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Ireland’s Oldest Student Newspaper
Vol. 70, Issue 1
!"#$%&'())*&+,-&*./012.*&.,&.(31& 4(-.&52&05-1'.&('.5,2&52&4-,.1*.&,+& ('',66,0(.5,2&+11&52'-1(*1 The union has invited students to protest on College campus Wednesday September 13
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HE CURRENT F I N A N C I A L STATEMENT for Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) shows an overall loss for the financial year ending June 2022. The union made €1.4m in income from various sources, such as €100,000 for student services and a €300,000 grant from College. It generated a loss of €9,781. The statement, which was signed by former TCDSU President Gabi Fullam, and covering the fiscal year from June 2021 to June 2022, showed deficits in the accounts for the Hamilton and House 6 shops
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RINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN STUDENTS’ Union (TCDSU) has called on students to take part in direct action tomorrow, Wednesday, in protest against a rise in accommodation fees. The union has condemned College’s decision to increase accommodation by 2%, the maximum permitted under Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ) legislation, ignoring the union’s demand for a rent freeze on College-owned accommodation. In March, Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) published an open letter calling on College to freeze College accommodation prices, pledging that it would take escalated action were this demand not met. In a statement to Trinity News, TCDSU said: “According to their 2022 financial report, Trinity has made 10.5 million euro from on-campus accommodation, yet student services continue to remain underfunded, there are no period products readily available, and the high student-staff ratio means the quality of our education is negatively impacted.”
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It added: “Students should not be bearing the brunt of the costs of education, why does Trinity remain complicit in the government’s views to treat education as a luxury, not a right?” TCDSU President László Molnárfi said: “[College] is contributing to the worsening of the housing crisis as they are following a for profit model, this affects all of college, the 2%
increase will place additional strain on students already facing financial challenges.” “We extend our solidarity to staff who are in precarious employment, we will not stand for this blatant disregard for our community values.” Welfare Officer Aoife Bennett criticised College for compounding the stress of students who are struggling to secure housing.
“As a casework officer, I have seen the distress that the housing crisis has caused students. Instead of alleviating student’s distress, College is directly contributing to it by raising the rent.” She added that the housing crisis is creating a “two-tiered college experience”: “We have students dropping out of college *+$!#$,&-.+$./01&.233
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