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- Teenager arrested in burglary at Aldi in Mountbellew
A teenager has been arrested following a burglary at an Aldi store in Mountbellew on Wednesday 8 November. The incident occurred overnight, and the store was closed the following day. According to an unnamed source,… Read more: Teenager arrested in burglary at Aldi in Mountbellew - Cosmetics shop Inglot returns to Galway City
The Polish cosmetic company, Inglot opened a pop-up shop in Eyre Square Shopping Centre, on Saturday 21 October. Speaking to employees, the opening day was described as being “quite busy and there was a nice… Read more: Cosmetics shop Inglot returns to Galway City - ‘Sleep out for Simon’ in the Quadrangle in aid of the Simon Community
In October, 20 University of Galway students gathered in the Quadrangle for the first ever ‘Sleep Out for Simon’ to take place on the University’s campus. The goal of the initiative was to fundraise for… Read more: ‘Sleep out for Simon’ in the Quadrangle in aid of the Simon Community
Editor's Pick
- Buiséad 2024 agus an Ghaeilge
Ar an 20 Deireadh Fómhair 2023, d’fhogair Aire Stáit na Gaeltachta Patrick O’Donovan T.D méadú 20%, is ionann go €900,000, do bhuiséid pleananna teanga san áireamh i mBuiséad 2024. Bíonn sé sin ag baint le… Read more: Buiséad 2024 agus an Ghaeilge - Micheline’s Three Conditions, a fight for gender equality in the University of Galway
Micheline Sheehy Skeffington and Rose Foley have released a book about their gender equality campaign against the University of Galway. The campaign began in 2014 when Micheline successfully won an Equality Tribunal case against the… Read more: Micheline’s Three Conditions, a fight for gender equality in the University of Galway - Books should be supplied as part of your college fees
With the cost of living constantly haunting us, books shouldn’t be another expense that students have to spend their money on. There is a plethora of books available on campus. The Student Union Bookshop and… Read more: Books should be supplied as part of your college fees
Features
- Coldvember charity rocks Salthill in its sixth consecutive year
The sea is calmest before dawn, but in Salthill, it roars with a hundred voices. University of Galway students crowd around Blackrock Diving Tower and plunge themselves into freezing water. They are here for Coldvember — the annual student run charity event that challenges students to forget their exam woes by going for a refreshing… Read more: Coldvember charity rocks Salthill in its sixth consecutive year - The expansion of the Sub-City empire
Comic books, figurines, t-shirts, collectibles and every other kind of merchandise related to the comic world that you can imagine line the walls of the only dedicated comic and loot store in the West of Ireland, Sub-City Comics. Taking the time away from unboxing new stock, the owner of Sub-City Brian Curley spoke with SIN… Read more: The expansion of the Sub-City empire - Five of the best student pubs in Galway
Galway boasts many great places for students, but my personal favorite has got to be the pubs. There isn’t a street in Galway without one it seems. Irish pub culture has so many amazing elements from the trad sessions to the craic, so there’s no wonder why so many of us students love going out… Read more: Five of the best student pubs in Galway
Opinion
- The void-like echo chamber of social media
Whether it’s the conflict in Gaza, the overturning of Roe v Wade, or the death of Matthew Perry, there is always a constant stream of news circulating around our timelines. I wonder if it is possible to pinpoint the moment when our social media platforms became so heavily saturated with current world affairs. If I… Read more: The void-like echo chamber of social media - Building bridges in the wrong places
Despite the Corrib’s formidable reputation as the second fastest river in Europe, we only have four crossings. Naturally, a new one caused considerable excitement. But would it have killed them to put it in the right place? Though many people with a lot of free time consider the placement of the bridge to be a… Read more: Building bridges in the wrong places - Would you pay to post on social media?
With the commercialisation of the social media space becoming more prominent, it is starting to get difficult to view content online anymore. Elon Musk’s recent endeavours in October to add a paywall amongst other features behind X (formerly Twitter), a dystopian future of restricted freedom of information is approaching slowly but surely. This is another… Read more: Would you pay to post on social media?
Arts & Fashion
- Killers of the Flower Moon – a beautifully important film
Martin Scorsese returns to direct Killers of the Flower Moon, four years after his second most recent film The Irishman, which earned ten Oscar nods, including Best Picture and Best Director. Killers of the Flower Moon is set against the backdrop of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma in the 1920s In Killers, Scorsese reunites the… Read more: Killers of the Flower Moon – a beautifully important film - Are movies getting too long?
