Trinity College Dublin
Sole college of the University of Dublin
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| March 31 2025 | After this date, the Dublin University constituency will be replaced by a new six-seat Higher Education constituency. |
| 2025 | Continued improvement with QS ranking at 87th and THE ranking at 139th, showing gradual stabilization and recovery in university rankings. |
| 2025 | Trinity College Dublin is ranked 87th in the world, 26th in Europe, and 1st in Ireland in the QS World University Rankings. |
| 2025 | The university is also ranked 139th in the world and 1st in Ireland in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. |
| March 2025 | The last contract with Israeli companies is set to expire at Trinity College. |
| 2024 | Jenny Maguire elected as Students' Union President for the 2024/25 academic year, leading the day-to-day operations of Trinity College Dublin Students' Union (TCDSU). |
| 2024 | Martha McKinney-Perry and Andy Cullinan became the first Hist members and second Trinity Team to win the European Universities Debating Championships (EUDC). |
| 2024 | Trinity College Dublin improved its rankings to 81st in QS and 134th in THE, showing a positive trend of recovery after previous years. |
| 2024 | Students established an encampment outside the Book of Kells Museum to protest the university's ties to Israel. |
| 2024 | After five nights of protests, Trinity College administration declared it would not renew business relationships with Israeli companies, with the last contract set to expire in March 2025. |
| October 2024 | Berkeley Library was renamed the Eavan Boland Library after the Irish poet Eavan Boland. |
| May 7 2024 | William Mac Donald Hughes awarded Pinks for outstanding service to the Dublin University Fencing Club |
| February 2024 | Introduction of the oifigeach na Gaeilge (Irish language officer) as a new sabbatical officer position within the Trinity College Dublin Students' Union. |
| January 29 2024 | Polls close for the last general election for the National University and Dublin University constituencies in the 27th Seanad. |
| 2023 | A Hist team reached the grand final of the European Universities Debating Championships (EUDC), becoming the first entirely female team from any Irish university to do so in over a decade, following a previous all-female Hist team in 2011. |
| October 2023 | The society successfully broke the world record for the longest debate, lasting over 27 hours, to mark its recognition as the world's oldest student society by Guinness World Records. |
| April 2023 | Trinity College announced plans to dename the Berkeley Library. |
| 2022 | Completion of a replacement mixed-use development was anticipated, continuing the ongoing urban transformation of Nassau Street. |
| 2022 | A by-election was held for the Dublin University constituency, though specific details about the candidates or outcome are not provided in the given text. |
| 2022 | The University Times won Newspaper of the Year at the National Student Media Awards, highlighting the publication's journalistic excellence. |
| 2022 | The Long Room was closed to the public to begin a €90m restoration project focusing on environmental control and fire protection measures. |
| August 2022 | Incoming Student Union President Gabi Fullam announced the library would be referred to as the 'X Library' in official communications due to concerns about George Berkeley's history as a slave trader. |
| 2021 | The College Historical Society set the European record for most wins at a single European Championships during the championships in Madrid, achieved by two speakers. |
| August 2021 | Linda Doyle became the provost of Trinity College Dublin, marking a significant leadership change for the institution. |
| 2020 | A new display case is installed, enabling the public display of numerous Book of Kells pages that had not been seen publicly for several decades. |
| 2020 | Television adaptation of 'Normal People' is released, featuring Trinity College alumni Paul Mescal, Frank Blake, and Kwaku Fortune in key roles. |
| 2020 | The university reached 108th in QS and 164th in THE rankings, experiencing a significant 44-point increase in THE. |
| December 9 2020 | Manon Nouvian-Flynn awarded Pinks for outstanding service to the Dublin University Fencing Club |
| November 2020 | Trinity College added four marble busts of female scholars (Rosalind Franklin, Ada Lovelace, Augusta Gregory, and Mary Wollstonecraft) to the Long Room, marking the first new sculptures in over a century. |
| October 2020 | Three DUFC players (Liam Turner, Michael Silvester, and Jack Dunne) played in Leinster's Pro14 win over Zebre. |
| September 2020 | The College Historical Society cancelled an invitation for Richard Dawkins to speak, with the auditor stating they were previously unaware of his controversial opinions and prioritized member comfort. |
| 2019 | QS ranking dropped to 104th. Minimal change in THE ranking to 120th. |
| May 23 2019 | Trinity College Business School's new building was inaugurated by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, an alumnus of Trinity College School of Medicine. The €80 million six-storey building features an Innovation and Entrepreneurial hub, a 600-seat auditorium, smart classrooms, and an executive education centre. |
| May 1 2019 | Sam Mitchell and Ross Byrne awarded Pinks for outstanding service to the Dublin University Fencing Club |
| 2018 | DUFC's U20 team won the Frazer McMullen All Ireland Championship by defeating Clontarf U20 in the final. |
| 2018 | Sally Rooney publishes 'Normal People', a novel set at Trinity College featuring characters who are elected scholars, mirroring her own experience as a Trinity College English scholar. |
| 2018 | Trinity's global university rankings dropped to 88th in QS and 117th in Times Higher Education rankings. |
| 2018 | Trinity College began offering a dual BA programme with Columbia University in New York City, allowing students of history, English, European studies, or Middle Eastern and European languages and culture to spend their first two years at Trinity and final two years at Columbia. |
| November 2018 | Trinity College announced ambitious plans for a €230 million university research facilities development in the Grand Canal Dock area, intending to create an 'Innovation District', though these plans were later scaled back. |
| March 26 2018 | Camille Boelt Hindsgaul and Tadhg Garton awarded Pinks for outstanding service to the Dublin University Fencing Club |
| 2017 | Trinity won the annual Colours Match against University College Dublin. |
| 2017 | Trinity College Board approved a three-year process to change the titles of first and second-year students from Junior and Senior Freshmen to Junior and Senior Fresh, following a proposal by the SU Equality Committee. |
| 2016 | Permission granted to demolish Nassau House, signaling another phase of redevelopment for the street. |
| 2016 | Trinity College received 18,469 CAO applicants and admitted 3,220 new entrants, resulting in a competitive acceptance rate of 17.4%. |
| 2016 | Trinity College Dublin achieved 78th position in QS rankings and 101st in THE rankings, with a notable 37-point improvement in THE. |
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