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- News Take: Freshers Fest in ReviewThe semester started off with a bang with the all new “Freshers Fest” on Wednesday 7th September. Áras na Mac Léinn was transformed with a fun filled day which included Societies Day, Clubs Day, a […]
- A new era: Welcome to University of Galway
The start of our academic year marked the historical name change of our university to Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway A ceremony was held on campus on 1September to mark the historic occasion, […] - News Take: Electric Picnic more of an electric wastelandFriday 2 September, after a two year wait, saw the comeback to beat all comebacks. The much-loved Irish festival, Electric Picnic returned to Stradbally, Co. Laois. Many young and old went on the journey to […]
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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 […]
- Favourite September Skincare Picks for this Autumn
Now that the seemingly endless heatwaves of the summer appear to be over, and we’re rapidly moving into autumn and colder, rainier weather, routines tend to change. This often includes daily skincare routines. One of […] - Dylan Meets: Sinéad Flanagan, Rose of Tralee
In August 2019 when Sinéad Flanagan won the Rose of Tralee, little did she know she’d become the longest serving Rose of all time due to a global pandemic. Sinéad handed back her crown at […]
Features
- Fellow W.I.T.C.Hs… it’s time to conjure a perfect balance
Are you a Woman In Total Control of Herself? It’s that time of the year again, and as a woman serious about my education I believe that we can all benefit from some organisation to keep on track with piling coursework and study. Having been in school for most of my life at this stage, […] - Oh bother….
“Honey is not the only thing the new Winnie the Pooh is after anymore” A childhood memory of eating cookies with your favourite glass of juice and watching Winnie the Pooh is slowly being destroyed at the hands of newly-found nightmare, which sees two beloved Hundred Acre Wood residents being transformed into wild murderers. When […] - What’s the Tea
A café is multifaceted. Serving many occasions, people, and encounters, this is a place of sanction that is truly all encompassing. As a student in university, I find a certain solace in the construct of a café. Here is a place you can sit and think, or where you can just sit. Since moving to […]
Opinion
- The Power of Performers
The 1975’s Matty Healy enticed fans to chant the line “Covid is not real” in the band’s recent appearance at the 2022 UK festival in Reading. Healy, 33, has become increasingly nonchalant in his expression of his views on climate change, sex, and the Coronavirus pandemic which has led to the singer’s recent trending on […] - Drugs Education: A need for changeTame Impala, the headlining act of Saturday night at Electric Picnic, was once described by Rolling Stone as a ‘psychedelic pop conjurer’. I don’t think it’s a secret that the artist has long been associated with drug use. You need look no further than the marketing surrounding his latest world tour to see that Kevin […]
- Why convenient changes aren’t enough to tackle the climate crisis
Galway city centre is small with narrow, cobble-stoned streets and pedestrian-dominated pathways. It presents itself as more suited for walking rather than driving, yet, if you were to travel five minutes from the main streets of Galway you would find the opposite to be true. Headford Road is one of the busiest roads in Galway […]
Arts & Fashion
- Galway Events Guide, Courtesy of Flirt FM
For inclusion, email info@flirtfm.ie, times correct at publishing, but do check before you head out. Repeating Events Silent Disco Every Tuesday and Wednesday at 8PM @ Róisín Dubh Silent Disco every Tuesday and Wednesday at the Róisín Dubh with Ted & gugai playing music you love, music you love to hate and all your guilty […] - Tiktok tick-tock: Not another time-consuming app
There was once a time when Tiktok was a song by famous artist Kesha, but now it seems that the new generations will only see Tiktok as an app, a forum where there are numerous opportunities to create your own original content; from lip-synching, creating your own videos in regards to your hobbies or sport […] - Thrifty fashion ideas for students on a budget
With the cost of living crisis and the impeding financial struggles facing students at present, investing in fashion may feel like squandering scarce resources. However, there are some practical options out there that do not cost the earth. To begin with, students on a budget can thrift, and not shy away from purchasing second hand […]
Health & Lifestyle
- Just a little bit of pumpkin spice
It is officially fall season; a time where the green leaves turn to various beautiful shades of orange, red and brown and the air gets that little cold kick as summer season sets in the west. Puns can be cringey, but it is now time to fall in love with pumpkin spice lattes again, the […] - Long distance relationships – A positive mindsetA lot of the time people go into long-distance relationships with anxiety or reluctance. The questions we ask about them tend to focus on the possible losses we would have to face while spending time apart. Are long-distance relationships difficult? Stressful? Worth it? These are all common apprehensions when embarking on this kind of change. […]
- 5 Things we love about the fall season
Shorter days, sweater weather and that slight crisp in the air. Welcome autumn. It’s time to leave behind a summer full travel and new experiences. There are many reasons as to why the coming weeks and months are exciting. Back to a set routine It’s a time when many people return to more set schedules […]
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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
- Sports Club Culture Shocks: They just aren’t the same everywhere
By Nykole King Coming to the University of Galway as an international student, I was eager to start the year off strong by making friends early on. The best way seemed to join a special interest club and make friends outside of my programme, so I reached out to the university’s rowing club. Coming from […] - Try before you buy: University launches brand new ‘Get Active’ Club
University of Galway offers a wide range of sports and recreational activities for its students. As they have a mission to promote and support the higher standards of performance in sport and physical activity. Joining the clubs can not only develop a good sportsmanship in a student but also be a reason for great memories […] - Opinion: Ireland continue to make progress under KennyRome wasn’t built in a day, and this Irish side won’t be either. It has been slow going for the national team so far under Stephen Kenny. No win in the first 11 games, with losses to the likes of Finland and Luxemburg, it could not have started out worse for Stephen Kenny. However, there […]