
The Hist
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The world's oldest student society. Leaders in discourse and debate since 1770. Based in Trinity College Dublin. Currently in our 255th session.
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Congratulations to Dr Maeve O'Rourke on this well deserved award for outstanding contributions to public discourse. Dr Maeve O'Rourke University of Galway Law

Thomas Addis Emmet (24 April 1764 #Cork-14 Nov 1827). Brother Robert.👨🎓TCD Alumni The Hist Edinburgh Medical School. Changed to law; became legal adviser United Irishmen. Involved 1798/1803. Exiled to Belgium then US. NY State Attorney General 1812–13. 🪦Glasnevin dib.ie/biography/emme…



Thank you to Nathan Law 羅冠聰 for joining us in Trinity College Dublin earlier this month for a wonderful address, interview and Q&A session! It was an honour to award him our Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Public Discourse for his landmark activism in Hong Kong and internationally


At our 254th Inaugural Meeting, former President Mary Robinson, Leon Diop of Black and Irish, journalist Dearbhail McDonald, Philip Lane of European Central Bank and Hist Auditor Aine Kennedy discussed “Irish Identity in a Globalised 21st Century” Watch it on YouTube now! youtu.be/-M_C_QaKsOU?si…

Join us at 1pm sharp today in the GMB Chamber for an address and Q&A with the incredible Bassem Youssef We are honoured to be welcoming him to Trinity College Dublin and awarding him our Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Public Discourse 💙


Leabharlann Óstaí an Rí | King's Inns Library Trinity College Dublin He was also Auditor of The Hist while he was at Trinity. This is a recent new portrait of him by Mick O'Dea which is hanging in the GMB.



There have been calls from right-wing Zionist agitators to 'depoliticise' the Trinity College Dublin Students' Union 🌈🇵🇸. At the joint The Phil The Hist debate from February 2024, I spoke in favour of our radical, political and left-wing Trinity College Dublin Students' Union 🌈🇵🇸, which is representative of students. youtube.com/watch?v=L6lhsp…

Last month, we awarded comedian and political satirist Bassem Youssef with our Gold Medal, joining figures like Noam Chomsky and Bernie Sanders. Check out his speech and Q&A, which touched on his career, advocacy for Palestine, and dedication to free speech! youtu.be/5Xr0hcLbgVc?si…

Dr Anne Marie D'Arcy Thérèse Burke Manchán Magan TG4 The Hist William Quill Carson was a Librarian of the Hist's in the early 1870s, and one of the most touching apsects in The Hist's history was Douglas Hyde's response when he was invited to be President of the Society: [from Declan Budd and Ross Hinds, Hist and Edmund Burke's Club, The Lilliput Press]
![Ursula Quill | Ní Choill (@ursulaquilltcd) on Twitter photo <a href="/dramdarcy/">Dr Anne Marie D'Arcy</a> <a href="/TBurke16676745/">Thérèse Burke</a> <a href="/ManchanMagan/">Manchán Magan</a> <a href="/TG4TV/">TG4</a> <a href="/TheHist/">The Hist</a> <a href="/WilliamQuill/">William Quill</a> Carson was a Librarian of the Hist's in the early 1870s, and one of the most touching apsects in <a href="/TheHist/">The Hist</a>'s history was Douglas Hyde's response when he was invited to be President of the Society:
[from Declan Budd and Ross Hinds, Hist and Edmund Burke's Club, <a href="/LilliputPress/">The Lilliput Press</a>] <a href="/dramdarcy/">Dr Anne Marie D'Arcy</a> <a href="/TBurke16676745/">Thérèse Burke</a> <a href="/ManchanMagan/">Manchán Magan</a> <a href="/TG4TV/">TG4</a> <a href="/TheHist/">The Hist</a> <a href="/WilliamQuill/">William Quill</a> Carson was a Librarian of the Hist's in the early 1870s, and one of the most touching apsects in <a href="/TheHist/">The Hist</a>'s history was Douglas Hyde's response when he was invited to be President of the Society:
[from Declan Budd and Ross Hinds, Hist and Edmund Burke's Club, <a href="/LilliputPress/">The Lilliput Press</a>]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTCIm8uXcAALXYj.jpg)







Bram Stoker, Standish O’Grady, Isaac Butt, Douglas Hyde…now the portrait of Professor David McConnell joins them on the walls of The Hist. It felt historic to be in Trinity College Dublin last night for the unveiling by Mick O'Dea of his new painting. #TheHist TCD Genetics & Microbiology

I spent a terrific day visiting the National Archives of Ireland and Trinity College Dublin, with a public event at the end of the day. ☘️

