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The €3.9m surplus marks a turnaround for the university following pandemic-induced losses

TCD records €3.9m surplus as revenues top €500m

Income at Trinity College Dublin last year topped €500m for the first time as the university enjoyed a post Covid-19 recovery in commercial revenues.

Business • 30 May 24

Numbers employed totalled 4,734 that include 490 earning over €100,000

Income at Trinity College Dublin increases to €458m

Income at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) last year increased by €47 million to €458.2 million as the college recovered from Covid-19 shutdowns.

Business • 07 Jun 23

TCD students are mounting a campaign to promote equal access to vaccines (file pic)

Trinity college to be lit up in vaccine access campaign

Chair of Comparative Immunology at Trinity College Dublin has said the university will be lit up in red tonight in support of a campaign that students are mounting to promote equal access to vaccines.

Dublin • 20 Jan 22

An Bord Pleanala previously granted TCD the go-ahead for the student accommodation scheme at Trinity Hall in August 2020

TCD to lodge new plans for student accommodation scheme

Trinity College Dublin (TCD) has given notice that it intends to lodge fresh plans for an eight storey 358 unit student accommodation scheme for Dartry in Dublin 6.

Business • 18 Jan 22

A green shard from the Onaping Formation of the Sudbury impact basin (pic: Paul Guyett, Trinity College Dublin)

TCD led study finds meteorite impact can spur volcanoes

Geochemists at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have discovered that meteorite impacts on Earth can have unexpected consequences, including volcanic eruptions.

Science • 03 May 17

The TCD-based scientists found a range of ways in which viruses manage to overcome the immune system

Trinity researchers make virus breakthrough

Treatments for a whole range of viruses could be closer thanks to a discovery by scientists at Trinity College Dublin.

News • 26 Jan 17

The research suggests that younger, smaller firms are the most likely to be discouraged from applying for bank loans

Irish SMEs least likely to apply for bank loans

Newly published research from Trinity College Dublin shows that Irish-based SMEs are least likely to apply for bank loans because of fear of rejection.

Business • 25 Apr 16

Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia globally and affects up to 40,000 people in Ireland

TCD Alzheimer's research could lead to new therapy

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin say they have made a major breakthrough with regard to a fundamental mechanism underlying the development of Alzheimer's disease, which could lead to new forms of therapy for those living with the condition.

News • 18 Sep 15

Parchments made from animal skins, used to record information in the past, are a reliable source of DNA

Scientists find new agricultural tracing method

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have come up with a unique way of tracing agricultural developments across many centuries.

News • 08 Dec 14

The study explored the impact of emigration on parents

Emigrants' mothers more depressed, study finds

A new study shows that mothers whose children emigrated during the recession experienced increased depressive symptoms and greater loneliness.

News • 04 Nov 14

Scientists say understanding sunspots and solar flares is important

TCD scientists seek help rating sunspots

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin are seeking the help of the public in an effort to better understand sunspots and solar storms and their impact on Earth.

News • 16 Jun 14

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