Trinity Tales: Trinity College Dublin in the 2000s

Rory Hearne, Claire Hennessy, Hal Hodson, Khalid Ibrahim, Wayne Jordan, Kate Kennedy, Caitríona Lally, Cliona Loughnane, Jess Majekodunmi, Sallay Matu-Garnett, Darragh McCausland, Erica Murray, Paul O'Connell, Katriona O'Sullivan, Kieran Quinn, Elske Rahill, Dave Ring, Alice Ryan, Jonathan Schachter, Carl Whyte, Katie Dickson, Sorcha Pollak, Katie Dickson, Sorcha Pollak

• Publisher: The Lilliput Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9781843518105
• eBook ISBN:
  9781843518174
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Irish History
• Index: Literature

This, the fifth and final volume in the Trinity Tales series, completes a cycle that began with tales from the 1960s. It invites readers to step into the world of Trinity College as it was in the first decade of this century through the reflections of students who attended the university during those years. Within its pages lie the stories of twenty-eight graduates from a mix of diverse backgrounds whose experiences may dispel the myths of what it means to be a 'Trinity student'. The collection reveals the rapidly changing world of the early 2000s. This was a time of the internet revolution, when social media first affected student life, when mobile phones and laptops became ubiquitous, when handwritten work was passing into history, when The Buttery closed its doors – and all this coming against the backdrop of an overheating then imploding Irish economy. This kaleidoscope of recollections captures a student body in transformation and features stories of personal discovery and achievement against the odds. For some it proved a life-changing era when sexual, racial or class barriers were confronted. This volume concludes a remarkable half-century journey, portraying the lives of others, and of ourselves.

Table of contents

• FOREWORD • senator ivana bacik
• INTRODUCTION • katie dickson and sorcha pollak
• THE FUTURE WAS INFINITE • jarlath gregory
• ROCKING THE DELICATELY BALANCED CHARADE • sallay matu-garnett (loah)
• FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I FELT ALIVE • katriona o’sullivan
• SUCCESS IN FAILURE • kieran quinn
• SLIPPING THROUGH • cliona loughnane
• ‘AND SO YOU SHALL’ • annie colleran
• A YEAR IN A THOUSAND • sarah benson
• ON AND OFF THE STAGE • erica murray
• PLAYING • emma gleeson
• WHAT’S IN A NAME? • jess majekodunmi
• POPULAR LITERATURE • adam crothers
• COBBLESTONE AMBIVALENCE • caitríona lally
• DULYN • heledd fychan
• FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE • carl whyte
• ‘EDUCATE YOURSELF THAT YOU MAY BE FREE’ • paul o’connell
• ONE WORLD ON CAMPUS • khalid ibrahim
• HINDSIGHT • elske rahill
• SHAPESHIFTING • dave ring
• TEACH ME, I’M IRISH • jonathan schachter
• CHANGING TRINITY, CHANGING THE WORLD: A PERSONAL REFLECTION • rory hearne
• LOW BUNS • kate kennedy
• THE STANFORD MARSHMALLOW EXPERIMENT • darragh mccausland
• TWO LITTLE BOYS • wayne jordan
• CONFESSIONS OF A NERD AND OTHER STORIES • claire hennessy
• ADVENTURE OF THE UNKNOWN • uché gabriel akujobi
• IN WITH THE OLD • dylan haskins
• QUANTUM MCMUFFIN: ON LEARNING TO LEARN • hal hodson
• CHAMPAGNE AT THE HAIRDRESSERS • alice ryan