This newspaper has published many critical accounts of Trinity’s response to the well-documented student accommodation crisis. This week, though, it is time to recognise a pair of the university’s entirely positive efforts on that front. On Friday we learned that, over a year ago, College set up an accommodation steering committee chaired by the Provost. That same day, the committee applied for planning permission for a €52 million Oisín House accommodation project. The proposed design will include 280 bedrooms, along with space for the disability service, the health centre, and for sports clubs displaced by the demolition of Luce Hall. The Dean of Students, Prof … Continue reading College’s Actions on the Accommodation Crisis are Welcome, but Poorly Communicated