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Aaron Bowden and Dublin’s Live Music Scene
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/aaron-bowden-and-dublins-live-music-scene/
Published: October 14, 2025 12:49
Valentine’s Day of 2025 was perhaps the least busy Friday at the Pav, with nearly all Trinity students (except the single ones, like me) out with their partners. So, for once, we left the Pav early and took a shot at Grafton Street, where we’d walked a…
TCD Women’s Health Soc
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/tcd-womens-health-soc/
Published: October 14, 2025 12:46
Three years ago, Trinity’s Women’s Health Society was founded. With a community of over 300 members, TCD Women’s Health Soc acts as not only a safe space but a hub for education and connection. At the end of their second year, a group of medical students…
Student Activism Beyond Campus
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/student-activism-beyond-campus/
Published: October 14, 2025 12:41
Students have the potential to be a powerful force for change. Recently, Trinity has witnessed this firsthand, with the success of the BDS Encampment being realised through the College’s commitment to completely divesting from Israel, becoming the first…
In defence of Gaeilge: How Trinity’s Societies are working to bring back the Irish Language
Published: October 14, 2025 12:35
A movement to revive the Irish language has gained momentum in recent years, with more and more young people becoming involved with learning and using the language. The internet is largely to thank for this, as increased social media exposure and attention…
Interview with Bandon native, actress Alison Arnopp – “Roly Poly Bird” in U.S. Premiere of The Roald Dahl Story Company’s production ‘The Enormous Crocodile The Musical’
Published: October 14, 2025 12:31
The Enormous Crocodile The Musical makes its way around the world, as the production that began in Leeds moves to the United States on tour. The performance, derived from the famous Roald Dahl book, creates a magical experience for families everywhere.…
The Shape of Quiet Feelings and Climate Anxiety
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/the-shape-of-quiet-feelings-and-climate-anxiety/
Published: October 14, 2025 12:22
I remember when I found out the world was going to end. Presented as a “fun fact” in a kids’ science book was a description of how the Sun would eventually exhaust its nuclear fuel and expand to over 100 times its current size, before beginning to shrink,…
Staying Connected While Living Apart
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/staying-connected-while-living-apart/
Published: October 14, 2025 12:18
I recently took a train from Edinburgh to a town far north in the Scottish Highlands named Portskerra. This is a place where, on a clear day, you can look directly out across the ocean at Orkney Island and catch puffins diving from the clifftops east of…
Tá mic léinn ag baint amach 625 pointe san Ardteist, ach teiptear fós orthu áit a fháil ar na cúrsaí atá uathu
Published: October 14, 2025 12:13
Bheadh súil agat, dá mbainfeá 625 pointí amach san Ardteist, go bhfaighfeá an cúrsa a bhí mar do chéadrogha trí CAO. Níorbh amhlaidh sin i mbliana, áfach, mar go bhfuil roinnt mhaith daltaí gan áiteanna ar chúrsaí de bharr an córas roghnóireachta randamaí…
When Free Speech Becomes Costly
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/when-free-speech-becomes-costly/
Published: October 14, 2025 12:07
To be free is, at its heart, to be unbound by constraint. Yet, when the principle of freedom is applied to speech, the strength of this notion fractures. Why is it that the promise of liberty, so clearly established in many constitutional texts, often…
The “Right” Way To Grieve
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/the-right-way-to-grieve/
Published: October 14, 2025 11:56
I love cringe TV and I’m not afraid to say it. It gives you an adrenaline rush like a rollercoaster: the feeling of your stomach dropping with the simultaneous inability to look away. Usually, when I crave this sensation, I turn on an old episode of Glee…
Comedy Soc Getting Dismissed? We’re Just Joking.
