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The world's oldest student society. Leaders in discourse and debate since 1770. Based in Trinity College Dublin. Currently in our 255th session.
Trinity College, Dublin
Joined August 2009
The other day the Hist hosted @Evy_Lynch, read all about it here (and go to our YouTube for the video!)
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@Stella_Assange will be accepting the Hist’s Medal on behalf of both her and Julian Assange tomorrow in @tcddublin . Come along to hear her address and Q&A at 4pm in the GMB!
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Please heard towards the GMB, House 6 or a @tcdlibrary in @tcddublin if you are in the city centre. Bedding and food is being organised for anyone staying on campus overnight. Please stay safe and don’t take any risks tonight. TCD Emergency no. is 01 896 1317.
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@ZhouFengSuo, human rights activist and student leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, will be coming to the Hist to accept a Gold Medal for his contributions to the fight for democracy. Come along to hear his address and Q&A on Monday at 4pm in the GMB!
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We are all devastated to have heard of the passing of Sinead O’Connor tonight. Few people have made such an important social and cultural impact on Ireland and we are incredibly grateful to have had her address our members over the years . Ní bheidh a leithéid ann arís
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After putting together an extraordinary amount of archival and photographic evidence corroborated by independent expert witnesses, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ have recognised the College Historical Society of Trinity College Dublin as the oldest student society in the world!
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Thrilled to have been able to award @fallon_donal our Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Public Discourse at our @bramstokerdub live podcast event in @tcddublin earlier today! Thank you very much Dónal 💙.
This meant an awful lot to me, thanks to the Hist!. My mother didn't finish school but believed firmly in education. Her dream was I'd get to a university - to be honoured by a society in one is something else. A journey that began on Ballyfermot Crescent with her Wilde books.🥇
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Thrilled to have accepted our @GWR for oldest student society in the Senior Common Room in @tcddublin yesterday where the very first Hist meeting was held on 21 March 1770
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Honoured to be welcoming @nathanlawkc to @tcddublin to award him our Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Public Discourse for his landmark contributions to democracy and discourse in Hong Kong and globally. Join us for Nathan’s address and Q&A at 4pm on Tue in the GMB!
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Thrilled to have had Stella Assange address our members today!.
Thank you for the great questions and cool vibe from the students at @TheHist! I hope I will be able to return to Dublin soon.
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While the situation is apparently being deescalated, we’re still recommending you come to a safe space on @tcddublin campus especially if you’re a POC or LGBTQ+. Enter via Front Square and head to House 6 for food and to the GMB for a place to sleep . @tcdsu @TrinityCSC @tcdphil.
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It was an honour to award Dr Maeve O’Rourke our Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Public Discourse this week in @tcddublin. Thank you very much to @maeveorourke for the wonderful address and Q&A and to @trinityVDP and @TCDColloquium for co-hosting such a special event💙
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In Apr 2023, @tcddublin made the decision to dename its Berkeley Library due to George Berkeley’s links to colonialism and slavery. This Wed, we’re changing up the venue and the format of our debates to head to the Exam Hall to debate what the College should rename the Library
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Thrilled to be congratulating all the wonderful Hist representatives at the European University Debating Championships in Bulgaria! . We are incredibly proud to announce Daniela Williams and Naomi Panovka reached the final, with Naomi placing as the third best speaker overall 💙
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Thank you to @nathanlawkc for joining us in @tcddublin earlier this month for a wonderful address, interview and Q&A session!. It was an honour to award him our Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Public Discourse for his landmark activism in Hong Kong and internationally
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Officially past the 24 hour mark (the record we had to beat!) and finally onto our motions from the 21st century! . “This House Believes the Celtic Tiger has proved to be a burden rather than a boom” - motion from 22 Nov 2000
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Thrilled to have awarded the wonderful Jacinda Ardern our Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Public Discourse today 💙. Thank you so much @jacindaardern for joining us in @tcddublin and answering all our questions!
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Today, as @bramstokerdub launches, we celebrate the world-famous writer as a former Auditor! In 1872, Stoker delivered his Inaugural Address on ‘The Necessity for Political Honesty’. Below is the Committee photo from his year, the 113th Session.@tcdalumni @tcdglobal @tcddublin
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We were delighted to have had Joe Kennedy III as the first guest speaker of the 254th Session. It was an honour to award @joekennedy with the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Public Discourse!. @tcddublin @USEmbassyDublin @ArthurCoxLaw
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Join us in the GMB @tcddublin this Wednesday at 7:30pm for “This House Believes Journalism is Failing Democracy”. Come along to hear speeches from @CraigMurrayOrg, @Hannahmc_carthy, @JaneSuit and more!
