Polar bears’ secret to surviving in the Arctic ice revealed: greasy hair
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‘We’ll see’: Bertie Ahern coy on presidential ambitions as he receives award at Trinity College Dublin
Former taoiseach honoured by university’s Law Society for contribution to building peace in Ireland
Decline in nitrate levels and sewage pollution found in Irish coastal areas
Coastwatch survey finds nitrate levels were lowest since 2012, while raw sewage discharges also declined
Holocaust survivor Joe Veselsky, Ireland’s oldest man, prepares for anniversary of liberation
Joe Veselsky (106) made his mark on Ireland after his parents and brother died in Auschwitz
Award-winning poet Michael Longley dies aged 85
Michael Longley, from Belfast, received several awards for his 13 collections, including the Feltrinelli Prize
Clumsy de Valera documentary dooms leading revolutionary women to walk-on parts
Television review: The story of how leading women of 1916 were later marginalised is chunkily incorporated into the grand sweep of de Valera’s fall and rise in TG4′s De Valera san Fhásach
It’s official - dog walking is good for older people’s health
Trinity College Tilda study shows benefits include socialisation, fewer falls and less fear of falls and injuries
CAO 2025: A guide to some lesser-known courses
From a bar management apprenticeship to a BA in content creation
How law professor Diarmuid Phelan was acquitted of the murder of a trespasser
Defence argued gun in Phelan’s pocket was ‘his last and only line of defence’ in emotionally charged situation involving Keith Conlon
‘The records sought do not exist’: ‘Golden visas’ granted under €1.25bn scheme but no list of investment beneficiaries
Lack of even a basic list raises questions about how the scheme was monitored
A berry merry Christmas for the birds
Many native trees and shrubs provide natural bird food over several months in the winter
Caricature and the Irish: Satirical Prints from the Library of Trinity College, Dublin c 1780-1830
This selection provides a stimulating guide to the collection of graphic satire engravings assembled by Nicholas K Robinson, one of Ireland’s less well-known cultural treasures
‘People make assumptions about us’: How third level is becoming a real option for people with intellectual disabilities
Universities are providing more programmes for disabled students - but learners say we need to do far more to promote greater inclusion in education
Trinity’s Science Gallery will not reopen after failing to find sustainable business model
University to transform flagship exhibition space on Pearse Street into campus’s first student centre
How to achieve farming sustainably in a globally connected world
We have many of the technological tools needed to make significant reductions in emissions
Irish firms lagging European peers on AI policies
Report highlights gaps in policies around aspects of artificial intelligence
Labour historian and trade union activist Jack McGinley dies
Former Trinity College librarian ran Uniskin Press and was prominent member of the Irish Labour History Society
Grade inflation falls at Irish universities following concern over integrity of degrees
Fewer students awarded first-class degrees but proportion of high achievers is 40% higher than in 2015
Trinity provost Linda Doyle: ‘I met Paul Mescal last week here in Trinity. Very cool’
Dr Linda Doyle is the first female Provost of Trinity College Dublin. She is a professor of engineering and the arts
Goodbye to the 46A: End of legendary Dublin bus route made famous in song
The bus memorialised by Bagatelle, which runs from Phoenix Park to Dún Laoghaire, is a cross-section of the city, geographically and socially. It will soon be replaced by a 24-hour service
Comedian Rachel Galvo: ‘Anyone can tell I have not been through many hardships, I’m a very privileged person’
Up-and-coming comedian Rachel Galvo talks mental health, finding her feet and being a Shite Feminist
Government provides funding to conserve Robert Fisk’s archive at Trinity College Dublin
Veteran war reporter’s records over 50-year career include notes from interviews with Osama bin Laden
Irish company turns unopened cigarette filters into buttons and fashion accessories
About a tenth of cigarettes are destroyed; Rezero aims to capitalise on that destruction
Suad Aldarra awarded Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
Syrian-Irish writer’s memoir I Don’t Want to Talk About Home was published in 2022
Study involving Trinity scientists reveals origins of ancestor to domestic cattle
Aurochs spread from Asia into Europe and Africa before going extinct in 1627
University open days: when they take place and what makes each university unique
Key details about 2024-2025 open days for UCC, UCD, TCD, UL, Maynooth University, University of Galway, DCU and RCSI
In a Word ... Wilding
I cannot walk by the front lawn at Trinity College Dublin without being reminded of my father
Cop summits must address biodiversity and climate crises in an integrated way
Alignment of biodiversity and climate finance would enable win-win solutions to be more easily implemented
Sally Rooney’s moral imagination was forged by an arts education. It’s a sector we can’t afford to neglect
The creation of a single research agency has raised alarm bells among arts and humanities scholars who fear it will divert more funding towards Stem
Why are so few places and streets in Ireland named after women?
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
Have your say on honouring Irish women: Are there any Irish streets, buildings, places or structures that should be named, or renamed, after women?
Which women should have places, streets or structures around Ireland named after them? We would like to hear your thoughts
Student protest: Anger over accommodation crisis, but will they vote for Sinn Féin?
Students staged a walkout from lectures to give a message to the Government that they are not satisfied with the costs of education
A New York Times book critic spent five days in Dublin. Here’s how he got on
The city is a soulful playground for the kind of people who have spectacles on their nose and autumn in their hearts
Sam Thompson: ‘I really don’t think there is a distinction to be made between writing for adults and writing for children’
Thompson’s new book, The Forest Yet to Come, is part of the Wolfstongue saga, which began as a direct response to his son’s difficulty with speech
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