Paul O'Connell

Elske Rahill

Caitríona Lally

Kate Kennedy

Alice Ryan

Rory Hearne

Adam Crothers

Jarlath Gregory

Uché Gabriel Akujobi

Sarah Benson

Heledd Fychan

Annie Gatling

Emma Gleeson

Dylan Haskins

Claire Hennessy

Hal Hodson

Khalid Ibrahim

Wayne Jordan

Cliona Loughnane

Jess Majekodunmi

Sallay Matu-Garnett

Darragh McCausland

Erica Murray

Dave Ring

Jonathan Schachter

Kieran Quinn

Carl Whyte

Katriona O'Sullivan

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.

The Lilliput Press

Trinity Tales

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