Trinity Trails

Hey! My name is Devin and I’m a 2nd year medical student here in Trinity. Being a tour guide gives me the incredible opportunity to meet so many interesting people from all around the world and share with them an important part of Irish history and culture. Meeting friendly tourists always makes my day and it’s a pleasure to be able to introduce them to our beautiful campus and all that it entails.
Trinity’s cricket pitch is one of my favourite locations on campus. It is not only a great place to watch various sports (cricket, football, even frisbee!) but also to observe student life first hand as everyone passes you by in a rush to their classes.

Hi there! My name is Alice and I’m a postgraduate student studying linguistics. For me, the best thing about studying in Trinity is getting to know such a wide and friendly community of international students, and the cultural and linguistic diversity that comes with that! My favourite part of the tour is at Front Square – I love meeting each group member and introducing them to the scene which greets them as they first walk onto campus.

Hi my name is Ethan. I’m a 4th year Theoretical Physics student here at Trinity College Dublin. My favorite part about being a tour guide is meeting so many amazing and diverse people with so many unique stories and being given the privilege to tell them ours. My favorite part about studying at Trinity is the campus itself, and how we are located right at the beating heart of Dublin CIty

Hi I’m Katie. I’m an American studying law here at Trinity. My favorite part of the tour is the Museum building and all of the stories around it! I love the culture of Trinity it feels like it’s own little slice of Dublin and is such a vibrant international community.

Hi! I’m James and I’ve just finished my first year studying Law here in Trinity. A great part of studying on Trinity campus is the central location right in the city centre. My favourite part of the tour is definitely the Museum Building. It has a distinct emphasis on Irish flora and fauna despite its Italianate design and one of the most unique interiors in the country.

Hi! My name is Luca. I am a History student here in Trinity College Dublin. Since 1592, Trinity has been at the centre of a wide period in Irish history and has witnessed some of the country’s most influential figures pass through its gates. As such, I try to use the history of Trinity as a platform for introducing visitors on my tours to the wider history of Ireland as a whole. My favourite site on the campus would have be the Front Square itself, the very spot where Trinity’s history began all the way back in 1592.

My name is Tess and I just finished a degree in History and Sociology here in Trinity. My favourite part of campus is the Arts Block as it is always buzzing with life and activity. I also really like brutalist architecture so Fellows Square is a great place to sit and appreciate the brutalist buildings on campus.

Hi! My name is Oisín. I am a Theoretical Physics student here in Trinity College. My favourite part of the tour is the ‘Apples and Atoms’ sculpture, crafted to commemorate Trinity’s Nobel Prize winning physicist: Ernest Walton. I love meeting visitors to the college from all over the world, and my favourite building on the campus would have to be the Museum Building. The Connemara Marble and Giant Dear skeletons are breathtaking!

My name is Paul McGee and I have been part of the Trinity Trails team since May 2022. I am a qualified National and Local tour guide and a member of the Approved Tourist Guides of Ireland (ATGI). I am a graduate of the Trinity Business School where I studied Creative Thinking, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (CTIE). My favourite part of the campus tour is meeting each different group and sharing the history of Trinity College with them. Each group of guests is different, and the variety is always enjoyable and interesting.

Hi, my name is Eoin, and I study Philosophy, Political Science, Economics and Sociology here in Trinity College.
My favourite part of the tour is the Graduates’ Memorial Building (GMB), a building run by Student Societies and houses some of the most important student stories from throughout the history of the college. I can’t wait to tell you about it!

Hi my name’s Harry and I study Drama and Theatre Studies here at Trinity College, my favourite part of the tour is our own Drama Building. Here I’ll get the chance to tell you all about one of Ireland’s most famous playwright’s and the theatre’s namesake; Samuel Beckett.

Hi, my name is Anne. Since retiring as an English teacher I have developed a keen interest in heritage and archeology. A Tour Guiding course fed that passion and enabled me to appreciate the wonder and beauty behind every stone wall and monument. I have an M.A. in Modern English Literature, and in my spare time I do some creative writing and teach English Literature to adults.

I think my favourite part of the campus tour is just walking along the cobblestones among the splendid and varied buildings, simply contemplating how so many different-famous and infamous- people inhabited this campus once, not to mention the Augustinian monks all those years hence!