Update from College Secretary and Director, College Health Service
7 May 2021
Dear students and colleagues
Last Friday, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris T.D. announced that in June he will publish a plan for an enhanced campus experience for third level students for the next academic year starting in September. It will include a significant increase in on-site activity. This is a positive development and a working group with higher education institution representatives is meeting weekly to develop this plan for reopening.
Trinity Sports getting back on track
From next Monday 10 May, with the easing of Government restrictions, the following sporting activities can take place:
- Main campus - College Park pitches, the running track (College Park) and the fitness trail can open for individuals and adult training in pods of a maximum of 15 people, along with the tennis courts at Botany Bay. This use is restricted to staff and students only for the moment.
- Islandbridge - rowing at Islandbridge is permitted to return as approved by Rowing Ireland. This will include the student rowing clubs.
- Santry Sports Grounds and Iveagh Sports Grounds - Adult training in pods of a maximum of 15 people can resume. These groups will most likely include student clubs and some external groups who are regular users.
Trinity Sport continues to provide online supports for the wider College community including free online workouts via its social media channels, access to over 30 live online fitness classes via Trinity Sport+ and 2k, 3k, 5k and 10k walking and running guides around the main campus and Trinity Halls. Please see here for more information.
Library and student spaces
Below is a table of the Library, online class/study spaces and student breakout spaces that will be bookable throughout the assessment period, from 10 May.
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Spaces (capacity at 2m social distance) |
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Library Supervised by Library |
Berkeley/Lecky/ Ussher Libraries (BLU) Library booking system. 1hr. 45mins. slots. Can book multiple slots but not consecutive slots in the same floor/space
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Open 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri
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Library Supervised by GSU stewards |
Library spaces with extended opening hours Library booking system. 1hr. 45mins. slots. Can book multiple slots but not consecutive slots in the floor/area |
Kinsella Hall: open 9am-10pm, Mon-Fri; 8am-10pm, weekends.
1937 Postgraduate Reading Room (52): 8am-10pm, seven days a week |
Library |
Joint Research Collections (Manuscripts & Archives and Early Printed Books) Reading Room in Old Library |
Two days per week on Tuesday and Thursday by appointment, between 10.30am-12.15pm and 1.15pm – 3pm (3) |
Student Study Spaces Take an online class, online tutor meeting, online counselling or study |
Eventbrite bookings – 1 hr slots. Can book a maximum of two consecutive slots with maximum stay 1hr. 45mins.
Walk-ins welcome on a space available basis.
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Open 9am–10pm, 7 days a week
Open 9am–10pm, Mon-Fri
Open 9am-6pm, Mon-Fri
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Computer Rooms Supervised by GSU stewards Access computers, specialist software, do assignments |
Eventbrite bookings – 1 hr slots. Can book a maximum of two consecutive slots with maximum stay 1hr. 45mins. Walk-ins welcome on a space available basis. |
Open 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri
Beckett 1: PC (16)
PAC Laboratory |
Student Breakout Spaces Supervised by SU stewards Keep warm, eat your food |
Microsoft Bookings – 1 hr slots.
Can book a maximum of two consecutive 1hr slots but space cleared at 15 mins to every hour. |
Open 9am-6pm, Mon-Fri
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Hold firm
Even with the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, please continue to wear face coverings, maintain physical distance, and adhere to health and safety standards. It’s up to all of us to protect each other and our college community. Thank you for your continuing support in this regard.
For those of you about to start your assessments next week, we would like to wish you the very best.
Stay safe. Stay well. Bígí slán agus sábháilte.
Kind regards,
John Coman, Secretary to the College
Seán Ó Comáin, Rúnaí an Choláiste
An Dr Daithi Mac Craith, Stiúrthóir, Seirbhís Sláinte an Choláiste