Regarded as Ireland’s most prestigious university, Trinity College Dublin fined its undergraduate student union 214,285 euro after a series of demonstrations about fees and rent as well as pro-Palestinian solidarity protests. Speaking to the PA news agency, the president of the students’ union accused senior management at the university of “an ill-fated attempt” to threaten and suppress its protest. Mr Molnarfi compared the reaction of the university to ongoing protests in the US, where college security and police officers have clashed with students. In a statement, Trinity College said it is a not-for-profit organisation that cannot “survive solely on Government funding and depends on other sources of income”. “The student protests involving blockades of the Book of Kells Experience has had a negative financial impact as visitors could not enter.

Source: The Herald May 02, 2024 22:16 UTC