Students taking part in an encampment protest on the grounds of Trinity College in Dublin earlier this week. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA WireA prominent Jewish family has withdrawn a bursary for disadvantaged students at Trinity College Dublin in protest over the university becoming a “no-go zone for Jews” due to what it calls the university’s failure to protect student welfare. Dr Edwin Abrahamson, a UK-based consultant paediatrician, created the Maurice Abrahamson Bursary last year in memory of his father, a Trinity law graduate. In a statement, a spokeswoman for Trinity College Dublin said it was very grateful to Dr Abrahamson for the bursary, and regretted and respected his decision to withdraw it. Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union did not respond to an approach for comment.

Source: The Irish Times May 11, 2024 21:22 UTC