It’s a question we hear and think about all too often these days. That said, it is an entirely fair one. Is it reasonable for a movie to have a runtime longer than the time it takes to drive from Letterkenny to Dublin? Martin Scorsese certainly seems to think so, with his new film Killers… Read more: Are movies getting too long? - Irish classics to look out for
November is highly exciting for a sheer number of individuals in all age groups. It is a time when Galway’s Christmas Market returns with its dazzling lights, it is a time when Christmas music hugs our cold ears and Christmas card & present lists are written for family and friends. There is something to do… Read more: Irish classics to look out for
Health & Lifestyle
- Getting involved in men’s health this Movember
November – the month of men’s mental health. It’s that time of year as the popular phenomenon of Movember rolls around again. This initiative of growing out your facial hair signifies the importance of men’s health, both mental and physical. The unique association, which was originally created back in 2003, spreads awareness on men’s mental… Read more: Getting involved in men’s health this Movember - The rise of the matcha latte
Move over pumpkin spice; matcha is taking the spotlight this winter! Pssst! Haven’t you heard? We should all be drinking matcha lattes by now, they’re on the rise! Matcha lattes, aka ‘the green tea latte’ is becoming increasingly popular. Despite the ‘pure matcha latte’ being introduced to Starbucks in 2019, it is progressing further into… Read more: The rise of the matcha latte - Celebrate World Vegan Day with a Plant Based Meal
Switching to a vegan diet can be beneficial to both your body and the environment, and with World Vegan Day on 1 November there has never been a better time to give a vegan diet a try! According to PETA, the largest animal rights movement in the world, meat is not environmentally friendly, and when… Read more: Celebrate World Vegan Day with a Plant Based Meal
Cainte
- Buiséad 2024 agus an GhaeilgeAr an 20 Deireadh Fómhair 2023, d’fhogair Aire Stáit na Gaeltachta Patrick O’Donovan T.D méadú 20%, is ionann go €900,000, do bhuiséid pleananna teanga san áireamh i mBuiséad 2024. Bíonn sé sin ag baint le feidhmiú pleananna teanga sna Limistéir Phleanála Teanga (LPT) Gaeltachta agus sna Bailte Seirbhíse Gaeltachta (BSG). D’eirigh na LPT agus BSG… Read more: Buiséad 2024 agus an Ghaeilge
- Léirmheas ar Tarrac
Scaití feicimid scannán níos lú ná dhá uair a cloig ar fad na laethanta seo. Is annamh an rud é nuair a pléitear le cúrsaí spóirt, teaghlaigh, uaignis, tinnis agus fadhb an óil in uair go leith. Ach éiríonn le Declan Recks sin a dhéanamh le Tarrac. Ar an lámh amháin, ní rud iontach nua… Read more: Léirmheas ar Tarrac - Agóid i mBaile Átha Cliath faoin géarchéim thithíochta
Chuaigh na céadta mhic léinn ar na sráideanna i mBaile Átha Cliath an Céadaoin seo caite, 4 Deireadh Fómhair, ag agóidíocht in aghaidh an géarchéim thithíochta na mac léinn agus an costas maireachtála a bhaineann le oideachais sa triú leibhéal. Tá an Aontas na Mac Léinn in Éirinn (AMLÉ) ag éileamh an rialtas 5% den… Read more: Agóid i mBaile Átha Cliath faoin géarchéim thithíochta
Sports
- Corofin vs Ballina Preview
Saturday 18 November, we will see the clash between Galway kingpins Corofin and Mayo champions Ballina in the Connacht senior club semi-final in Pearse Stadium, Salthill. Ballina Stephanites have had just six days to prepare for this stern test after their comprehensive 15-point win over London champions Fulham Irish. Corofin got over the line in… Read more: Corofin vs Ballina Preview - Fight or Flight Review
‘Fight or Flight’ is a book about Limerick & Irish sporting hero Keith Earles. Keith Earls grew up in one of the most socially disadvantaged housing estates in Ireland in Moyross. The community was blighted by crime and violence and he did not escape unscathed from the surrounding fear and trauma visited upon his beloved… Read more: Fight or Flight Review - University of Galway volleyball intervarsity preview
Friday October 27 signals the start of this year’s volleyball intervarsity. I decided to go down and visit their training last Wednesday. Upon entering the Kingfisher Hall, I was greeted with a raucous atmosphere. It was clear they were already in complete prep for this weekend. This year, the University of Galway has… Read more: University of Galway volleyball intervarsity preview