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Karen Downs-Barton wins 2026 Pollard International Poetry Prize

Valued at €10,000, the prize is administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre in the School of English and sponsored by the John Pollard Foundation.

27 Apr 2026

Awards and Funding|Culture

Ibec’s Danny McCoy receives Trinity European Laureate Award

Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub Professor Patrick Geoghegan said: “The Trinity Long Room Hub is delighted to recognise Danny McCoy’s contribution to public service through his long-standing commitment to Europe and the ideals and values it represents."

24 Apr 2026

Awards and Funding|Business

Barriers to accessing contraception remain for older and marginalised women

Nearly one in three women may experience barriers to access the Free Contraception Scheme according to new research from Trinity's School of Social Work and Social Policy in collaboration with the National Women’s Council.

23 Apr 2026

Research|Society

“Everybody is slightly terrified”: What is a university in the age of AI?

“Everybody is slightly terrified of the hugeness of AI – there is just so much unknown, so much potential for good and for bad - especially for the soul of a university like Trinity,” said Cliona O’Farrelly, Chair of the Fellows of Trinity and the organiser of this event.

23 Apr 2026

UN’s Tom Fletcher delivers 2026 Henry Grattan Lecture in London

Immigration, international order and the moral responsibilities of citizenship took centre stage at Trinity’s annual Grattan Lecture at the Embassy of Ireland in London.

23 Apr 2026

Community|Culture|Society

EY and Trinity join forces to appoint Assistant Professor in Financial Services

Trinity College Dublin and EY Ireland are to collaborate to create a new academic post of EY Assistant Professor in Financial Services

22 Apr 2026

Business|Community|Research

Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Pick up an instrument or take a foreign trip

New research from Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience and the Global Brain Health Institute has found that engaging in physically, socially, and intellectually stimulating activities in middle age is one of the most powerful ways to boost cognition.

22 Apr 2026

Research|Science|Society

CONUNDRUM team wins National Challenge funding to scale public engagement in transport planning

Researchers from Trinity are among those to have won National Challenge funding to scale public engagement in transport planning

21 Apr 2026

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity celebrates new Scholars and Fellows

Trinity College Dublin today celebrated a new cohort of Fellows and Scholars as Trinity Monday’s annual highlight took centre stage in Front Square.

20 Apr 2026

Awards and Funding|Students

Modern language scholars receive honorary degrees at Trinity

As part of the year-long celebrations to mark 250 years of modern languages at Trinity, four outstanding individuals were conferred today with honorary degrees of the university for their exceptional contributions to this field.

17 Apr 2026

Awards and Funding|Community|Culture|Society