A lively gathering of Trinity College Dublin’s scholars of the decades took place this week on campus, on the same day that the new scholars and fellows were announced by provost Dr Linda Doyle.
As our photographs show, the well-dressed scholars span a number of generations. Scholars from 1955, and every 10 years thereafter, were honoured at the event on Monday.
Previous scholars at Trinity include former president Mary Robinson, writer Samuel Beckett and film director Lenny Abrahamson.
Trinity Scholars are selected on the basis of a special and particularly searching noncompulsory examination, typically taken a little more than midway through the senior freshman (second) year of undergraduate study.
Students must show exceptional commitment, discipline and motivation if they are to display sufficient merit to be elected to the position of scholar.
There are some perks. Scholars are entitled to have their course fees waived and to take rooms on campus, among other things.
Following tradition, the provost stands on the steps of the Public Theatre in Front Square at 10am to read the names of new scholars and fellows on what is known as Trinity Monday.
