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Eavan Boland plaque installed on Trinity's Library

Eavan Boland was one of the foremost women in Irish literature, publishing many collections of poetry, a memoir Object Lessons (1995), as well as teaching and lecturing in Ireland and in the US.

15 Sep 2026

Arts|Community

Electric dreams, libraries for democracy, & accidental apologies — Arts and Humanities Research Festival returns for 4th year

The annual Arts and Humanities Research Festival returns from 18-28 September with a programme of free talks, panel discussions, and more.

15 Sep 2026

Arts|Community|Culture|Research

Researchers launch global citizen science project “CoastSnap” in Dublin Bay

A team of scientists, led by those from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, have today launched the first in a series of “CoastSnap” stations across the Dublin Bay UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

11 Sep 2026

Community|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity research shows agricultural fungicides drive evolution of multidrug resistance in soil microbes

Separate Trinity study finds that the combination of warming temperatures and fungicides disrupts microscopic life beneath our feet, negatively impacting plants growing in the soil.

11 Sep 2026

Environment|Health|Research|Science

Nicole Flattery awarded 2026 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature

Administered by the Oscar Wilde Centre for Creative Writing in the School of English, the Rooney prize is marking its 50th anniversary this year.

10 Sep 2026

Arts|Community|Culture

AI is reshaping workplace, not replacing jobs, new research finds

The research finds that AI is increasingly supporting workers across a range of occupations, with the most significant changes occurring at the level of tasks and workflows, rather than through the elimination of jobs.

10 Sep 2026

New study reveals HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) alters immune cell function and metabolism

A new study from Trinity Translational Medicine Institute and St James’s Hospital reveals HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) alters immune cell function and metabolism

9 Sep 2026

Research|Science

Opinion: The HSE has been ordered to destroy some patient records. This is wrong

Georgina Laragy, School of Histories and Humanities, co-authors an analysis piece in the The Irish Times today about the fine imposed on the HSE for its failure to properly secure patient medical records and argues that these records have immense value.

9 Sep 2026

Culture|Research

As LERU Chair, Provost urges Europe to invest more in research and innovation

"Research and innovation are not one priority among many: they are what makes many of Europe’s other strategic priorities achievable. If Europe wants more from research, it must also be prepared to invest more in it.”

9 Sep 2026

Innovation|Research|Society

Sharp rise in child poverty despite strong growth in average incomes

The latest ESRI report on poverty, income inequality and living standards was co-authored by Trinity economist Barra Roantree.

8 Sep 2026