By Emma Ward A window display at Dubray Galway for Catfish Rolling by Galway author Clara Kiyoko Kumagi who blends magical realism with Japanese myth and legend in her story. As a book lover, I spend a lot of time exploring bookstores around Galway, but I should mention that I am a wheelchair user so this is a major factor in where I buy my books. One of my favourite ones … [Read more...] about Book talk with Galway’s Dubray Books
To those that inspire: A Diary by Emma Ward
On International Woman’s Day 2022, I took a moment to reflect on someone who inspires me: the amazing Chairperson of Minceir Whiden Society Anne Marie Ward. Anne Marie Ward.Photo: NUI Galway Students’ Union. Anne Marie is currently the NUI Galway’s Student Union’s Ethnic Minorities Officer for (2021-2022) and the Minceir Whiden Society’s Chairperson (2021/2022), Minceirs … [Read more...] about To those that inspire: A Diary by Emma Ward
Spotlight: Irish Traveller Ethnicity Week 2022
Photo: Aengus McMahon NUI Galway’s Irish Traveller Ethnicity Week fell on the 28t of February this year. The week-long event showed our culture in many ways and I couldn’t be more proud of how it went. A special thank you goes to Owen Ward, the Traveller Education Officer, for organising the events, the talks and workshops that happened during the week. The first event in … [Read more...] about Spotlight: Irish Traveller Ethnicity Week 2022
9 things to do when you have 5 minutes to yourself
Photo by Eric Nopanen on Unsplash When I have time to myself, I do a bunch of things like skincare, reading, watching TV or just spending time with my family, but that depends on my mood. Most of the time I watch a TV series, and at the moment I am watching Grey’s Anatomy. It’s a show I have watched for a long time and haven’t got tired of yet. But, if I do ever get bored of … [Read more...] about 9 things to do when you have 5 minutes to yourself
SIN: Student Speak
My name is Emma and I am going to share my experience of having additional needs as a student in NUI Galway. To start off, I am a proud Irish traveller and the youngest of my family. I am also the only person in my family to sit my Leaving Certificate and to go to college. I have two medical conditions, one of which is a genetic blood disorder called Hurler’s syndrome. When I … [Read more...] about SIN: Student Speak