicron is a group that charter and support fraternities across the United States and, more recently, Ireland. They have just set up a chapter in Trinity College Dublin, colloquially known as ‘The Dynasty’. If at this point you haven’t already realised this is probably the lamest/stupidest/most bourgeois concept you’ve ever heard of, the following should probably summarise why that is so …” (more)
[David Hartery, An Focal, 21 March]
“Google street view has posted pictures of the Trinity College, Dublin grounds. Their vehicle, obviously a tricycle or similar, visited last April, spring is when the college is at its best because it has so many beautiful flowering trees …” (more, picture)
[conorjh, 21 March]
“We’re all Belfielders here. JayCarax was even responsible for the ‘Hidden History of UCD’ blog, and all three writers have mentioned the college here in the past …” (more)
[Come here to me!, 19 March]
“It’s the world’s most colourful festival – but for a group of students it was also a good excuse to throw paint at each other without fear of being punished. Students in Dublin’s Trinity College yesterday coated each other in all the colours of the rainbow as part of the Hindu Holi festival …” (more)
[Luke Byrne, Independent, 15 March]
“The statues on each side of the Trinity College Dublin Campanile are well known to many, not only to students of the college but also to the many Dubliners who use the college as a shortcut from Dame Street to Nassau Street …” (more)
[Come here to me!, 9 March]
