Trinity College Dublin
Sole college of the University of Dublin
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2024 | Martha McKinney-Perry and Andy Cullinan became the first Hist members and second Trinity Team to win the European Universities Debating Championships (EUDC). |
| October 2024 | Berkeley Library was renamed the Eavan Boland Library after the Irish poet Eavan Boland. |
| October 2024 | Berkeley Library was renamed the Eavan Boland Library after the Irish poet Eavan Boland. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| April 2023 | Trinity College announced plans to dename the Berkeley Library. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| August 2021 | Linda Doyle became the provost of Trinity College Dublin, marking a significant leadership change for the institution. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 | 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. |
| 2016 | Trinity College Dublin achieved 78th position in QS rankings and 101st in THE rankings, with a notable 37-point improvement in THE. |
| 2016 | Trinity College received 18,469 CAO applicants and admitted 3,220 new entrants, resulting in a competitive acceptance rate of 17.4%. |
| 2014 | Trinity announced a strategic plan to reverse its long-term ranking decline, with the goal of re-entering the top 50 global universities. |
| 2014 | The university improved to 61st in QS rankings and reached 129th in THE rankings. |
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