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We are hosting a Gala Dinner in @tcddublin’s Dining Hall at 7:30pm on October 20th as a part of our Guinness World Record celebrations . This event is open to anyone who considers themselves a friend of the Hist and by using the link for tickets below 💙
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Huge congratulations to all who received their CAO offers yesterday! For those who will be studying @tcddublin, we are so excited to welcome you - keep an eye out on our social media for details of our Freshers’ Week plans!.
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After women being excluded for a shameful 199 years, the Hist finally voted to admit women as members in Dec 1968, with the first women speaking in a debate on 15 Jan 1969!. Keep an eye out for some events reflecting on the history of women in the Hist over the coming months 💙.
A first for female students at Trinity College Dublin.WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 1969.
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We’re honoured to welcome @newschambers, journalist and author of State of Emergency, to the Hist this Tuesday to receive the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Discourse!. Join us at 4pm in the GMB Chamber or on Instagram Live. Event tickets at the link in our bio.
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Thrilled to be welcoming @RoryStewartUK to @tcddublin at 2pm this Friday for an address and audience Q&A in the GMB!. We will also present Rory with our Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Public Discourse for his efforts to revive “the lost art of disagreeing agreeably”
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Thank you to all the wonderful staff in @tcdlibrary and @TCDResearchColl for their constant advice and support when putting together the archival evidence! Special mention to Ellen O’Flaherty for all her assistance 💙.
The Hist enters the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS as the world's oldest college debating society! A huge amount of evidence from the college archives housed in @tcdlibrary proved its existence since 1770! .#Archives #GuinnessWorldRecords @TheHist .
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Honoured to be taking part in Sen Bernie Sanders’ address and Q&A event in @tcddublin’s Exam Hall tomorrow where he will receive the Hist’s Gold Medal!. Thanks to @fotoole, @TheSandersInst and Ireland New York Project for organising 💙. @SenSanders @BernieSanders
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Delighted to have been able to take part in the @SenSanders speaker event in @tcddublin on Friday evening! . Thanks very much to @fotoole @BernieSanders @janeosanders @TheSandersInst @catapultsports and I.NY for having us 💙
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Join the Hist, @trinwomgrad and @tcddublin this International Women’s Day to celebrate the 120th anniversary of women being admitted to Trinity!. Location: Chamber, Graduates Memorial Building. Open to everyone 💙 More details about both panels below!
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Happy birthday to our former Auditor Bram Stoker 💙.
Bram Stoker (8 Nov 1847 #Clontarf #Dublin-20 April 1912). Novelist/critic; created Count Dracula! Mum's memory Sligo cholera inspired him🧛♂️?👨🎓@tcdalumni @TheHist @tcdphil! Assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving. Manager Lyceum Theatre.
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Opening our @GWR celebrations is our corresponding debate “This House Would Break Up the United Kingdom” on Wed at 7:30pm in the GMB . Guest chair @BobbyMcDonagh1. Speakers from @OxfordUnion @durhamunion @EdUniDebating @QUBLiterific @UCDLnH. This event is open to the public!
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To say that we are all extremely proud of Jack and Caoimhin would be an understatement. Well done to both on an impressive finish and thanks @IrishTimes for the write-up!.
Trinity students Jack Synnott and Caoimhin Hamill @TheHist reached the Final of the European Universities Debating Championships, and have broken the European record for the most successful performance of all time. via @IrishTimes.
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Join us tomorrow at 11am in Hist Convo for an address and Q&A by esteemed Marxist political theorist Professor Lea Ypi!. @lea_ypi @tcddublin @TrinityCSC
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Join the Hist and @TCDLawSoc for “This House Would Add a Housing Provision to the Constitution” tomorrow at 7:30pm in the GMB. Speakers include Judge Gerard Hogan, Prof Gerry Whyte, @EOBroin and @S4C_group Chairperson Ella McLennan
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It was an honour to welcome Professor Lea Ypi to @tcddublin today and award her our Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Public Discourse!. Thank you very much to @ArthurCoxLaw for their support 💙.
I was delighted to be the first Albanian to receive a Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse on behalf of the College Historical Society at Trinity College Dublin @TheHist was founded in 1770 by Edmund Burke so it’s twice as old as us but no less friendly😊🇦🇱
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We are very excited to announce our upcoming panel discussion, featuring some of the best-known names in Irish journalism! Join us on Tuesday evening for this important and timely discussion.
