The Students' Union is the only representative body for all of the students of Trinity and its affiliated Colleges. That's over 16,000 students. Any information on the workings of the SU can be found here.
The Students' Union offers its members a variety of services. Information on the various services can be found below.
The people that work for students through the Students’ Union are called Officers. The lists of current Officers and their job descriptions can be found here.
TCDSU is structured to give every student the ability to get involved and to shape the policy and direction of the organisation. The various structures of the SU are explained in these pages.
Any student who wishes to take books out of the Hamilton Library must do so before closing of the library this Saturday. Those students sitting supplemental exams or those carrying out research over the next four weeks please pay special attention. The Hamilton library will re-open the 16th August.
Despite the disruptions you can:
- Take books out anytime before Saturday with an extended loan period until 12th September.
- Order books from stacks and collect them from the BLU counters (Berkeley/Lecky/Ussher)
- Return books to either the BLU or into the drop boxes located outside the Hamilton library doors.
Polls in the referendum to accept the Semesterised Examinations Policy closed at 5pm today and the resolution was passed.
| Turnout | 1767 | |
| Yes | 1591 | 90.0% |
| No | 174 | 9.8% |
| Spoils | 2 | 0.2% |
The introduction of the new year structure has caused workload problems for students of Trinity College. The vast majority of students that have responded to the Students’ Union survey on this website about the new year structure have indicated a preference for the introduction of Christmas exams and thus a referendum is being held to poll the entire student body on the matter.
Polling times for the referendum are as follows:
Tuesday, April 6
8pm, Trinity Hall
Wednesday, April 7
9am - 8pm, Arts Block & Hamilton
Thursday, April 8
9am - 5pm, Arts Block & Hamilton
For more information on the referendum, click here.
Last night's SU Council saw the election of next year's Part Time and General Executive Officers along with new members for the Electoral and Oversight Commissions.
| Faculty Convenor for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Marykate Collins |
| Faculty Convenor for Engineering, Mathematics and Science |
Ryan Bartlett |
| Faculty Convenor for Health Sciences | Caroline Keating |
| Deputy Faculty Convenor for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
James Kelly |
| Deputy Faculty Convenor for Engineering, Mathematics and Science |
Pauline Byrne |
| Deputy Faculty Convenor for Health Sciences | Aisling Maher |
| Environmental and Ethical Trading Officer | Kevin Gaughran |
| International Students Officer | Caitlin Sherry |
| LGBT Rights Officer | Cormac Cashman |
| Mature Students Officer | Position Unfilled |
| Officer for Students with a Disability | Daniel Ferrick |
| Oifigeach na Gaeilge | Fiodhna Horan-Murphy |
| Finance and Services Officer | Tom Prendergast |
| Assistant Campaigns Officer | Rachael Barry |
| Chair of Council | Darragh Stewart |
| Secretary to Council | Cathal Ormond |
| Members of the Electoral Commission | Aoibheann Brady |
| Aisling Deng | |
| Elaine Kavanagh | |
| Shane Plunkett | |
| Nikki Wong | |
| Members of the Oversight Commission | Sara Benson |
| Kevin Byrne |
College Health and Sports Week will take place during the week beginning the 22nd of March. The theme this year is a ‘Legacy for Life’. It’s about getting the right amount of work, rest and play, eating good food and minding your health.
There will be free classes and demonstrations of what you can do to be active and healthy on campus, and the Students' Union will be running a stand in the Arts Block with information on health and sport from 12-3pm Monday-Thursday.
Got any questions about the SU? Check out our FAQ. Can't find what you're looking for? Fill in the form below and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
Your Query
The Students’ Union is all about making sure that what you want and what you need is what you get. There are 5 full time officers who are working to make sure of exactly that, but we are nothing without your support and your involvement.
Below are a few ways that you can get involved and each of them involves a serious amount of craic!