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/comedy-soc-getting-dismissed-were-just-joking/
Published: October 13, 2025 21:43
When I first came across the comedy society, its entire committee consisted of just three people sitting behind a desk at the Freshers’ Fair, their only sign a lone PowerPoint slide. Three is the bare minimum required by the CSC (Central Societies…
Tim Mielants’ Steve: A Review
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/tim-mielants-steve-a-review/
Published: October 13, 2025 16:47
Immediately after watching “Steve”, I walked to The Winding Stair. There’s only so many films that have made me want to read the books they are based on. Steve joins that list, but not for the reasons you’d think. Tim Mielants gives his adaptation of Max…
The Glass Booth / An Both Gloine: A Review
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/the-glass-booth-an-both-gloine-a-review/
Published: October 13, 2025 16:44
Is discontentment the mark of great art? I found myself grappling with this question when I walked out of the Project Arts Centre, having just seen Jenny Brady’s newest experimental short film The Glass Booth / An Both Gloine. The film screened in Dublin…
A Dragaturgical Success: A Review of Miss Powder Vacuum at the Douglas Hyde Gallery
Published: October 13, 2025 16:41
In the aftermath of societal ruin—the end of Alternative Miss Ireland—there’s been a void, a vacuum of sorts but don’t worry babe, we’ve got you! Alternative Miss Ireland (AMI), an annual drag pageant show and LGBTQ+ fundraiser, was first held in 1987 as a…
In Need of a Miracle, Ireland Football Team Faces Portugal
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/in-need-of-a-miracle-ireland-football-team-faces-portugal/
Published: October 13, 2025 16:38
After a slow start, Irish nationals are now bound to Lisbon to match against the still invictus (or undefeated) higher seed of Group F, for a chance to play in the 2026 World Cup on October 11th, and another match against Armenia on the 14th at home. The…
Who Pays for Tomorrow?
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/who-pays-for-tomorrow/
Published: October 13, 2025 16:36
They teach you early that a public good needs a name before anyone will bother arguing for it. In Dublin that lesson shows up in tiny, ordinary ways: the honest strip-lights in a lecture theatre that never lie about how tired you are, the €2 coffee you…
Breaking the McGregor Presidential Campaign
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/breaking-the-mcgregor-presidential-campaign/
Published: October 13, 2025 16:33
Amidst confused and stagnant Presidential campaigns, parties dithering on whether to commit to their “perfect” candidate, and the Irish public suggesting names for the role that show a general misunderstanding of what the Presidency is, Conor McGregor…
Mo Chara, A gKimmel, Ár gCinsireacht
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/mo-chara-a-gkimmel-ar-gcinsireacht/
Published: October 13, 2025 13:40
Is beag an baol nach bhfuil an scéal uafáis is déanaí as na Stáit Aontaithe cloiste ag an léitheoir, ach ar eagla na heagla, déanfaidh mé léirmheas tapaigh air a thabhairt daoibh. An tseachtain seo, bheartaigh Trump is a dhrong giollaí a gcuid iarrachtaí…
The Reality of Being a Summer Intern
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/the-reality-of-being-a-summer-intern/
Published: October 13, 2025 13:34
Internships, a word that entices possibility, panic, and an overwhelming sense of being left behind in most college students, are still portrayed as golden tickets to a prosperous future. “Get an internship,” we’re told, and you’ll get ahead of your peers…
Out of sight, Out of Mind: The Civil War in Sudan
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-the-civil-war-in-sudan-2/
Published: October 13, 2025 13:26
Content Warning: Article makes references to sexual violence It has been over two years since civil war erupted in Sudan, and the country continues to plunge deeper into a devastating humanitarian crisis. Since its inception, the conflict has seen tens of…
Budget 2026: Permanent 500 Euro Fee Decrease Confirmed
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/budget-2026-permanent-500-euro-fee-decrease-confirmed/
Published: October 7, 2025 13:21
The 2026 Government Budget has confirmed there will be a permanent 500€ reduction in Student Contribution fees for all Irish and EU undergraduate students. The fee reduction will take place at the start of the 2026/27 academic year. This follows the recent…
GAA Special Congress Approves Major Overhaul in Rulebook
Published: October 7, 2025 09:52
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) special congress has officially ratified and passed all the Football Review Committee (FRC) proposals into the rule book, all endorsed in just under 45 minutes. The meeting took place at the storied Croke Park, where…
Trinity Computing and Technology Career Fair Ends, Environment and Engineering Career Fair Scheduled Next
Published: October 7, 2025 09:43
Last Thursday, businesses and students attended the Computing and Technology Career Fair. This was one of a series of four career fairs scheduled to take place at Trinity this semester. Over the next few months, companies will open applications for…
Thousands March in Dublin in Solidarity with Palestine
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/thousands-march-in-dublin-in-solidarity-with-palestine/
Published: October 7, 2025 09:30
On Saturday October 4th, thousands marched through Dublin in a pro-Palestine demonstration that set off from the Garden of Remembrance and finished outside Leinster House. Organisers with the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) estimated the…
Both TCDSU Referenda Are Carried
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/both-tcdsu-referenda-are-carried/
Published: October 6, 2025 20:18
On the steps of House 6, at 5pm today, Monday the 6th of October. Buster Whaley, Trinity College Dublin Student’ Union’s (TCDSU) Education Officer, announced that the referendum concerning the representation of postgraduate students and the referendum…
Tánaiste Simon Harris Confirms Release of Irish Civilians Detained by Israel
Published: October 6, 2025 15:56
“I can confirm that the Irish citizens detained in Israel have been released and are currently on their journey home” was the opening statement from a press release from the office of Tánaiste Simon Harris this afternoon (October 6th) at 12:49pm. “This…
Why Stop at the NFL?
