Trinity News
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| Type | Fortnightly student newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | University of Dublin |
| Publisher | Dublin University Publications Committee |
| Editor | Peter Henry |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Political alignment | Independent |
| Language | English; columns in Irish |
| Headquarters | 6 Trinity College, Dublin 2 |
| Website | http://www.trinitynews.ie |
Trinity News is Ireland's oldest student newspaper, and has been regularly published in Trinity College, Dublin since 1953. Over the years it has appeared in many formats, but is currently a fortnightly broadsheet newspaper produced under the auspices of the Dublin University Publications Committee.
Editors
- 1953/54 D. Montgomery, C. Cole, A. Hall
- 1954/55 Dermod Owen-Flood, R. Southcombe, D. Ranki, R.D.F. Kimitt, R. Granletse
- 1956/57
- 1957/58 K.R. Johnson, Derek N. Harwood, R.S.B. Young
- 1958/59 J.T. Killen, J. Kaminski, David Rose
- 1959/60 Frances Jane French, Carol Challen, Anthony C. Glynn
- 1960/61 Raymond Kenney, Arnold Lutton, David Buter
- 1961/62 Godfrey Fitzsimmons, Natalie Spencer, Alan Jones
- 1962/63 Paul Beale, Donald Wilson, Jim Bird
- 1963/64 Alasdair McEwan, Jefferson Horsley, E. Michael Newcombe
- 1964/65
- 1965/66 Jefferson Horsley, Robin Knight, Mirabel Walker, Hamish McRae
- 1966/67 Tom Chance, John Nickson, Sean Walmsey
- 1967/68 Tim Cullen, Charles Dutton, Andrew Vetich, Rodney Rice
- 1968/69 John Armstrong, Eamonn Fingleton, Nick Sharman, Geoff Pack
- 1969/70 Ted Oliver, David Giles, Mary Punch
- 1970/71 Frank Bannister, Robert Ashe, Jeanne Marie Woulfe
- 1971/72 Marie Redmond, Anthony Roche
- 1972/73 Paul K. Nolan, Peter Murtagh
- 1973/74 Patrick Gageby, Johnny Thorp
- 1974/75 David A.O. Barry, Bernard McGinley, John Sterne
- 1975/76 Sarah O'Hara, Mark T. Story, Des King
- 1976/77 Robin Hannan, Jonathan Houghton
- 1977/78 Kevin Dawson, Lou Kenny, Isolde Victory
- 1978/79 Russell Best / Karl Martin
- 1979/80 Catherine Troy
- 1981/82 Gerry Foley
- 1982/83
- 1983/84
- 1985/86 Ed O'Loughlin
- 1986/87
- 1987/88 Sara Morris
- 1988/89 Trevor Butterworth/Ultan O'Broin
- 1989/90 Mark Little
- 1990/91 Conor Sweeney
- 1991/92 Aidan Fitzmaurice
- 1992/93
- 1993/94 Liam Reid
- 1994/95 Barbara Collins
- 1995/96 Matthew Magee / Amy Mahon
- 1996/97 Smyth Harper
- 1997/98 Oisin Tansey
- 1998/99 Damian Connon
- 1999/00 Eoghan Williams
- 2000/01 Ruadhan MacCormaic
- 2001/02 Carl Whyte
- 2002/03 Ian Boyle
- 2003/04 Renata McDonnell
- 2004/05 Ian Carey
- 2005/06 Andrew Payne
- 2006/07 Peter Henry
Awards
- October 1999:
- Guardian student media awards:
- Student Critic of the Year – runner up (Belinda McKeon)
- Student Newspaper of the Year – nominated
- Shoestring Award – nominated
- Publication design of the year – nominated (Damian Connon)
- Guardian student media awards:
- October 2000:
- Guardian student media awards:
- Publication design of the year – runner up (Eoghan Williams)
- Guardian student media awards:
- October 2001
- Guardian student media awards:
- Publication design of the year – runner up (Ruadhan MacCormaic)
- Guardian student media awards:
- April 2001
- Smedias:
- Newspaper of the Year
- Non-Funded Publication
- Editor of the Year (Ruadan MacCormaic)
- Journalist of the Year (Jean O'Mahony)
- News Photographer of the Year (Ian Russell)
- Outstanding Contribution to Campus Media
- Smedias:
- April 2004
- Smedias:
- Feature Writer of the Year: Arts (Barry White)
- Feature Writer of the Year: Politics (Neasa Cunniffe)
- Editor of the Year - nominated (Renata McDonnell)
- Newspaper of the Year - nominated
- Colour Writer of the Year - nominated (John Hollingworth)
- News Reporter of the Year - nominated (Tim Walker)
- Photographer of the Year - nominated (Matt Pitt)
- Best Journalist (National Media)- nominated (Tomas O'Conghaile)
- Smedias:
- October 2004
- Guardian student media awards:
- Student Feature Writer of the Year – nominated (Tim Walker)
- Guardian student media awards:
- April 2005
- Smedias:
- Newspaper of the Year
- Magazine of the Year (Icarus - Kate McKenna)
- Journalist of the Year (Derek Owens)
- Editor of the Year - runner up (Ian Carey)
- Colour Writer of the Year - nominated (Christine Bohan)
- Feature Writer: Arts & Review - nominated (Carmen Bryce)
- Feature Writer: News & Current Affairs - nominated (Derek Owens)
- Feature Writer: News & Current Affairs - nominated (Darren McCallig)
- Web Designer - nominated (Alan O'Reilly)
- Layout & Design - nominated (Ian Carey)
- Best Student Publication - nominated TN Trinity Ball Guide 2004 (Renata McDonnell, Justin O'Hanlon, Derek Owens)
- Smedias:
- April 2006
- Smedias:
- Editor of the Year (Andrew Payne)
- Colour Writer of the Year (Christine Bohan)
- Features Writer: Arts & Review (James von Simson)
- Travel Writer of the Year (Harry Johnstone)
- News Photographer of the Year (Richeal Carroll)
- Newspaper of the Year - nominated (Andrew Payne)
- Journalist of the Year - nominated (Anne Marie Ryan)
- Layout & Design - nominated (Andrew Payne)
- People's Choice Award - nominated
- Features Writer - Arts & Reviews - nominated (Cillian O Conchuir)
- Features Writer - Arts & Reviews - nominated (Johannah Scally)
- Features Writer - Arts & Reviews - nominated (Alex Christie-Miller)
- Features Writer - Female Focus - nominated (Rosie Gogan-Keogh)
- Features Writer - Female Focus - nominated (Emma Hutchinson)
- Travel Writer of the Year - nominated (Alix O'Neill)
- Film Script - nominated (David Lydon)
- Smedias:
Famous former editors and contributors
Rupert Pennant-Rea (chairman of the The Stationery Office, former editor of the Economist), Mark Little (RTE), Conor Sweeney (Irish Independent), Liam Reid (Irish Times), Peter Murtagh (Managing Editor, Irish Times), Eamonn Fingelton (former editor, Financial Times)