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Crumlin Occupation and O’Connell St Shutdown, as Students Hit Back at Housing Crisis

Protestors have occupied a building in Crumlin as part of the national day of action organised by Take Back the City.

By Jack Synnott

USI Stages Protest Outside Private Student Accommodation

The national union protested outside a private purpose-built accommodation complex at Dorset Point.

By Eleanor O'Mahony

Students Vote Overwhelmingly in Favour of Smoke-Free Campus

More than 70 per cent of voters opted to support Tobacco Free Trinity in a vote held alongside class representative elections.

By Aoife Kearins

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Trinity’s ADAPT Centre Launches €5m FinTech Strategy

The project was launched yesterday by ADAPT alongside the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe.

By Emma Donohoe

The Kings and Queens of Trinity’s Rowing Crews

They may look like little figures perched cosily in the back of a boat, but for Trinity's rowing clubs, coxes are crucial.

By Cormac Watson

Comment & Analysis

Opinion Contribution

The True Cost of College’s Commercialisation is Starting to Show

College is looking more like a business than a place of learning, writes Jack Synnott. By Jack Synnott

Op-ed

E3 Will Revolutionise the East End of Campus

The new institute will break from the traditional static teaching environments to revitalise the College, writes Veronica Campbell. By Veronica Campbell

Column

The Eighth is at an End, but Battles Still Remain

Yesterday's events are cause for celebration but the fight for abortion rights is far from over, writes Kathleen McNamee. By Kathleen McNamee

Mic Léinn na Tríonóide Chun Tosaigh san Fheachtas Tithíochta

Chuaigh grianghraif de na fir le balaclávaí orthu agus an scliúchas a thosaigh siad i bhfeidhm go mór ar bhreathnóirí a bhí neamhpháirteach go dtí sin.

Why Fine Gael Doesn’t Care About the Funding Crisis

Students are an unreliable constituency and so the government has little incentive to please them, writes Matthew Murphy. By Matthew Murphy

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