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/why-stop-at-the-nfl/
Published: October 6, 2025 13:34
Should the NFL get out of Ireland? On Sunday, September 28th, Ireland hosted an American football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park. In the weeks leading up to and in the wake of the event, there has been a…
“Flip the Fees” Protest Held at Stephen Green, Suffers Low Turnout
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/flip-the-fees-protest-held-at-stephen-green-suffers-low-turnout/
Published: October 6, 2025 13:19
Multiple students from across Ireland came together at 12pm this afternoon for the “Flip the Fees” protest outside the Higher Education Building on Stephen’s Green. The protest was primarily a means to speak against the proposed 500 euro permanent fee…
Trinity Meteors Edge Out Cavan Eagles in Thriller Ending
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/trinity-meteors-edge-out-cavan-eagles-in-thriller-ending/
Published: October 5, 2025 15:55
Final Score: Trinity Meteors 65-61 McEvoy’s Cavan Eagles Half-time: Trinity Meteors 35-34 McEvoy’s Cavan Eagles Top scorers Meteors: H.Finn 15, S.Kenny 13, K.Horstmeyer 11, A.Learn 10 Top scorers Eagles: S.Barnes 15, A.Mulligan 13, M.Harris 12, C.Tolan 10…
From Belfast to the NBA: CJ Fulton Signs with the Minnesota Timberwolves
Published: October 4, 2025 18:58
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves have signed Guard CJ Fulton to a training camp, Exhibit-10 deal, per team release. Fulton, played collegiately at Charleston College, where he averaged 7.3 Points Per Game on a 42.7 Field Goal Percentage…
Glimpses Of A Growing Scene: Catacombs
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/glimpses-of-a-growing-scene-catacombs/
Published: October 4, 2025 14:53
I arrive late at the Sound House. Almost everyone is wearing black, and the air tastes sweet from all the teens vaping with rigs resembling robot phalluses. Beyond the packed crowd and the mosh pit is local DJ and events manager Omen. Draped across the…
Berlin and Gaza – What’s Written On The Walls Is What We Can’t Say Out Loud
Published: October 3, 2025 14:43
I had ruined the mood. All the Erasmus students – even those new to learning German – knew exactly what it was that I was asking due to the similarity of its English translation. Silence befell the moments-before-carefree table and all eyes were on the…
Reaching for the Stars
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/10/reaching-for-the-stars/
Published: October 3, 2025 14:40
It has been two weeks since the last Starlight event took place and safe to say it was a success. This years first event took place in Yamamori Tengu with dim lights, smoke and rooms full of people. Josh, the mastermind behind the event, reflected that he…
Emergency Protest Against Israeli Detention of Irish Citizens Erupts Outside the Dáil
Published: October 2, 2025 14:28
At 12:30pm today, Thursday the 2nd of October, a protest demonstration against the detention of at least 14 Irish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) sprung up outside the Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann: Among the detained is Senator…
Returning to Re-Turn: Issues of Environmentalism and Societal Needs
Published: October 2, 2025 10:35
Re-Turn, Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has received both praise and criticism during its short life. Since its inception over a year and a half ago, 1.6 billion bottles have gone through the system, however users remain agitated over unresolved…
Kavanagh Court Residents Report “Sharp Increase” in Antisocial Incidents
Published: October 1, 2025 12:41
NOTE: This article discusses racist and xenophobic violence Several residents of Kavanagh Court, a Yugo student accommodation residence that has had a partnership with Trinity accommodation since 2017, have spoken out against what one student called a…
Student Sinn Féin and Labour Representatives Speak Out Against Removal from Freshers Fair
Published: October 1, 2025 09:06
