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Traffic Restrictions and ID requirements – 11th to 13th November, EU Presidency event

Next Thursday, November 12th, the European Political Community meeting is taking place in Dublin. This will be the largest Heads of State and Government gathering that Ireland has ever hosted. The following day, Friday, November 13th, Dublin will also host an informal meeting which brings together the leaders of EU Member States, joined by the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission. These events require significant security measures resulting in a major impact on access and movement around parts of Dublin City.

6 Nov 2026

“A talisman for Dublin”: Djinn Sculpture unveiled at Trinity East

A striking 5.4-metre bronze sculpture, Djinn, by internationally acclaimed Indian contemporary artist Bharti Kher has been unveiled by The Form Foundation at a public art site on the Trinity East campus.

5 Nov 2026

Community

“It can only be read as a repudiation of Trump”: Daniel Geary on the US mid-terms

"I think the polls had suggested the Democrats would have a very good night, but it turned out to be really a great night for them. Not just the scale of the victories, I suppose, but the places where they won, where you wouldn’t have thought they would have stood much of a chance at all, or where they hadn’t won in a very, very long time."

4 Nov 2026

Research|Society

Trinity spinout Oghma wins €500,000 to help turn scattered data into scientific breakthroughs

Oghma has developed an AI platform for scientific R&D that rapidly processes unstructured, scattered data into a useable form.

4 Nov 2026

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research|Science

“There’s an awful lot of talk about menopause…but I never really got the whole cardiac thing…”

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, and the risk rises during the menopause years. But an international study has revealed that only half of women know this.

28 Oct 2026

Health|Research|Science

Ambitious Martin Naughton E3 Learning Foundry opens at Trinity

The Martin Naughton E3 Learning Foundry’s layout allows for hybrid, collaborative and innovative teaching and learning.

28 Oct 2026

Community|Innovation|Students|Sustainability

Trinity launches Southeast Asian Studies and develops Cantonese teaching

Provost Dr Linda Doyle said: “This initiative marks a significant expansion of our Trinity Centre for Asian Studies, creating new opportunities for research, language teaching and the development of our library collections."

27 Oct 2026

Science|Students

Trinity scientists discover how cancers evade chemotherapy by entering “Zombie-like state”

And in lab experiments using human cells, they also found that specific compounds selectively killed tumour cells driven into this "Zombie-like state" by chemotherapy, offering hope for improved treatment.

23 Oct 2026

Health|Research|Science

From red mud to green concrete: Trinity-led team pioneers low-carbon construction material

An Enterprise Ireland-funded project has successfully brought a new bauxite refining residue concrete from the lab to industrial trials.

22 Oct 2026

Environment|Innovation|Research|Sustainability

Trinity Business School hosts discussions on digital skills and inclusive talent development

Employers, policymakers and educators gathered at Trinity Business School to explore how Europe can strengthen digital skills, widen access to digital careers and support a workforce adapting to AI.

19 Oct 2026

Business|EU Presidency|Research