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So proud of everyone who has been representing the Hist at the 2024 World University Debating Championships in Vietnam over the last week!
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Huge congratulations to Jack Synott and Caoimhín Hamill (Hist A), who have broken to the partial quarter-finals of EUDC! .Congratulations also to breaking judges Doireann O’Brien (Hist DC 249) and Nicole O’Sullivan (representing the Phil)!.Well done to all who competed!.
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It was an honour to award @RoryStewartUK our Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Public Discourse last week!. Thank you very much to Rory for coming to @tcddublin and doing such a wonderful address, interview and audience Q&A for our members
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Join the Hist’s Robinson Subcommittee and @tcdsu for a panel on Women in Academia to celebrate Gender Equality week here in @tcddublin . 6:30pm on Monday in Hist Convo upstairs in the GMB 💙
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Join us on Tuesday at 11am for an address and audience Q&A with diplomat and politician Joe Kennedy III . Our Gold Medal Speaker series is kindly sponsored by @ArthurCoxLaw 💙. @USEnvoyNI @USEmbassyDublin @tcddublin @tcdglobal @TrinityCSC
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Congratulations to Mary McAleese, former Uachtarán na hÉireann and Hist Vice-President, on her election as Chancellor of the University of Dublin!.We wish her the very best as the Head of the University and hope that she will enjoy many years of happy association with our members
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Apply for our Robinson Subcommittee 💙. Are you interested in giving students the opportunity to develop their public speaking skills and learn about new topics through unique events with interesting guests? Make sure to apply by Friday!. *No experience needed
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Starting off the 250th year of The College Historical Society with the legendary George R.R. Martin! As fresher’s week approaches, we at the Hist invite you to come to more of our amazing events! Watch our stories, follow us on Facebook or go to our website!
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It was an honour to take part in the @kilkenomics event hosted by @davidmcw last week in @TheRDS!. Delighted to have been able to present @NaomiAKlein our Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Public Discourse onstage 💙
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Rory O'Sullivan, who is running for auditor of the Hist, giving the speaker briefing at #muopen2017
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A few photos from our corresponding debate “This House Would Break Up the United Kingdom” earlier this semester. Thanks to the wonderful @BobbyMcDonagh1 for chairing and to @OxfordUnion @durhamunion @QUBLiterific @UCDLnH @EdUniDebating for joining us and making it a great debate!
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Our Inaugural Meeting, "Irish Identity in a Globalised 21st Century" featuring guests Mary Robinson, Philip Lane, @DiopLeon, and @DearbhailDibs will be on Wednesday, April 17 at 6:30pm!. We are so excited to finish an absolutely amazing year with this incredible event!
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Keynote address on “The Importance of Student Debate” from Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar, followed by respondent speeches from champion debater Bo Seo, @TCDSU_President Lázló Molnárfi and three student speakers. Today at 3pm in the GMB @tcddublin
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An exceptional speech Sinead made in 2014 opposing the motion “This House believes the Catholic Church can be salvaged”
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The Hist and @QUBLiterific are hosting a debate chaired by Bertie Ahern in Stormont’s Chamber tomorrow!. @tcddublin and @QUBelfast students and guests @EmmaCDeSouza @eamonocuiv @SteveAikenUUP @IanMarshall_ will debate “This House Believes the Republic has Forgotten the North”
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Join the Hist and @iiea this Wed at 7:30pm in the GMB in @tcddublin to debate the motion “This House Supports a United European State”. The debate will be followed by a free wine reception as always!
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Happy birthday to the Hist! 🥳.
#Otd 1770: @TheHist had its 1st meeting! 1 of 2 debating societies of @tcddublin. Traced back to club formed by Edmund Burke 1747! Oldest undergraduate student society in the world🌍!. Members e.g. Wolfe Tone, Bram Stoker, Edward Carson, Douglas Hyde, Thomas Moore, Robert Emmet!
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Some brilliant speeches from “This House Believes Journalism is Failing Democracy” this semester @CraigMurrayOrg @Hannahmc_carthy @JaneSuit
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We are hosting a series of events in @tcddublin to celebrate our “oldest student society” Guinness World Record this week! . All the events detailed here are open to the public so come along for a week to remember 👀
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The Honorary Members debate is happening next Wednesday, 13th of March. It also marks the launch of the 250th celebrations. A reception will take place in Hist Convo just before the debate at 6pm, with the debate happening in chamber at 7:30 pm!
