Ireland’s STUDENT NEWSPAPER Of The Year 2005 Trinity News Est. 1947 Ireland’s Oldest Student Newspaper Tuesday, March 7th, 2006 [email protected] Vol.58 No.7 Win a pair of tickets The TNT Power to this year’s Oxegen! TNT p2-5 GIVEAWAY page 21 List 2006 Arrest in Front Square after foiled GMB raid Gearóid O’ Rourke ed one of the individuals. With the that there had been a vacancy for a from Coolock, has any prior con- arrangement for management of In this incident there was removedfrom the college camous aid of college security this man was security attendant in the GMB for victions. the GMB into the spotlight. A new nothing stolen due to the timely by Gardaí following an incident in Two individuals, described as handed over to the Gardaí. A subse- almost a year yet it had not been If the offence is dealt committee referred to as the GMB intervention of a Hist Committee front square. The college “junkies”, attempted to break into quent search by security revealed filled. It is only in the last two with as a summary offence he management committee in Phil member however some minor dam- Communications Office said the the GMB last Friday and to force that the man had two syringes in weeks that interviews for this posi- could face up to two years in prison documents had been set up at the age was done to the building and issue was a personal one which dd entry to several rooms in the build- his possession. tion have taken place. while if it is decided to take the end of last year to look into the sit- the door to the Hist Committee not involve the College directy. ing including the Hist Committee At the time of the break The individual detained matter to the circuit court, in front uation yet despite sometimes heat- room was split and the lock broken. The Garda Press Office also room. The individuals who cannot in there was no security attendant by the Gardaí was taken to Pearse of a judge and jury, he could face ed negotiations with college the sit- Speaking again to Trinity News stressed that the issue was personal be named for legal reasons were in the GMB. However according to Street Station where, according to up to ten years imprisonment. A uation seems to still be unresolved. Cathal McCann said the major con- and that while an individual had interrupted in their attempts by a Hist Auditor Cathal McCann there the Garda Press Office, he was later decision on this aspect of the case Under the current agreement cern was that someone could have been taken into custody at present senior member of the Hist was “a commitment by college to charged with Trespassing with has yet to be taken. College Authorities are charged been attacked or injured. no charges had been brought Committee who chased them provide full time security in the Intent. It has not yet been made This break-in has once with the maintenance, including In an unrelated incident against him. towards front arch and apprehend- building”. Mr McCann explained clear whether the man, aged 42 again brought the shambolic security, of the building. on Friday 3rd a student was Seventeen votes hand Quinn win - Apathy reigns with turnout falling by nearly a thousand on last year - Hall, Kearns, Keogh, and Murphy take other sabbatical positions ballot down over nine hundred and managed to amass a total of 1467 his favour initially. Despite a Jonathan Drennan fifty votes from last year the extent votes in comparison to the 413 for Cassidy rally he won out by a mar- of student apathy could be easily Shane O'Brien. gin of 68 votes after the final In one of the tightest election fin- seen on the night with attendance Kearns was understand- count. Murphy attempted to com- ishes in recent memory, David at the event pitifully poor. A numer ably relieved at the result com- miserate with Cassidy however she Quinn was elected President of the of the candidates themselves did menting, "part of me is just happy and her supporters were ushered Students' Union at three minutes to not arrive until late in proceedings. it's all over, it's been a hell of a out of the hotel lobby due to space three am on Thursday 23rd of Education Officer was long time and being honest relief is concerns. February. The winning margin was the first position to be filled on the my primary emotion right now." The most notable aspect a mere seventeen votes, or 0.6% of night, unsurprisingly going to Rob Denise Keogh who had of the results for Deputy President the total turnout. The result was Kearns. Kearns has previously the dubious honour of having Ron was that it was O'Brien's most suc- announced following three counts been a successful member of the and O'Brien as her main rivals took cessful showing in the elections. with the margin