A major development of College Green is just a few weeks away
By Fiona Frawley Works are to begin in the area at the end of this month. A new Pathfinder Project for Dublin’s city centre will see more space for pedestrians and extended bus corridor hours at College Green. Dublin City Council (DCC) will implement traffic management measures and on-street enhancements at College Green and Foster […]
3 years ago
Trinity to return human skulls to Inishbofin and apologise for taking them without consent
Trinity College Dublin holds more than 484 human remains from all over the world. Human skulls which were taken from Inishbofin in 1890 are to be returned to the island, after petitioning from the Inishbofin community last year. The decision was approved by the university’s board following research by the Trinity Legacies Review Working Group, […]
3 years ago
Irish university accommodation supplies torches for tenants in response to blackout risk
This is where we’re at. Trinity College Dublin has purchased battery-powered lamps for all of its tenants as a safety measure for this winter. The college announced in an email to students in its university accommodation that a torch had been provided for each individual tenant in case of blackouts this academic year. “You may […]
3 years ago
“Nobody in Government is happy” about Tony Holohan situation, says Varadkar
The Tánaiste said there is a right way and a wrong way to handle such matters. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has weighed in on the Tony Holohan secondment controversy, admitting that “nobody in Government is happy” regarding the situation. Speaking on Friday morning following confirmation from Taoiseach Micheál Martin that the Chief Medical Officer’s planned secondment […]
4 years ago
Tony Holohan says he will not return to role of Chief Medical Officer
The outgoing CMO’s appointment at Trinity College has sparked fevered debate in recent days. Tony Holohan will not return to his current role of Chief Medical Officer once he takes up his forthcoming new post at Trinity College. The acting CMO addressed his upcoming secondment during a meeting of the Oireachtas Health Committee on Thursday […]
4 years ago
Trinity College’s hottest fox couple welcome new cubs to their family
It appears Sam the Trinity fox has given birth to five cubs. After making headlines during the first Covid-19 lockdown for wandering through the Dublin city streets in broad daylight, Sam the Trinity fox has given birth to a ‘skulk’ (the fox equivalent of a ‘litter’) of cubs. For those unaware, Sam lives on the […]
5 years ago