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Today marks the 85th anniversary of a seminal day for both Ireland and the Hist!. #OnThisDay Douglas Hyde was inaugurated as the very first Irish President - making him both the President of Hist and the President of Ireland from 1938-1945 . @TLRHub @tcddublin @tcdglobal
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Join us tomorrow for our symposium session “On the Future of University Education” with Provost @LindaDoyle, Prof Stefan Collini, Stephen Bush, @carlobrien and student speaker Ella O’Neill 💙. 1pm, GMB @tcddublin, open to the public
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Today marks the anniversary of the publication of “Dracula”, written by Bram Stoker (auditor of the Hist in 1872!) 🧛♀️.
123 yrs ago today, Abraham "Bram" Stoker's novel Dracula was first published. Born in Dublin, Stoker's novel is amongst the most famous of European vampire literature. Inspired by Irish myths & legends as well as the 1748 German poem "Der Vampir" by Heinrich August Ossenfelder
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Thrilled to have organised a great inaugural debate in Stormont alongside our friends in @QUBLiterific and looking forward to next year!.
Thank you to everyone who joined us at Stormont yesterday, for the motion "This House Believes The Republic Has Forgotten Northern Ireland". We are extremely grateful to Bertie Ahern for guest chairing the debate, and @CaraHunterSDLP for hosting and sponsoring the event.
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Very best wishes to all (virtually!) representing the Hist at EUDC 2020! (1/2). Speakers:.Jack Synnott & Caoimhin Hamill, Jack Williams & Hugh Ó Laoide, Aisling Rooney & Gabrielle Fullam, Harry Oke Osanyintolu & Sébastien Dunne Fulmer, Marie Bishop & Iga Manulak.
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Thanks to @ErinMcGreehan @raemmu @loreillysf for speaking in an insightful and positive panel discussion about women in politics!
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Join our Robinson Subcommittee from 4-6pm on Thursday in Hist Convo (GMB) for a panel examining the current discussions on campus about whether unions can or should be apolitical. Speakers include @TCDSU_President, @owenreidy of @irishcongress and @eustace_et_al of @TCDLawSchool
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Tonight’s debate will begin at 7:30pm in the GMB so make sure to get there early!. Speakers include Senator Michael McDowell; TCD Legacies Working Group Chair Eoin O’Sullivan; Ass Prof in Black Studies Phil Mullen; and historians Nicholas Canny and Ciaran O’Neill
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If you missed our address on “The Importance of Student Debate” with @LeoVaradkar @TCDSU_President @helloboseo and student speakers, you can check it out on our YouTube now! .
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Our first guest of the year, the fabulous Dionne Warwick, is visiting us tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.! This is only for our members, but membership can be purchased at the door. Don’t “Walk On By”!!
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We are delighted to award our Gold Medal for Contribution to Discourse to Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project and author of Everyday Sexism and Men Who Hate Women. Join us at 1pm in the GMB Chamber or on Zoom Webinar. Event tickets at the link in our bio.
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On 16 October 1843, William Rowan Hamilton, discovered quaternion algebra. Today we remember one of the most influential eureka moments in the history of mathematics and celebrate the success of a former member. Happy Hamilton Day!.
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On Friday, November 1st, the Hist is delighted to present world-renowned poet, novelist, and activist Margaret Atwood with the prestigious Burke Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Discourse through the Arts. @tcddublin @tcdalumni @tcdglobal .
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We’re here at the Freshers’ Fair again today, pop along to say hi!! We have our puppy room at 12:30 and our wine tasting event with TCD French Soc at 6 p.m.! Don’t miss out!!
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Whether you’ve never been to a Hist debate or you are a regular, we want to hear your motion suggestions! . Come along to clerks where we will be discussing topics for our debates next semester in Hist Convo at 1 this Wednesday or fill out the form in the reply tweet 👀.
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Freshers Week begins on Monday - we are so excited for this incredible line-up of online events and can’t wait to welcome you into the society!
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We're thrilled to announce that the 2021 Hist Maidens Final is tonight! Get tickets at the link in our bio or tune in on Instagram Live to watch. Best of luck to all eight finalists!
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Thank you to everyone who came to our Poetry Hour - it was lovely to chat to you all and hear your wonderful poems! A reminder that we have our weekly debate TONIGHT on Zoom: make sure to join us at 7:30pm. The debate will be followed by a social call, also via Zoom.
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We’re honoured to welcome Shon Faye, author of The Transgender Issue, to the Hist this Thursday to receive the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Discourse. Join us at 3pm in the GMB Chamber or on Instagram Live. Event tickets at the link in our bio.
