TCD paper wars, Brexit, Game of Thrones

News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers

A referendum is to be held in TCD on whether the student union should stop funding the University Times to the tune of €14,000 a year. Photograph: Alan Betson

On the off chance that you are not endlessly fascinated by what Trinity students get up to in their bedrooms let me bring you up to speed. We are reliably informed by the University Times (no relation) that a secretive grouping has been engaged in some arcane and rather unwholesome activities on campus. Read more here.

After the Brexit referendum, leading Irish writers responded with their thoughts on what it would mean for Briain and Ireland. Today, on what should have been Brexit Day, they return to the subject . Read more here.

The final season of Game of Thrones arrives April 14th. Before then, prepare by rewatching the first seven seasons. This binge has just begun. You will betray everything you once held dear. And it will all be worth it. Read more here.

The University Times student newspaper office in Trinity College Dublin looks out across the cobblestone front square of the city-centre campus. The window of the cramped office, littered with stacks of old papers, faces the 166-year-old campanile bell tower. Jack Power reports.

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Irish Times reviewers on six of the best films to see in cinemas this weekend. They include At Eternity's Gate, Dumbo, The Man Who Wanted to Fly and Being Frank. Read more here.

Student groups have welcomed comments from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar which appear to rule out a student loan scheme or increase in fees for higher education. Read more here.