Photo by Jan Baborák on Unsplash Since I passed my driving test last September, my driving instructor’s parting words have stayed with me on every single one of my drives; don’t get into any bad habits now. It would make sense to say this to a newly qualified driver given the fact that in February 2022 alone, 543,747 penalty points were issued across the country. Penalty … [Read more...] about An essential guide to being a safer driver
New Students’ Union Full-Time Officers elected
From left to right – Joe Mee, Sai Gujulla and Imogen O’Flaherty Falconer are the new 22/23 NUI Galway SU Full-Time Officers NUI Galway students have elected their three full-time Students’ Union officers for the term of 2022/2023. Sai Gujulla has been elected SU President, Imogen O’ Flaherty Falconer has taken on the role of Vice President/ Welfare & Equality Officer … [Read more...] about New Students’ Union Full-Time Officers elected
The year that was: Exit Interview with SU President Róisín Nic Lochlainn
Róisín Nic Lochlainn has been a NUI Galway Full Time Student Union Officer since 2020, firstly taking on the role of Vice President for Welfare and Equality and most recently, in 2021, taking on the role of SU President. Her experiences with “the hardships and struggles that come as a direct result of our current broken education system” are what encouraged her to get … [Read more...] about The year that was: Exit Interview with SU President Róisín Nic Lochlainn
SU President: Criodán Ó Murchú
What made you want to apply for this role? I applied for the role having been a student of NUI Galway for 5 of the last 6 years. Throughout that time, I have dealt with my own, and witnessed many students struggle during their time here.Unfortunately, the university’s core values of “Respect, Openness, Sustainability, and Excellence” have slipped in standards, and I … [Read more...] about SU President: Criodán Ó Murchú
SU President: Sai Gujulla
What made you apply for this SU role? Over these past 3 years of being a student at NUIG I have seen the same issues come up from time to time with no solution in sight. Having gained experience by being a class representative for two years and by being the Convenor of Science & Engineering this year I believe I can bring a solution to some of the long-term issues we are … [Read more...] about SU President: Sai Gujulla