Trinity Long Room Hub Podcasts
Oct 1, 2026 · 39 min · 8 segments
Recorded Thursday, 24th of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Suzanne O'Neill (Classics), Niamh Deignan (Education), Mary Grace Albanese (English) and Laura…
Patrick GeogheganHostMary Grace AlbaneseGuestLaura ShannahanGuestNiamh DuignanGuestSo, so, you mentioned TAP at the beginning, and that's something that, you know, so many of us are passionate about 'cause there's, we're talking about how important education is, and then when you see education and higher education, you know, not being a level playing pitch, and not open to all, and that some have to fight harder than others to, to, to even get to that position where they can be inspired about these ideas.
... that's, that's kind of... 'Cause you can't say we have an equal society or a fair society unless people are being, being given these opportunities.
I mean, uh, there's some TAP students here now, uh, some of the best students I've ever taught.
I mean, 'cause as they're undergraduates now, and, and they're absolutely brilliant.
And, but they, they, um, TAP has given this opportunity, uh, for them to enter college, uh, and to, to reach the...
J- just to come into college, to enjoy the experience, to learn about life.
Um, and I, and what I say to them when we're on TAP is, "You will grow as a person.
And, um, and I said, "Don't be just thinking about things in terms of, oh, it's, you won't, it's only worthwhile going to college if you're gonna do law, if you're gonna do, uh, science." Um, because-
... often this is what they get, um, especially people who are in it from disadvantaged backgrounds.
So, so, you mentioned TAP at the beginning, and that's something that, you know, so many of us are passionate about 'cause there's, we're talking about how important education is, and then when you see education and higher education, you know, not being a level playing pitch, and not open to all, and that some have to fight harder than others to, to, to even get to that position where they can be inspired about these ideas.
... that's, that's kind of... 'Cause you can't say we have an equal society or a fair society unless people are being, being given these opportunities.
I mean, uh, there's some TAP students here now, uh, some of the best students I've ever taught.
I mean, 'cause as they're undergraduates now, and, and they're absolutely brilliant.
And, but they, they, um, TAP has given this opportunity, uh, for them to enter college, uh, and to, to reach the...
J- just to come into college, to enjoy the experience, to learn about life.
Um, and I, and what I say to them when we're on TAP is, "You will grow as a person.
And, um, and I said, "Don't be just thinking about things in terms of, oh, it's, you won't, it's only worthwhile going to college if you're gonna do law, if you're gonna do, uh, science." Um, because-
... often this is what they get, um, especially people who are in it from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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