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Very excited to present our Hilary Term Card! . We have a debate every Wednesday at 7:30pm plus a few bonus ones so make sure to come along (and stick around for the free wine reception afterwards) 🌟. All our debates take place in the GMB in @tcddublin .unless stated otherwise
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Big congrats to all the finalists, particularly the Hist team Martha and Andy and our individual speaker Athena who came runner up!.
Students from King’s Inns and Blackhall Place crowned winners of the Irish Times Debate final
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Thrilled to have had @LindaDoyle introduce @tcddublin’s new video for the first time at our #InternationalWomansDay event today!.
The 1990s were a time of quiet revolution. A group of women fought for equal pay and pension rights in Trinity – and won. Hear their story: #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2024
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Delighted to have had the Hist featured in BBC’s seven stop literary crawl of the Dublin! Check out the article to learn a little bit about our literary history 💙.
Lovely to see our Graduates Memorial Building get a shout out from Chris Morash, @TCDEnglish, in his seven-stop literary crawl of Dublin for @BBC_Travel.
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Join us TONIGHT for the first (virtual) debate of the year, where we'll be joined by our friends from the University of Edinburgh to discuss a very specific and limited topic! Please click the link below to join the webinar:.
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Check out the newest episode of @3CastlesBurning which was filmed live in our very own GMB at the Hist and @bramstokerdub event last week!.
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Last chance to buy a ticket, don’t miss out!
Ticket sales for our Guinness World Record Gala Dinner will close at 10am this coming Monday Oct 16th. Open to all @tcdalumni and anyone who considers themselves a friend of the Hist 💙. Join us in the Dining Hall @tcddublin on Friday Oct 20th by securing a ticket now! Link below
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Sending our best wishes @SenDavidNorris on his retirement. We are exceptionally grateful to have had such an extraordinary person as a wonderful friend and Vice-President of the Hist for so many years!. Thank you for making Ireland a better and more equal country for us all 💙.
Sending the good wishes of the Trinity community to David Norris on his retirement today. We have been so proud to call David a “Trinity Senator”! . What an outstanding contribution he has made to Irish public life. Best wishes, David, for a long and happy retirement!
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Sign-ups to join the oldest student society in the world are now live!. Sign up through the link in our bio for an unforgettable year of debates, guest speakers, and social events! Membership is €6 for four years. 💙 💙
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Tune in to @NewstalkFM at 3pm to hear our Auditor talking about what this record means for the Hist!.
On the show today: @JackoJourno on the @rustyrockets allegations; Irish folk remedies; Too Good To Go; Banning dog breeds; @Toxicolly reviews 'The Russell Murders: who killed Lin and Megan?', 'Top Boy' & 'Welcome to Wrexham S2'; @AineKennedy5 on 253 years of the Hist. .
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Thrilled to be co-hosting events with the Bram Stoker Festival this year!.
Our full 2023 programme is now LIVE! . A spectacular parade, theatrical terrors, reimagined movies and citywide adventures await as @dubcitycouncil @bramstokerdub returns from Friday 27th - Monday 30th October. 🎟️ Brought to life by @DubCityCouncil
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STEVEN MOFFAT, show runner of Doctor Who and co-creator of Sherlock, speaking at #TheHist today! @BlogtorWho @DWMtweets @sherlockology.
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Michael Barron of @BeLonG_To receiving the Harvey Milk Foundation Honorary medal from @StuartMilk
http://t.co/b2piXE3klE.
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The Hist is happy to announce that our Headline Sponsor for the year is .EY! We are delighted to continue our partnership with EY, a global leader in professional services, and can‘t wait to offer students opportunities to engage with a top graduate employer.
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Tomorrow’s debate got a shoutout from @fionnansheahan @Independent_ie. Come to the Exam Hall at 7:30pm tomorrow (Wed 7 Feb) to hear some potential new names other than the Connell & Marianne Library for @tcddublin’s Library formerly known as the Berkeley. *open to the public
In Apr 2023, @tcddublin made the decision to dename its Berkeley Library due to George Berkeley’s links to colonialism and slavery. This Wed, we’re changing up the venue and the format of our debates to head to the Exam Hall to debate what the College should rename the Library
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Come along to the Hist Conversation Room at 6:30pm today to elect a new President of the Society, send our best wishes to Prof David McConnell on his retirement, and celebrate the occasion with a wine reception 💙. Open to all members and friends of the Hist, past and present.
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