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Volume XIV, Issue IV
Student Newspaper of the Year
Tuesday January 31st, 2023
Government Announces €26m for Energy Efficiency in Higher Education
Tangent i gCeannas ar Dhúshlán Nuálaíochta an Phropaist ar an nGéarchéim Tithíochta
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inister for Higher Education and Research Simon Harris and Minister for the Environment Eamonn Ryan announced €26 million in new funding for energy efficiency and decarbonisation in higher education institutions as part of the third call for the Pathfinder Programme. Among the projects the programme intends to fund are a variety of infrastructure retrofitting, mechanical and electrical upgrades and improvements to the energy efficiency and carbon footprint of heat pumps. Speaking about the programme in a press release, Minister Harris said: “We
want more institutions involved and more money making a difference and enabling transformational change”. “Our 2030 targets for energy efficiency and decarbonisation are ambitious, but I’m here to say that we are committed to doing our part. This programme will help institutions get there, developing and disseminating knowledge on a range of decarbonisation pathways will work for the sector as a whole.” In the same press release, Minister Ryan added: “The Programme also continues to be
highly successful in testing retrofit and decarbonisation solutions in higher education campuses across the country, meaning that we are gathering the evidence needed to scale up and speed up our transition over coming years.” The Pathfinder Programme is co-funded by the Department of Higher Education and Research and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the Higher Education Authority are charged with administering the
programme. The Pathfinder Programme was implemented as a part of Ireland’s National Energy and Climate Plan 20212030, which outlines environmental targets and plans for the current decade. Among the targets it contains are “50% energy efficiency target for the Public Sector by 2030”, as well as a 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Not So Quiet Anymore
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á Tangent tar éis a fhógairt go mbeidh sé i gceannas ar Dhúshlán Nuálaíochta an Phropaist leis an téama “tithíocht na mac léinn”. Tá sé mar aidhm ar an dúshlán mic léinn spreagadh chun réitigh fadhbanna sóisialta móra a fháil. Socraíodh an téama trí vóta poiblí ina raibh réimse téamaí curtha le chéile ag an bPropast Linda Doyle mar roghanna. Beidh an dúshlán ar siúl ón 10ú lá go dtí an 12ú lá de Mhí Feabhra. Le linn an tréimhse seo, beidh mic léinn ag obair le chéile chun réiteach ar fhadhb thithíochta na mac léinn a fháil. Duais €1,000 atá curtha ar fáil don réiteach a bhfuil an bua air. I rith na blianta seo caite bhí réimse leathan téamaí ann. Ceann na bliana seo
caite ná faisean inbhuanaithe. Chomh maith leis sin, tháinig roinnt gnóthaí as an tionscadal seo cosúil le Foodcloud – córas atá cruthaithe chun cuidiú le gnóthaí bia breise a aistriú go háiteanna ina bhfuil gá leis. Sa phreas-ráiteas ina fógraíodh an dúshlán, dúirt urlabhraí de chuid Tangent “Tuigimid go bhfuil mic léinn ag iarraidh athrú dearfach a chur ar an sochaí agus ar an domhain mórthimpeall orthu, agus sin bun agus brí Dhúshlán an Phropaist.” Lean siad orthu “Tá béim ag an Tríonóid le fada ar Nuálaíocht Sóisialta, rud a bhfuil an-tábhacht leis chun na fadhbanna is mó roimh ár sochaí a réiteach agus chun stop a chur roimh géarchéimeanna eile a bheadh le teacht.” “Tá Dúshlán Nuálaíochta an Phropaist ina fhoras spraíúil agus cruthaitheach do ghrúpaí mac léinn obair le chéile ar fhadhbanna na doimhne móire. Chomh maith leis sin, is deis iontach é le dul in aithne le daoine agus le mic léinn ó scoileanna agus rannóga eile.” I bhfíseán faoin ag trácht
ar Dúshlán Nuálaíochta an Phropaist don bhliain 2021, dúirt ceannaire fiontraíochta na mac léinn ag Tangent Gavan Drohan “Is iontach an rud i gcónaí é an réimse leathan tionscadal a fheiceáil, agus is breá liom a fheiceáil go bhfuil paisean ann chun leanúint ar aghaidh leis an obair i rith na bliana acadúla.” “Sin cuid d’fheidhm Tangent – tá roinnt tacaíochtaí againn i gcomhair pé bealach atá á iarraidh uathu agus pé méid ama atá ar fáil acu” Rinne Doyle trácht chomh maith ar an dúshlán: “Séard atá i gceist le Dúshlán an Phropaist ná mic léinn a chur ar a gcumas chun breathnú ar an domhain agus smaoineamh faoi réitigh ar fhadhbanna domhanda agus sóisialta.” Ag labhairt faoina taithí le Dúshlán an Phropaist dúirt Ellen Ryall, duine de na buaiteoirí i 2020: “Tar éis dúinn bua a bhreith ar Dhúshlán ar Phropaist, chuamar i gcomhair roinnt comórtas agus tionscadal forbartha tapa eile. Ligeadh isteach i LaunchBox muid, agus chuireamar isteach ar an Blackstone Fellowship, tionscadal sna SAM.”
College Board Appoints Professor Dónall Mac Dónaill as Junior Dean Siothrún Sardina Senior Editor
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college-wide email sent by Provost Linda Doyle on Thursday January 26th announced the appointment of Professor Dónall Mac Dónaill as the new Junior Dean, succeeding Professor Philip Coleman in the role. The outgoing Junior Dean is a professor in the school of English. He has been a fellow since 2015 and served as Registrar of Chambers in College from 2018-2021, and has worked on the Junior Dean team since 2016. He served as
Junior Dean from 2020 to 2023. Mac Dónaill is the current Trinity Registrar of Chambers and formerly served as the Assistant Junior Dean from 2019 to 2021. He also acted as Pro-Junior Dean several times over this time. Speaking about the appointment of the new Junior Dean, Provost Doyle said “[Mac Dónaill] brings a wealth of experience to the role of Junior Dean. He has great experience of providing support to students and has been a College Tutor since 2014.” Doyle also gave thanks to the former Junior Dean for his prior work in the role. “I want to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing Junior Dean, Professor Philip Coleman, for his many years of
dedicated service. Philip served as an Assistant Junior Dean (20162020), Registrar of Chambers (2018-2021) and as Junior Dean from 2020 to 2023. He has made an enormous contribution to our Trinity community.” The Office of the Junior Dean manages a variety of aspects of college and student life, including oversight of student conduct according to College’s code of conduct, disciplinary action, permissions for overnight guests, and permissions for hosting parties, events, and gatherings on campus.
PHOTO VIA @QUIETGIRLFILM AND IRISHCENTRAL
Not So Quiet Anymore: the cast and crew of An Cailín Ciúin, or The Quiet Girl as it’s known abroad, celebrate as the film was nominated for Best International Feature at the 2023 Oscars.
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