First ID Card
Your Trinity student ID card (TCard) is your official College identification card. It is valid from the point of issue to the stated expiry date.
Once you have completed registration, you will be eligible for a TCard.
New students can collect their TCard from the Academic Registry Service Desk on the first floor of the Watts Building.
Notice for Visiting Students for 2025
All visiting students will receive an email from the Academic Registry in early January of 2025, allocating a time slot for attending the Service Desk, to have a photo taken on site and to obtain their student card, from the week commencing 13th January 2025 during Orientation.
Remember to bring a form of photo ID (passport or a driver’s licence) when collecting your TCard. Please remember that photos or digital copies of ID cannot be accepted.
Students who are attending courses that are online and who have no contact hours on campus during office hours can request to have their ID card posted out. Once you have completed online registration, please contact the Academic Registry at academic.registry@tcd.ie to make the request. Remember to include a clear, front-facing photo for your ID card in your email.
ID Card Services
Your ID card permits you access to College facilities and services including:
- Access to College libraries
- Borrowing from College libraries
- Entry to teaching / lab facilities
Access to some College services is dependent upon presentation of a valid ID card. Your card may also be required to gain admission to student facilities both on and off campus (e.g., the Sports Centre).
Lost or Stolen ID Cards
It is important that you report a lost or stolen card immediately to the Academic Registry (academic.registry@tcd.ie) so that precautions can be taken to ensure that your card is not used without your consent.
A student whose card has been lost, misplaced, stolen or damaged may seek a replacement from the Academic Registry Service Desk in the Watts Building. Replacement student I.D. cards cost €20. Student ID cards are issued during Service Desk opening hours (9AM-5PM, Monday to Friday). The Service Desk does not accept cash; you can pay this fee by debit/credit card or by Tcard.
The charge for the replacement card will be waived if the previous student I.D. has been stolen. The student must produce a Garda Síochána report verifying that the card has been reported stolen.
Failure to notify the Academic Registry about a lost or stolen card places the student at risk of serious allegations of collusion in the fraudulent use of the Trinity student ID card. Students who have reached 18 years of age and wish to obtain an updated identity card should return their current student ID card to the Academic Registry Service Desk.
Terms and Conditions of Issue
Upon receipt of your card, you as a student, will:
- Accept responsibility for your Trinity student ID card.
- Sign your Trinity student ID card in the presence of College staff.
- Ensure that the photograph on your Trinity student ID card is an acceptable form of identification.
- Ensure that you retain your Trinity student ID card solely for your own use.
- Always carry your Trinity student ID card while on College campus.
- Present your Trinity student ID card when requested to do so by a member of College staff. Refusal to present a Trinity student ID card when asked may result in failure to receive provision of College services. Your card may be retained by member of staff if deemed necessary.
- Ensure that if you withdraw you will return your ID card to the Academic Registry Service Desk. Be aware that if your Trinity student ID card is lost or stolen, you are obliged to inform the Academic Registry immediately (academic.registry@tcd.ie), so that the appropriate precautions can be taken to ensure that your card is not used without your consent. Failure to notify the Office places you at risk of serious allegations of collusion in the fraudulent use of your Trinity student ID card.