Representatives from both Ógra Shinn Féin and Labour Youth Trinity were asked to leave on the first day of the Freshers’ Fair by the Central Societies Committee (CSC). The Chairmen of both societies — which are not officially recognised by Trinity — have…
Neil Jordan and John Banville Talk Dublin in New Video Series
Published: September 30, 2025 16:31
On the 30th of September, the Irish Writers Centre (IWC), in collaboration with Dublin UNESCO City of Literature, will be releasing the third episode of their video series “Dublin: One City, Many Stories”. The third instalment is of particular interest as…
Icarus Celebrates 75th Anniversary with Record Turnout
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/09/icarus-celebrates-75th-anniversary-with-record-turnout/
Published: September 30, 2025 14:54
On Wednesday 27th August, Trinity’s literary journal Icarus celebrated its 75th anniversary at the Irish Writers Centre. The event saw a record turnout for the launch of their newest edition, which featured contributions from both student and…
An Deichniú Uachtarán na hÉireann
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/09/an-deichniu-uachtaran-na-heireann/
Published: September 30, 2025 14:51
Ireland is expected to elect its tenth President this October, with the successor to Michael D. Higgins set to take office on November 12th 2025. While the process is steeped in constitutional formality, the race itself often veers into the personal:…
Tréigean na Míolta Móra: Cad is cúis le hídiú fiadhúlra mara na hÉireann?
Published: September 30, 2025 14:07
26 Lúnasa 2021, an lá is deise a chaith mé ar an bhfarraige ariamh. Ghlacamar báid seoil amach ó chuan beag ar cósta Contae Corcaigh agus bhuaileamar amach ar Loch Trasna. Bhí gaoth réasúnta láidir ag séideadh aniar-aneas, agus sár i bhfad bhí muid ag…
The Rise of Corbyn’s New Party and the Fracturing of Britain’s Two-Party System
Published: September 30, 2025 13:52
The political landscape in the United Kingdom is rapidly changing, with a new political party set to be established by former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and MP Zarah Sultana, both of whom are independents. The left-wing political party, at the time…
Encounters Between Applicants and AI
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/09/encounters-between-applicants-and-ai/
Published: September 30, 2025 13:37
Young people today are well-versed in the complexity and tedium of job applications, but despite the general sense that the process has significantly intensified, it is difficult to comprehend how rapidly recruitment is being automated. The cost of living…
€1000 Is Not a Gift for Students — It’s a Lifeline
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/09/e1000-is-not-a-gift-for-students-its-a-lifeline/
Published: September 30, 2025 13:32
On July 9th, I received my invoice for the year ahead: €3,209.75. The first instalment, €1,709.75, was due by September 1st. Just 10 days before, Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless had declared that “as things stand”, third-level…
Don’t Fear The Flak: A Call For More Opinionated Opinion Pieces
https://universitytimes.ie/2025/09/dont-fear-the-flak-a-call-for-more-opinionated-opinion-pieces/
Published: September 30, 2025 13:22
By the time I began writing this article, I had already spent a good portion of my evening scrolling through about five years of previous University Times opinion pieces. What I found was that my suspicions were confirmed: no territory was unfamiliar. For…
Selling Dublin Short: Temple Bar Rated Among Worst Tourist Traps in the World
Published: September 30, 2025 13:09
When one thinks of Dublin, a variety of images come to mind — for those foreign visitors who find themselves planning a trip, Temple Bar often represents the epitome of the Irish pub experience. As erroneous as locals may find this view to be, in light of…
What Does Trinity’s Decision to Divest from Israel Mean for the College?
Published: September 30, 2025 12:57
June 4th, 2025 was a celebratory day for all students who have spent the last two years tirelessly fighting for Trinity’s divestment from Israeli institutions. This historic day saw the board of Trinity College Dublin decide to formally cut ties with…