I was nine years old and the pavement in front of the GPO was full of demonstrators holding images of foetuses. I was transfixed; all I could do was gaze at them in shock and horror. There was a woman shouting, “Sign the petition, stop
Nominators Aine Hyland B.A., H.Dip., M.Ed., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Education and former Vice-President of University College Cork, Recipient of an honorary doctorate from UCD (2015). Former Chair of the Points Commission (1999) and of the (statutory) Educational Disadvantage Committee (2003). Professor Brian Lucey B.A., M.A., Ph.D, Fellow of
So why Trinity? In the last twelve months, I have heard this question countless times. Why choose to study here? Why choose to run for Students’ Union President of Trinity? Why dedicate so much of your time and energy to Trinity? Why choose to run for
On today’s Off Topic we talk to Lynn Ruane, the president of the students’ union at Trinity College Dublin about her article in today’s Irish Times on sexual consent. It follows the controversy over moves by that union for mandatory workshops on consent for freshers
At the age of three, Lynn Ruane was thrown out of her pre-school. “I couldn’t understand why I wasn’t allowed to play with a little boy’s tractor – instead I was told to go over and play with the dolls.” She gives a dry laugh. “I think I
Lynn Ruane shot to public attention during the year due to her election as Students Union President of Trinity College Dublin – an incredible feat given her background and beginning.
