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A wise and gentle spirit – Trinity pays tribute to Gerald Dawe

It is with deep sadness that the College community has learned of the death of distinguished poet, writer and colleague Professor Gerald Dawe.

30 May 2024

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The Royal Irish Academy elects 28 new members

The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) celebrated Admittance Day on 24th May when 28 newly elected Members were officially admitted to the Academy for their exceptional contributions to the sciences, humanities and social sciences, as well as to public service.

27 May 2024

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Alice Munro, master of the short story

In this piece in The Conversation, Ellen Orchard, PhD Researcher in the School of English at Trinity College Dublin celebrates the writings and career of the author Alice Munro.

22 May 2024

Arts

Trinity’s Samuel Beckett Theatre celebrates 30 years

Trinity’s Samuel Beckett Theatre celebrate its 30th anniversary this week with a programme of events celebrating the unique nature of the theatre as a space where students learn, and then return as artists.

20 May 2024

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Women’s narratives in Afghan war rugs focus of new exhibition

A collection of 21 Afghan war rugs are on display at Trinity’s School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies.

10 May 2024

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David Miliband delivers 2024 Henry Grattan lecture in London

Irish Ambassador Martin Fraser and Mrs Deirdre Fraser welcomed Trinity alumni and members of the London Irish community, as well as diplomats, politicians, and journalists, to the Embassy in London for the event.

9 May 2024

Arts|Society

Netzah Yehuda: The ‘violent and aggressive’ IDF unit the US is thinking of sanctioning

Carlo Aldrovandi, Assistant Professor in International Peace Studies at Trinity College Dublin, writes in The Conversation about whether Washington will sanction the Netzah Yehuda battalion, which has been mired in misconduct controversies since long before the outbreak of the current hostilities with Hamas.

9 May 2024

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What is meaningful work? A philosopher’s view

Caleb Althorpe, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Philosophy in Trinity College Dublin writes in The Conversation about the factors that contribute towards 'meaningful work'.

29 Apr 2024

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All female reboot of Raphael’s ‘School of Athens’ fresco

An art project depicting a full-scale re-enactment of Raphael’s School of Athens fresco with an all-women cast has been devised by the art collective Na Cailleacha and staged in collaboration with Trinity’s History of Art and Architecture Department in the Museum Building.

6 Apr 2024

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Jane Harris: celebrating the British abstract painter you’ve probably never heard of

Artist Jane Harris, belonged to a generation of painters who chose to play with the wealth of visual effects and associations offered by decoration, writes Timothy Stott, Department of Art History & Architecture, in this piece for The Conversation.

4 Mar 2024

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