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General Information
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Students’ Union
The Students’ Union is the main representative body for
all students in Trinity College. Its role is to work on behalf
of students. The Students’ Union provides a broad range
of services, including two shops, a bookshop, a café, a
travel card and information office and job listings. There
is a confidential welfare service and confidential academic
assistance and advice is available to students. The union also
organises a comprehensive entertainment programme including
class parties, gigs, nights out, mystery tours, comedy nights and
the famous Trinity Ball.
Five full-time sabbatical officers are elected to work as union
officers every year. These are: the President, Education officer,
Welfare officer, Communications officer and Entertainments
officer. The Communications officer is responsible for the
publication and distribution of the multi-award winning University
Times – the union newspaper and source of Trinity, national and
international news as well as listings, reviews and more.
Part-time officers work on representing and promoting specific
areas of College and every class has a class representative who
organises class parties as well as helping with student problems
and acting as a link between students and officers.
The officers of the union represent students on many important
College committees including the College Board and University
Council. The Students’ Union is also affiliated to the Union of
Students in Ireland (USI).
All students are automatically members of the union and it’s very
easy to get involved as a class rep, by writing for The University
Times or by being on the Ents crew. It’s your union, so we hope
that you will use it!
For more information visit
www.tcdsu.org
An Ghaeilge/The Irish language
Tá an Ghaeilge faoi bhláth anseo i gColáiste na Tríonóide i
gcroílár Bhaile Átha Cliath, agus bíonn sí á labhairt ar fud an
Choláiste. Tá sí le feiceáil i bhfoilseacháin oifigiúla an Choláiste
agus i nuachtáin na mac léinn. Tá líon mór ball sa Chumann
Gaelach (féach
www.cumann.ie
), ceann de na cumainn mac
léinn is bríomhaire sa tír, a chuireann clár spleodrach imeachtaí
sóisialta ar fáil.
Tá Oifig na Gaeilge (féach
www.tcd.ie/gaeloifig
) ann chun
an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn ar fud an Choláiste, mar aon le
comhairle a thabhairt maidir leis an Acht Teanga. Bíonn an
Oifig ag feidhmiú i gcomhar le Coiste na Gaeilge, le tacaíocht
ó údaráis an Choláiste agus ón Údarás um Ardoideachas.
Leagtar amach gealltanais maidir le seirbhísí dátheangacha
i Scéim Teanga an Choláiste.
Cuirtear ranganna Gaeilge ar fáil saor in aisce do mhic léinn
agus cuirtear fáilte ar leith roimh mhic léinn úra nach bhfuil
ag déanamh staidéir ar an nGaeilge mar ábhar acadúil. Tá
dhá Scéim Chónaithe Ghaeilge againn do mhic léinn: Scéim
Chónaithe Dhartraí i Halla na Tríonóide (do dhaoine atá ag
tosú sa Choláiste) agus Scéim Chónaithe an Champais (ar
phríomhchampas an Choláiste, do dhaoine atá sa dara bliain
nó níos airde).
Sa dara téarma, bíonn féile mhór Gaeilge an Choláiste – Éigse
na Tríonóide – ar siúl ar feadh seachtaine, le réimse leathan
imeachtaí, idir spóirt, díospóireachtaí, ceolchoirmeacha agus
eile. Bain sult as do shaol trí Ghaeilge i gColáiste na Tríonóide!
Irish is flourishing here in Trinity College in the heart of Dublin.
You will hear it being spoken throughout the campus and will
see it in College and student publications. College’s Cumann
Gaelach (see
www.cumann.ie
) is one of the most vibrant
Irish-language student societies in the country, with an exciting
programme of social events.
The Irish Language Office/Oifig na Gaeilge (see
www.tcd.ie/
gaeloifig
) promotes the Irish language in College generally as
well as advising in relation to the Official Languages Act. The
Irish Language Office operates in conjunction with Coiste na
Gaeilge, Trinity College’s Irish Language Committee, and with
the support of the College authorities and the Higher Education
Authority. Commitments in relation to bilingual services are set
out in TCD’s Irish Language Scheme.
Irish classes are available free of charge to all students,
including those who are not studying Irish as part of their
academic course. Trinity College has two Irish-speaking student
residential schemes – Scéim Chónaithe Dhartraí (in Trinity Hall,
for first-year students) and Scéim Chónaithe an Champais (on
the main campus, for continuing students).
In the second term, College’s annual week-long Irish festival,
Éigse na Tríonóide, takes place. The programme features a
wide range of activities – including sport, debates, concerts and
tours. Enjoy the Irish language as part of your Trinity College
experience!