As the seasons change nature becomes unpredictable
Seasonality affects how populations of plants and animals grow, reproduce and survive
Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
‘Dublin should be a joyful city but there is a certain sadness floating in the air’
Yang Hao moved to Ireland three years ago and studies at Trinity College Dublin
Meet the philosopher who thinks AI ought to have the same moral rights as humans
Unthinkable: Better start sucking up to your microwave
Students’ complicated relationship with AI: ‘Avoiding using it probably put me at a bit of a disadvantage’
As students get stuck into the academic year, there are strong feelings about whether artificial intelligence should play a role in their education
Nanoplastics may be contributing to rise in Alzheimer’s, TCD research finds
Dublin-based scientists examined how mitochondria are affected by plastic
Katriona O’Sullivan on bringing Poor to the stage: ‘I’ve cried so many times, because it’s my life. It’s difficult to watch’
Poor is about to open at the Gate. Its author and playwright Sonya Kelly talk about adapting O’Sullivan’s bestselling memoir for the theatre
Deirdre Ní Choistín: ‘When TG4 was established, people said this is a waste of money’
Deirdre Ní Choistín, árd stiúrthóir of TG4, says the station is a key part of the current revival of the Irish language
Plan to increase on-campus housing for students is delayed again
Only project to be opened so far under funding from student plan is 116 beds at Maynooth University
Dublin city centre site with full planning for student accommodation guiding at €11.5m
Amiens Street property has approval for development of 246-bed space scheme
Units for thousands of campus student beds unbuilt despite having planning permission
Planning permission granted as far back as 2018 for 2,853 units in UCD, DCU and Trinity
New wearable brain scanner at TCD will be able to detect earliest signs of epilepsy, dementia and ADHD
Scanner is ‘the most important breakthrough in human brain imaging in the last two decades’, Trinity professor says
We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. We see it as our responsibility to resist AI
Even if all the known issues were magically resolved, we would still not want our students to use GenAI
‘I’m a fighter’: The Irish people paying to cryopreserve their bodies for life after death
A ‘handful’ of those living in Ireland pay monthly for a process set in motion before they die
‘Inhumane’: Student who got maximum Leaving Cert points loses course in random selection
‘Nobody’s future should be decided by a lottery,’ says student
Student accommodation: 70 ads, seven viewings and one ghosting later, I still had nothing. Then I got lucky
One house in Rathmines with extremely reasonable rent got over 1,000 hits within the first six hours of it being uploaded
CAO offers helpdesk 2025: How do I appeal my Leaving Cert results? Our experts answer your questions
Do have questions about CAO offers, appeals or deferrals? Our experts are here to help
More than 50 Palestinian students due to arrive in Ireland following campaign
Simon Harris thanks diplomatic and consular staff for ‘huge efforts to bring about this outcome’
CAO points 2025: Which courses were up or down in requirements?
Random selection for some courses applies again, but some universities have increased places to try to meet demand
Next generation of forests will need to be diverse and resilient to multiple threats
De-risking the sector is a priority as challenges become increasingly complex
CAO points requirements see ‘volatile’ change for majority of courses at several colleges
All UCD programmes surpass 400 points, while more than 89,000 lodge CAO applications this year
From personalised tutoring to improved accessibility, why AI can democratise higher education
Artificial intelligence is to be embraced rather than feared, but educators and students cannot ignore its dark side
Advice on life in college: ‘Always start writing that report earlier than you think you need to’
Recent TCD and UL graduates offer advice for incoming first years, as well as some professional tips and regrets
What impact will 2025 Leaving Cert results have on the CAO?
