World’s oldest college debating society to celebrate 250th anniversary
Trinity College Dublin Historical Society to celebrate its gilded, and star-studded, history
Mary Lee, the Irishwoman who campaigned for women’s rights in Australia
Monaghan-born Lee became prominent suffragist and advocate for asylum residents
Conor Cruise O’Brien forced Ireland to reconsider nationalism
The intellectual challenged the idea the pursuit of unity was the State’s main goal
Steady as she goes: how Varadkar is building an election team
Focus on communication may carry message Taoiseach is set to step up action in autumn
Wanted: Special advisers for Varadkar
Inside Politics: Taoiseach says he wants a ‘working understanding’ of his role before forming a full team
Varadkar hires Trinity historian as speechwriter and researcher
Varadkar guest at Patrick Geoghegan’s wedding last year
An Irish man’s extraordinary search for his Argentinian land
How a Longford woman’s long-forgotten will led to a journey of discovery in the Pampas
Patrick Pearse on trial: focus on the rebel leader
Three-part TV3 series stars Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, best known for ‘Love/Hate’
President among mourners at Adrian Hardiman funeral
Judge’s priority had been the individual and ensuring system did not ‘grind him down’
Markievicz journal suggests link between 1916 and 1803
Lissadell House document shows Rising leaders studied Robert Emmet’s plans
Markievicz notes confirm Rising leaders studied 1803 rebellion
Papers released by Lissadell House owners reveal jailed Countess at lowest ebb in 1916
Trinity College begins free online course on Easter Rising
14-week explainer series offered by university on its YouTube and iTunes channels
The Duke of Wellington’s drunken Dublin years
Long before he introduced Napoleon to his Waterloo (200 years ago on June 18th), the idle young duke-to-be could be found carousing the hot spots of his native Dublin. Let’s take the tour
How new college entry routes are changing the CAO
Not all courses are offered on points alone, for good reason, but unless funding increases, many students are not going to get a third-level place
TCD professor Patrick Geoghegan defends admissions experiment
Opinion: “We do not claim to have solved the problem of the points race but we stand over the decision to attempt to solve it” - Response to criticism of Trinity’s pilot admissions project
Students access TCD courses below CAO entry level
Successful applicants were up to 150 points below CAO requirement
Trinity seeks to triple intake of Northern Ireland students
Recent decline in numbers from North linked to requirement to have four A-levels
The counsellor and the Liberator, a man of his time
Banned from studying law until after the Catholic Relief Act, Daniel O’Connell made his fortune and his reputation in that profession
Spielberg interested in making film about Daniel O’Connell
Minister for Arts says director discussed project with actor Daniel Day-Lewis
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