TCD students block access to Book of Kells in protest over rent hikes

Trinity College Dublin students preventing access to the Book of Kells in protest over rent increases and the lack of housing in Dublin. Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Students at Trinity College Dublin barricaded access to the Book of Kells on Wednesday in protest over the university's decision to raise student accommodation rents this year. 

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) and the Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation (PWO) blocked access to the popular tourist attraction to highlight the university's move to increase rent by 2% for this academic term.