Leaving Cert grades still subject to an ongoing distorting effect
Leaving Cert 2025: Grades deflate as H1s make up 12% of higher-level exam results
More than 65,000 students receive their results at 10am today
A daisy with a doctorate? Frank McNally on the enrolment of ragwort in the rewilded lawns of Trinity College
Who knows how ragwort will evolve with the benefit of a few years in university? It might lose the latter part of its name, Jacobaea vulgaris, for a start
Student with place on UCD master’s course still awaiting evacuation from Gaza
Department of Foreign Affairs faces protest over pace of bringing over Palestinians who want to study
The little-known story of the Trinity student shot during the War of Independence
Hosanna Boulter on a forgotten killing
Irish locations where Netflix hit Wednesday was filmed: from famous cemetery to well-known landmark
Powerscourt Demesne, Charleville Castle and Deansgrange Cemetery are just some of the Irish landmarks where the series was shot
Covid, CervicalCheck and the Trinity job: questions for Tony Holohan if he launches a presidential run
Tony Holohan found himself in an extraordinary position as a public servant. Now he is pondering a tilt at the highest public office
Student accommodation: Irish on-campus costs revealed with most expensive room at €11,888 a year
Cheapest on-campus option at UCD is a shared bedroom in Village 1 at €5,722
The parallels between Nelson Mandela and Daniel O’Connell are many
Both were extraordinary leaders who gave their oppressed followers a sense of individual worth and national identity
Could bouncing the sun’s heat back into space help solve the climate crisis?
‘If something can shave off just half a degree, that means millions fewer impacted by heatwaves, crop failures or flooding’
Repurposing sawdust to make sustainable homewares
Third generation of furniture makers combines tradition and sustainability thanks to innovative research
Michael Warren obituary: Internationally acclaimed sculptor known for large-scale public installations
Many people will know his work without realising it
Mapping the hidden black gold that is peat soil
The maps we use have profound implications for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from our land sector
Most farmers could earn more money by planting trees - why don’t they?
Tree planting in Ireland is at its lowest level since 1946 despite grants and premiums
It’s hard to resist the sense that, deep down, I’m a loser
Unthinkable: Toxic positivity may be exacerbating a sense that we’re losing in life
Ireland far behind other countries for IVF genetic testing, doctors and advocates say
While some procedures in the UK may be ‘ethically questionable’, they have allowed for serious genetic conditions to be weeded out of babies’ DNA
Ireland’s only protected insect the marsh fritillary to star in new comic championing cause of insects
‘The bee gets the glory. The wasp gets the swat. I work so hard at pest control and pollination all day long and what thanks do I get?’
Better-off families ‘sailing away from the have-nots’, warns Ombudsman
Government unable to inform Ombudsman how much it spends on children, says Dr Niall Muldoon
Going for gold: Henri Poincaré and solar system stability
Study of the three-body problem has led to substantial advances in mathematics and physics
Implant can offer relief to people with spinal cord injuries
Scientists have found that applying an electrical charge can encourage nerve regrowth
Obituary - Dermot McAleese: economist who played a major role in shaping public policy
Inspirational academic credited with reforms paving way for boom in Irish economy
New Irish tech aims to cut last-minute chemo cancellations by 25%
A Trinity spinout is using AI to make cancer care smoother for patients and staff
Trinity Summer Series 2025: Amble and Marti Pellow stage times, ticket information and more
Everything you need to know about the last two nights of the Trinity Summer Series
Weezer at Trinity College review: A thoroughly satisfying gig
The band understands their mission to shut up and play the hits, leaning heavily on their early catalogue
Simple Minds in Dublin: Seasoned pros bring the party atmosphere
Crowd roar along to hit after hit from Jim Kerr and bandmates at Trinity Summer Series 2025
Carbon capture technology takes off at Dublin Airport
First industrial-scale test using TCD developed tech ‘has potential to revolutionise aviation and e-fuel industries’
Judge strikes out assault charge against law professor and barrister Diarmuid Phelan
Case dismissed over concerns he would not get a fair trial due to absence of key CCTV footage
Trinity College can be named in case taken by student who apologised for plagiarism
Student who retains anonymity claims he should not have been put before fitness-to-practise inquiry after plagiarism in exam
Scanning the air for life
A new study combined air samples with deep sequencing methods to recover detailed information on the genetic code of animals, plants, humans and microbes in the environment
Arnaldo Pomodoro: Trinity College sphere sculptor dies in Milan aged 98
Pomodoro, a self-taught artist, ‘sculpted Italy’s soul’ according to Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni
Trinity College Dublin issues €1m pest control tender to help tackle rats, bed bugs - and ‘booklice’
Plus Rex Ryan, son of the late Gerry Ryan, plays the Monk, the new Beanie Babies and a grass-cutting row
Why academic institutions are cutting ties with Israel
Messages from colleagues from Gaza and the displaced Palestinian students on our campuses have been the driving force for many of us
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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