As our readers know, we have always urged that the
Roman Catholics of Ireland should be given the University which they want—that is, a University with a Roman Catholic atmosphere —and not the University which Protestants or academic experts think they ought to have. The question is not how to create an ideal University, but a University consistent with Irish Roman Catholic ideas. We are glad to note, therefore, that Sir Edward Carson, speaking on behalf of Trinity College, declared that they had no intention or desire to block the way, and that he would rather lose his seat for Dublin University than oppose this attempt at the settlement of the Irish University question. There was plenty of work for Trinity College to do, and it might be that the College did not meet the popular requirements of Ireland. If so, it was a reason for an additional University.
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