Vice-President’s spending on international travel, transport and restaurant dining amounts to almost €14,000 since 2018. By Valerie McHugh & Paddy Henry Spending between the President of NUI Galway Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh and Vice-President and Registrar Professor Pól Ó Dochartaigh has amounted to €22,173.10 over the last three years, according to … [Read more...] about NUIG top brass in €22k expenses spending spree
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Anti-Traveller Racism: It’s Time to Take a Stand
By Stephen Holland The news that the Pontins campsite chain in the UK had a blacklist of Irish surnames which they labelled “undesirable guests” came as a shock to many, who saw it as discriminatory, racist, and unjust. This was the initial reaction as all the headlines said was, “Irish surnames”. But upon further investigation you learn that this policy was designed to … [Read more...] about Anti-Traveller Racism: It’s Time to Take a Stand
NUIG Students Offer Their Study Motivation Tips
By Tom Molloy. It’s hard to find the motivation to do anything sometimes. Studying is the one thing students are supposed to do yet it’s the last thing a lot of students want to do. Throw in a global pandemic, everyone being forced to work from home, and all seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer now streaming on Disney+ and you’d wonder how anyone gets anything done at … [Read more...] about NUIG Students Offer Their Study Motivation Tips
National campaign launched to guide students and staff on how to support sexual violence victims
By Fiona Lee NUI Galway’s Active* Consent, Union of Students Ireland and Galway Rape Crisis Centre have partnered to launch an eight-week social media campaign to empower University students and staff with guidance on how to respond to disclosures of sexual violence and harassment. Over the eight weeks, the online campaign will offer basic ‘do’s and ‘don’ts’ of receiving … [Read more...] about National campaign launched to guide students and staff on how to support sexual violence victims
Editor’s Letter
The following is written on behalf of our editorial team. The last few weeks have seen NUI Galway dominate social media discourse in university circles. Not for the first time, a cohort of social media savvy NUI Galway students put weight behind a cause that that evoked strong opinions. NUI Galway has perpetually prided itself on being an institution that has produced some … [Read more...] about Editor’s Letter
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