at one stage an SU executive and a BESS class the Welfare position with ease. It Simon Hall took victory with. pre- mere five votes. With the overall representative. In the final tally he only took a single count for Keogh vious experience with the to be elected, winning 1556 votes. University Record standing his Keogh was happy to leave the cam- campaign in good stead. Speaking Inside paign trail behind her for now tel- to Trinity News directly after his ing Trinity News "I'm relieved, victory he said "I didn't think I was happy and I suppose I was just ter- going to get it, I was against people Mary Robinson Interview rified in case RON got voted in who had more fun things going on. because I was aware there had been I was perceived as a more serious Gearóid O’Rourke meets Ireland’s former President a campaign of sorts to get him candidate but thankfully that's See TNT pages 7 elected." what people ultimately wanted It took the hotly contest- from the job." ed race for Entertainments Officer The election results bash Trinity Arts Festival to create some excitement on the held in the Earl of Kildare Hotel Review of Trinity’s first Arts Festival night among the small gathering. had its own controversy with cur- See page 9 Barry Murphy stayed ahead of Jane Cassidy with just 100 votes in Continued: Page 3 The Garda Riot Squad looks on as riots rage outside Trinity Photo: Padraic Ryan Hitting the Scene Steve Clarke talks to Canada’s Broken Social Scene Student ‘traumatised’ after ‘intim- See page 12 Embarrassment as Elementary My Dear idation’ by Fianna Fáil Senator SU recruits for Coke accused the JS BESS student of Trinity Fianna Fail. Fancy your chances at being a Private Detective? See Careers. John Lavelle is seen as another embarrassment having referred to her as ‘continu- Speaking to Trinity Christine Bohan See page 17 for the SU following the discov- ity Mary’ at a meeting of Trinity News about the incident, Mr There were red faces in the ery that it was stocking Coca- A Trinity student was left ‘afraid Fianna Fail eleven days previously. Sammon said, “These allegations Students Union last week when an Cola/Nestle products earlier in the and intimidated’ after a Fianna Fail According to Mr Sammon, Mary have caused me great mental dis- email was sent out to hundreds of year. Post Election Analysis senator publicly accused him of White told him that she had already tress. When you are twenty years students on an SU mailing list The controversial ban- As the dust settles on another campaign we look at what happened defamation. spoken to her barristers and that he old and a wealthy and powerful publicising job opportunities ning of Coke has been in place for See page 4 Senator Mary White would hear from them the follow- senator tells you to expect calls available with Coca-Cola. two years now, following a close- approached Mr Kevin Sammon, ing day. from her legal team it is only natu- This is despite the ly fought referendum in 2004 over the treasurer of Trinity Fianna Fail, Kevin Sammon denied ral to feel afraid and intimidated, ongoing ban on the SU selling any the issue of Coca-Cola’s work in Doyle’s pub on January 30 and that he had used the term ‘continu- even when her allegations are Index products of the Coca-Cola practices in Columbia. It was reaf- threatened him with legal action ity Mary’, a derogatory nickname proven completely false.” Corporation or entering into any firmed by the electorate in 2005 in over a slanderous comment he had used in reference to Senator “This has been a trauma- kind of sponsorship agreements a contentious second referendum. College News p1-3 Careers p17 allegedly made about her. White’s support for republican tising and distressing time for me.” with it. Profits at the SU shops The incident occurred just three causes. He continued, “I do not intend to News Feature p4 SU & Societies p18 The blunder happened in both House 6 and the Hamilton days before the Fianna Fail selec- Senator White told Mr let this just go away. I will accept National p6 Comment & Opinion last Friday March 3rd when the building have declined dramati- tion convention for the Dublin Sammon that she had heard about nothing less than a full apology.” email was sent out cally since the first International p7 p19-20 South East Dail constituency, in his alleged comments from another When contacted, Senator to the many sub- referendum, which Senator White was a candi- member of Trinity Fianna Fail, Ms Mary White said, “I have no com- Features p8-9 Letters p21 scribers to the SU although it is date and Mr Sammon had a Marianne Butler, the vice ment to make about these allega- Film p11 Gaeilge p22 jobs list, offering unclear whether the vote.