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General Information
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Trinity Publications
The award-winning magazines and newspapers that constitute
Trinity College’s vibrant student media are supported by Trinity
Publications. These include Icarus (literary review), TCD
Miscellany (commentary), The Piranha (satire), Trinity Film
Review (film review), Trinity News (broadsheet newspaper),
The Attic, The Social and Political Review, and The Histories
and Humanities Journal, to name but a few.
2011 was a successful year for Trinity Publications at the
National Student Media Awards, with the University Times
winning ‘Newspaper of the year’ for the second year in a row,
and it’s editor, Tom Lowe, named as ‘Journalist of the Year’;
while Aoife Crowley, editor of Trinity News won the ‘Editor of
the Year’ award. Other awards for Trinity Publications included
‘Best Magazine’, and the ‘Arts Feature Writer of the Year’ award
for Karl McDonald.
Trinity Publications celebrated alumni include author and
journalist Mark Little; Peter Murtagh and Eoin McVey –
Managing Editors of The Irish Times; Paul McGuinness –
Manager of U2; and Ed Mulhall – Managing Director of News
at RTÉ.
All students are encouraged to contribute to our publications.
We also welcome applications to start up new student
publications in College, and can offer funding to cover print costs
and the use of our industry-standard design software
and equipment.
Find out more at
http://trinitynews.ie
.
www.universitytimes.ie
and
www.trinitypublications.info
Trinity College theatres
The Samuel Beckett Centre comprises the Samuel Beckett
Theatre (a 208-seat black box performance space), Players
Theatre (the studio theatre of the student drama society), a
dance studio/rehearsal space, seminar rooms and offices.
During term time the Samuel Beckett Theatre showcases the
work of Drama and theatre studies. It has also hosted visits from
some of the most prestigious dance and theatre companies from
Ireland, Europe, Japan and the United States. Regular events at
the Samuel Beckett Theatre include the Dublin Theatre Festival,
as well as an on-going series of lectures in contemporary theatre
by practitioners and scholars.
Find out more at
www.tcd.ie/Drama
Gallery
The Douglas Hyde Gallery, located within Trinity College, is
one of Ireland’s leading contemporary art galleries. The gallery
regularly hosts exhibitions by established artists from Ireland and
abroad.
The gallery was opened in 1978 and is located at the Nassau
Street entrance to Trinity College. It is a non-profit making
company, funded jointly by Trinity College and the Arts Council of
Ireland. The Gallery, whose reputation is firmly established in the
international contemporary art world, has a diverse programme
of exhibitions, and its publications are widely distributed in
Ireland and abroad. Activities such as tours, lectures and
discussion groups encourage audience participation and
evaluation of the work on show; there are also frequent film
screenings and occasional concerts. The Gallery has a small
bookshop which stocks a wide range of art magazines and
catalogues of current and past exhibitions.
Admission to the gallery is free. Private tours can also be
arranged.
Find out more at
www.douglashydegallery.com
or call +353 1 896 1116.
Restaurants and coffee shops
On-campus, students can choose from three restaurants (the
historic Old Dining Hall, the modern Buttery Food Court and
the Hamilton Restaurant) and three ‘Java City’ speciality coffee
shops. Trinity’s food outlets only serve ‘Fair-trade’ certified tea
and coffee. For more information visit
www.tcd.ie/catering
In addition, Dublin city’s wide selection of restaurants, cafés,
delis and coffee shops are within a few minutes walk of College.