A congested Salmon Weir Bridge against the backdrop of Galway Cathedral If you’ve ever been ghosted by the 404, left waiting in Cappagh for the 412 or pushed to the brink of punk-rock by the 411, a plan recently put forward by Galway Commuter Coalition is of major interest to you. The conversion of the Salmon Weir Bridge into a bus corridor between the hours of 7am and 7pm … [Read more...] about Not a Bridge Too Far: Why the Salmon Weir bus corridor could transform students’ lives
A Crestfallen Students’ History: The 12ft-tall British coat of arms hiding behind the Quadrangle
Image: Google Maps At a recent sitting of the Comhairle Comhaltas na Mac Léinn, the matter of decolonisation was discussed at length. The need to decolonise university curriculums is a common theme of students’ union and academic debate, but in the case of Ollscoil na Gaillimhe we have a striking physical representation of colonialism on our doorstep that surprisingly few … [Read more...] about A Crestfallen Students’ History: The 12ft-tall British coat of arms hiding behind the Quadrangle
Guard of dishonour: Students and staff continue to protest Technion deal and genocide following high-profile rejections of honorary doctorates
President Burn and Deputy President Whay pass through the guard of dishonour/ Image: Fionn O'Connor (Instagram: @grianghraffionn) On Thursday, 27 November, a coalition of students and staff formed a guard of dishonour at the entrance of the quadrangle in opposition to the University’s continued ties to Israel. The protestors had gathered during the conferring of honorary … [Read more...] about Guard of dishonour: Students and staff continue to protest Technion deal and genocide following high-profile rejections of honorary doctorates
Our own Galway
Image by William Murphy/flickr Galway is some town to walk through in the fog on an early spring morning. In the low cloud, every old stone building is framed by fog and given an air of mystery and history. But as I crossed the Eglinton Canal by the Cathedral, I was struck by the one lonely building standing guard on the corner; Ward's. A fine establishment, on the go since … [Read more...] about Our own Galway
Amnesia
Image from Houses of the Oireachtas In The Cure At Troy, Seamus Heaney dreamed of the day when hope and history would rhyme. And as I delved into the archives of student magazines and newspapers in the library last week, I found they did indeed find hope in their yellowing pages; each article adding to the collective tapestry of student life in Galway and although their … [Read more...] about Amnesia