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- Climate strike walking down Galway city
A climate strike took place in Galway on September 23th, as part of the international climate strike day of action. Organised by the Environmental and Sustainable Officer of the Student Union, Malena Thren, in partnership […] - Almost 5 Tonnes Of Waste Found On Galway Beaches
Nearly 5 tonnes of waste was removed from Galway beaches during the annual ‘Big Beach Clean’ last weekend. Over 870 residents volunteered at the three-day-event, which took place across the county, as well as nationally, […] - Accommodation crisis knocks student mental healthAs 19,000 students return to the University of Galway many are left stressed and hopeless due to the accommodation crisis. Imogen O’Flaherty Falconer, the Students’ Union Vice President for Welfare and Equality says that she […]
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- Dylan meets: Kieran Fitzgerald
Kieran Fitzgerald played club football with Corofin from 1998 to 2020, winning 14 County titles, seven Connacht, and four All-Ireland’s. He also played with Galway from 2001 to 2011 winning three Connacht titles, one All-Ireland, […] - Midnights Mayhem with Me and You
Taylor Swift has announced her tenth studio album, Midnights. This highly anticipated album is released on the 21 of October the same day as the new Arctic Monkeys album The Car. Swift has announced that […] - No Blankets for the Homeless
The death of Queen Elizabeth has rocked the UK. The royal family arranged a 12-day period of mourning along with a funeral procession for people to pay respects to the Queen. It brought thousands out […]
Features
- Knocking on Galway’s doors: Students’ Union latest response to the accommodation crisisModern problems require creative solutions. As for the unprecedented accommodation crisis affecting students in Galway, through the past few weeks the Student Union of the University of Galway decided to go knocking on Galwegians’ doors to ask them if they had spare rooms, second apartments, anything that could become a student’s home for the academic […]
- Dylan Meets: Larry DonnellyLarry Donnelly was born in Boston, Massachusetts he is an Irish-American law attorney, writer and political contributor living in Ireland. A legal research lecturer at the University of Galway, he is a regular political commentator on RTÉ Radio 1 and the nightly television news bulletin, RTÉ News on Two, also contributing to his local radio […]
- Not a pet peeve, but a pet feature
The pets of SIN Pipsqueak By Rachel Garvey Being a hamster mom is the best thing that has ever happened to me. On January 32022, I took home Pipsqueak in a little box from the pet store while it lashed rain. I held the box inside my jacket so he would be warm and sheltered […]
Opinion
- University of Galway housing crisis: is college worth the hassle?
Every year the dreaded accommodation discussion is at the forefront of every student and parent’s minds. The housing crisis has been existing in the minds of the students who attend the University of Galway for a while now but are especially at the forefront for the new entrants of 2022 and the returning students. With […] - No Blankets for the HomelessThe death of Queen Elizabeth has rocked the UK. The royal family arranged a 12-day period of mourning along with a funeral procession for people to pay respects to the Queen. It brought thousands out of their homes and in the streets outside Westminster Abbey, where she was laid to rest. Many of them chose […]
- The Orange Isle: Ireland’s obsession with fake tan
Pale skin, freckles, and ginger hair. The stereotypes American tourists demand one must have in order to fit their idea of ‘Irish’. I’m not saying this is completely inaccurate, many of us are quite pale whether it’s due to genetics or year-round a lack of sunshine, yet we certainly don’t embrace it. Nowadays, you can […]
Arts & Fashion
- Book Nook
There’s just something about autumn season that brings all the good books out on display in the bookstores, not just in Galway, but all over the world. Take a peek into Galway’s bookstores, preferably Dubray Books located on Shop Street and Charlie Byrne’s nestled in near the Latin Quarter and you’ll see the fabulous selection […] - Midnights Mayhem with Me and YouTaylor Swift has announced her tenth studio album, Midnights. This highly anticipated album is released on the 21 of October the same day as the new Arctic Monkeys album The Car. Swift has announced that her new album will have 13 tracks with track 13 being called Mastermind and track 8 being called Vigilante Shit. […]
- Academia-aesthetic films to help you back into school
Welcome back to school! If you’re anything like me, you adore a good learning environment but wish that school or college were more interesting in real life. As autumn rolls around, rainy days at the library are gradually replacing picnics at the park, bringing this year’s summer to a close. Luckily, art and film can […]
Health & Lifestyle
- City Talks: What is Gdańsk all about?
