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State’s new research agency chief Diarmuid O’Brien comes with strong track record and deep experience
Appointment of Cambridge-based scientist brings to close turbulent period following dismissal of Prof Philip Nolan
Why do plastics shed tiny particles into our food? Irish scientists have the answer
‘Frozen-in’ stress causes plastic surfaces to erupt into microscopic blisters that jeopardise food safety and environment
New social media ‘early warning’ system will alert gardaí to potential crimes
AI system to help monitor targeting of asylum seeker accommodation, promotion of false medical cures, fundraising for terrorists and spreading extremist doctrines
Former Supreme Court judge Catherine McGuinness: ‘I would love to see a united Ireland before I die’
Catherine McGuinness, the first woman Circuit Court judge, urges others hoping to make a positive impact to ‘be brave’
Better mental health support needed for women after giving birth says midwifery professor
TCD academic says ending postnatal care six weeks after birth means women struggling with potentially serious issues are falling through the cracks
VE Day 80: The story of The Irish Times’ most famous front page
Editor Bertie Smyllie was determined to celebrate the Allied victory and get it past the censors
‘It is nice to know future surgeons gained skills because of my dad’: Body donated to science is returned to family two years on
Does someone who donates their remains for medical research receive a burial?
Why do we have a charter for thought control in Irish universities?
Higher education institutions should facilitate open debate – not seek to ‘foster collective understanding’ on controversial matters
In pictures: Trinity College Dublin scholars from 1955 onwards assemble for photograph
All photographs: Tom Honan
Domestic violence perpetrators could be named in family-law cases under proposals before Minister for Justice
O’Callaghan considering reforms to in-camera rules restricting reports on sensitive court proceedings
Am I Irish, British, or both? After decades pondering this question, a life-changing journey helped reveal my identity
It was bizarre living in Dublin during my formative years, feeling both at home and out of place in the very country that was nurturing me
Author Lisa Harding: ‘I have never been scared to look at the dark side of life’
The novelist on her latest book, Wildelings; her penchant for unlikeable characters; and how her acting background is a boon to her writing
‘Forget about glamour’: Jonathan Anderson offers advice to would-be fashion designers as he receives TCD honour
Dior creative director honoured by Trinity College Dublin’s University Philosophical Society
Pollination: How to bringing the buzz back into our countryside, towns and cities
Pollination is a crucial and vibrant interaction between plants and animals, one that is also captivating
ESRI appoints Prof Martina Lawless as new director
Martina Lawless worked as a research economist with the Central Bank for ten years before joining the ESRI in 2015
‘It’s not soccer money’ - Jamie Heaslip reflects on entering the business world after rugby
The idea that diversity practices in business oppose meritocracy is 'simply not true', the Dean said, suggesting the college should 'double down' on the drive for social diversity.
Sam the Trinity fox, immortalised in Derek Mahon poem, has died
Call for minute’s silence at Trinity Ball next weekend for pandemic celebrity who patrolled college grounds during lockdown
Former Trinity College Dublin administrator awarded €15,000 for unfair dismissal
Unfair Dismissals Act protections applied to Kate Brennan as she was asked to work out her notice period
Hooked: How Addiction Hijacks Your Brain review – Compelling documentary never resorts to finger-wagging
Television: It would have been tempting for Dr Brian Pennie to make this film all about his own addiction story but he never labours the point
Glitter microplastics damage shells and skeletons of sea life, Irish scientists find
Notorious pollutant found in sea turtles and chewing gum in wave of new studies
‘Punch to the gut’: Students condemn potential €1,000 rise in third-level fees
Minister signals the €1,000 cut to third-level fees could be reversed this year
Offshore surface vehicle project among nine recipients of €17.7m funding
Project financing announced through Research Ireland’s infrastructure programme
The starling: Decades of work to comprehend movement patterns in this feathered species
‘The shapes we see in starling murmurations are an example of “emergent behaviour” ... from relatively simple underlying rules’
No escape for professions from rolling revolution that is artificial intelligence
‘You have got to take a more dynamic approach, aim to run fast and still be able to change direction’
House price inflation in Ireland reaches eight-year high
First quarter level of available second hand homes now at lowest since 2007
In pictures: The 75th annual Colours Boat Race between UCD and Trinity College
The annual boat races between Trinity and UCD took place through Dublin city centre on the river Liffey
The Routledge Companion to 21st-century Irish Writing: academics deliver hefty report from the coalface on the state of our culture
A mixed-bag on purpose, the volume spans prose, poetry and drama then looks at the new in an uncertain era of change
Author Claire Hennessy: ‘The world would be a better place if more people felt that being of service was worthwhile’
The author has spent almost 25 years focusing on young-adult and children’s fiction. In the Movie of Her Life is her first collection of stories for adults
Food on campus: Greasy college grub makes way for smart student-led initiatives
From the Galway pantry tackling food waste to breakfast clubs and training restaurants, campus dining is having a moment
Spotlight on postgraduate options
Ireland’s third-level institutions offer a range of postgraduate degree options. Here we explore a selection of available courses.
Rise of the ‘fit-fluencer’: ‘We have people coming in with rashes because a TikTok said shampoo would clear their acne’
Experts say a growing amount of health misinformation is being shared online in the form of exercise and diet advice that’s not backed by science
If men were killing beetles at the rate they’re attacking women, something would be done
They were daughters, mothers, sisters, aunts, women with histories and plans for the lives they had yet to live
Gamma rays could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions here on earth
Findings will inform targeting of emissions cuts, say University of Galway scientists
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