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A photo of the brain scan chair and wearable scanner

Wearable TCD brain scanner a 'gamechanger' for research

Trinity College Dublin has acquired a new €2m state-of-the-art wearable brain scanner which it has described as a "gamechanger" for brain research in Ireland.

Ireland • 04 Sep

TCD sends invoices to students seeking over €3,000 fees

Trinity College Dublin has begun sending out invoices for the next academic year to students for more than €3,000.

Education • 10 Jul

A 200-year-old tree was given 'a voice' through AI

Project gives 200-year-old Dublin tree 'a voice'

If a tree could talk, what would it say? And what would you say to it?

Climate • 18 Apr

The report says that over €1.84 billion has been spent on providing emergency accommodation since 2013

Almost €361m spent on emergency accommodation in 2024

The vast majority of public spending on homelessness continues to be directed toward emergency accommodation, with little investment in prevention and long-term solutions, according to a report from Focus Ireland and Trinity College Dublin.

Ireland • 25 Mar

The 575-page biography is regarded as a foundation document for modern scientific research on Ireland's national saint (Photo credit: Trinity Alumni)

Unpublished biography of St Patrick to be restored

A previously unpublished biography of St Patrick will be restored thanks to an Irish-German collaboration.

Ireland • 01 Nov 24

The project will fund the creation and management of wildlife ponds, hedgerows, woodlands and species-rich grasslands

Businesses to fund biodiversity project with TCD

A range of local and international businesses are to fund a new pilot biodiversity project aimed at making farming for nature sustainable and scalable.

Business • 22 Oct 24

The cost of building apartments in Dublin was just over €300 higher than the average of €2,057 per square metre across the ten cities

Dublin among the priciest cities for apartment building

Dublin has ranked as the second most expensive city in a list of ten when it comes to the cost of building apartments.

Business • 03 Jul 24

The Book of Kells has been on display at the Old Library in TCD from the mid 19th century

Revenues from Book of Kells increases by 21% for 2023

Revenues at the Book of Kells exhibition at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) last year increased by 21% to €20.2m.

Business • 05 Jun 24

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

Thomas Fowler, Ryanair's Director of Sustainability and Finance, Sinead Ryan Dean of Research at Trinity College Dublin and Steven Fitzgerald, Ryanair's Deputy Director of Sustainability & Finance

Ryanair donates €2.5m more to SAF research

Ryanair has extended its partnership with Trinity College Dublin to the end of the decade as the airline made a further €2.5md fund the Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre.

Business • 09 May 24

Around 15 tents have been pitched on the grass

Trinity College students set up encampment over Gaza

Trinity College students have set up an encampment at the Book of Kells, with the campus is closed to the public this evening.

Dublin • 04 May 24

Students blocking the entrance to the Book of Kells in Trinity College in February (pic: @TCDSU_President)

Trinity fines students' union €214,000 over protests

Trinity College has fined its students' union €214,000 for financial losses incurred as a result of disruptive protests held by the union throughout this academic year.

Dublin • 02 May 24

The new image, entitled The School of Hibernia, features an all female cast

Watch: All female reboot for Raphael's famous fresco

A full-scale re-enactment of one of the most famous artworks of the Italian Renaissance has been launched in Dublin - with a striking twist.

Arts and Culture • 06 Apr 24

Trans activist Jenny Maguire is president-elect of Trinity College Dublin Students' Union

Trans visibility is 'an act of defiance' - TCD student

The president-elect of Trinity College Dublin Students' Union (TCDSU) has spoken about the importance of trans visibility, describing it as "an act of defiance."

Ireland • 31 Mar 24

Mark Loughran and John Parnell tend to the baby birch trees

TCD to give away 100 baby trees grown 'accidentally'

Trinity College Dublin is giving away more than 100 birch seedlings that it "accidentally" grew during 'No Mow May' last year.

Climate Change • 24 Jan 24

Professor Laurent Muzellec, Dean of Trinity Business School; Nessa McEniff, Director of Learnovate; Dr Daniel Malan, founder of IntegrityIQ, Michelle Olmstead, Trinity Innovation & Enterprise and Tom Pollock, Commercialisation Manager of Learnovate

TCD developing AI platform to address ethics in firms

A team of researchers at Trinity College Dublin has secured €365,000 in funding to develop an AI-driven platform to address failings in ethics and compliance.

Business • 18 Sep 23

The programme will be delivered remotely from Trinity College Dublin

Climate accelerator programme opens for submissions

A new climate accelerator programme aimed at SMEs and start-ups operating in the built environment has opened for submissions.

Business • 11 Aug 23

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

Trinity College holds Ireland's only copy of Shakespeare's First Folio.

Can you solve the mystery of Shakespeare's First Folio?

As Ireland's only copy of Shakespeare's First Folio goes on display at Trinity College Dublin, staff are appealing for the public's help in deciphering the mysterious inscriptions on one of its pages.

Ireland • 13 Apr 23

The skulls were removed from the island in 1890 (File pic: Ciarán Walsh, curator.ie)

Trinity to work with islanders over ancient skulls

The board of Trinity College Dublin has said it has decided to work with the people of Inishbofin and the statutory authorities to find a solution to the question of what to do with skulls that were stolen from the island over 130 years ago.

Ireland • 14 Dec 22

112 bikes and 14 charging stations will be available in locations across South County Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Finglas and Fingal.

ESB launches eBike pilot project across Dublin

Over 100 eBikes will be available to the public in some of Dublin's busiest commuter locations, as part of a pilot project by ESB.

Business • 17 Aug 22

Gavan Drohan, Head of Entrepreneurship at Trinity College Dublin, Scott Pickard, Business Infusions President & CEO, Don Brooks, Business Infusions COO, Pierce Dargan, Equine MediRecord CEO, Finlay Dargan, Equine MediRecord COO

Equine MediRecord secures €10m investment from US firm

Equine technology company Equine MediRecord has secured an investment for an undisclosed sum, believed to be just over €10 million.

Business • 04 Aug 22

Learnovate wants to focus its research on remote learning and the factors that impact people's ability to learn

Learnovate Centre raises €3m in funding for next phase

The Learnovate Centre has secured €3m in funding as it aims to double in size over the coming years.

Business • 29 Jun 22

Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov studied at Trinity College, Dublin from 2014 to 2018 under an alias

Russian 'spy' recalled by Trinity College students

An alleged Russian spy - who was expelled by authorities in the Netherlands - had previously studied in Trinity College, Dublin.

Ireland • 18 Jun 22

The rankings provide comparative analysis on the performance of the world's top 1,422 universities in 100 countries

Trinity ranked in top 100 universities worldwide

Trinity College Dublin has been named in the top 100 universities around the world in the latest global rankings.

Business • 09 Jun 22