Seanad reform proposals to scrap Trinity seats

Instead there would be one six-seat Seanad panel that would be elected by graduates of all universities and institutes of technology in Ireland.

A Seanad reform report is set to recommend that the election of three senators by graduates of Trinity College Dublin be scrapped.

Instead there would be one six-seat Seanad panel that would be elected by graduates of all universities and institutes of technology in Ireland. At present graduates from the National University of Ireland institutes elect three senators and Trinity graduates elect another three, giving the prestigious Dublin university a unique voice in ...