Gdańsk is a city whose history will not cease to amaze you. Located on the northern coast of the Baltic Sea in the Pomerania region of Poland, is, at first sight, a small and beautiful city (it is rightly called “The Pearl Of The Baltic”). You might not know exactly how to make the most […] - I think I have a caffeine addiction
Coffee, yes. Tea, yes. Caffeine, yes. Today’s generation is leaking caffeine from their pores because, like nicotine, it’s addictive. Of course, it’s in our coffee, our tea, the majority of cacao products, energy drinks; all the things we rely on during our wake-up times. I may not depend on coffee, but I do on my […] - Top 5 cocktails for dummies
Just a quick note here from your friendly neighbourhood barmaid and mixologist, because apparently just being a barmaid wasn’t a grand enough title if you could master the art of a cocktail. Anyways, I am here to gift you five cocktail recipes that will make you very popular at your next prinks. Note you will […]
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- Buncar Tubaiste Foilsíodh an alt seo i dtosach sa Strabane Chronicle I dtosach báire caithfidh mé rud a shoiléiriú – agus mé ag labhairt arís faoi bheith i mo shuí in aerfort – ná ceap gur cineál jetsetter amach is amach mé. Níl ach go bhfuil mé ag freastal ar chomhdháil (eile) a bhaineann le cúrsaí taighde […]
- Dhá Aerfort, Dhá Chuimhne
Foilsíodh an alt seo i dtosach sa Strabane Chronicle Ag súil thart duit sa Choláiste Éireannach i Lobháin (príomhchathair an Fhlóndrais – ceantar Pléimeannach na Beilge), seans go dtiocfaidh tú ar an tséipéal díchoisricthe. Siúlfaidh tú síos an halla bán, thar na fógraí stairiúla faoi na Gaeil a mhair, a scríobh, a ghuigh, agus a […] - Agallamh Quickfire- Máirtín Seoighe
Blúirí spéisiúla ó Ghaeilgeoirí timpeall na tíre Seo Máirtín Seoighe as Ros Cathail i gCo. na Gaillimhe! Faoi láthair tá Máirtín ag déanamh máistreachta i nDlí na hEorpa agus sa Ghaeilge i gColáiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh agus tá sé ag súil le dul i dtreo na hEorpa i ndiaidh na hollscoile le bheith ina dhlítheangeolaí. […]
Sports
- Galway Women’s Football Club Announces Withdrawals from Women’s National League due to Increasing CostsThe Galway Women’s Football Club (GWFC) on Sunday last week announced that they will no longer be playing for the Women’s National League (WNL) amid rising costs in Ireland. They have cited both financial and operational reasons for this decision. Stephen Moore, the founder of the GWFC, told Galway Talks Radio Station that it was […]
- Dylan meets: Kieran FitzgeraldKieran Fitzgerald played club football with Corofin from 1998 to 2020, winning 14 County titles, seven Connacht, and four All-Ireland’s. He also played with Galway from 2001 to 2011 winning three Connacht titles, one All-Ireland, and one All-Star. He won two Connacht titles and one All-Ireland at under 21 level. Tell me about your childhood? […]
- From The Stands to the Press Box
Marc Ó Goill is not your typical Galway United fan. He, like many others, follows his beloved team up and down the country. But what sets him apart from most other fans is that, as a member of the club’s media team, he cheers the Tribesmen on from the press box. The 20-year-old from Inis […]