By Áine Kenny The West of Ireland’s only LGBTQ+ resource centre, Teach Solais, is in danger of closing this November. The centre, located at 1 Victoria Place in Galway city, opened in November 2017. Since then, it has provided support and a safe space for members of the LGBTQ+ community in Galway and further afield. Teach Solais is run by Amach! LGBT Galway CLG. It is … [Read more...] about West of Ireland’s only LGBTQ+ resource centre in danger of closing
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Student Nurses speak out in support of strike
By Conor Brummell Update: According to The Irish Independent, the Labour Court has recommended that there should be an enhanced nurses practice salary scale in return for 'productivity' measures. The strikes have been called off. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) held a strike on Wednesday 30 January, with nearly 30,000 nurses all over the country taking … [Read more...] about Student Nurses speak out in support of strike
NUI Galway Students’ Union condemns extortionate rent increase in Menlo student accommodation
By Sarah Gill This week, the Menlo Park Apartment complex have announced a rent increase of an extortionate 20 percent. These privately-owned apartments are located on the Headford Road and accommodate roughly 140 NUI Galway students each year. Rent prices have been steadily increasing year after year, but this year’s increase has seen the price of a single en-suite room … [Read more...] about NUI Galway Students’ Union condemns extortionate rent increase in Menlo student accommodation
President calls for student suggestions as Nuns’ Island masterplan announced
By Graham Gillespie President of NUI Galway Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh today launched the masterplan for the regeneration of Nuns’ Island. The masterplan is a joint venture between the University and Galway City Council. A public consultation process to help decide how this regeneration should be carried out was also opened today. Idea submissions will be taken … [Read more...] about President calls for student suggestions as Nuns’ Island masterplan announced
Galway City Council pass motion to support publicly funded student accommodation
By Conor Brummell Galway City Council passed a motion to support publicly funded, purpose-built student accommodation at a meeting on the 14 January 2019. The motion comes after NUI Galway’s Students’ Union President Megan Reilly and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology's Students’ Union President Aaron Burke made a presentation to the Council’s Housing Strategic Policy … [Read more...] about Galway City Council pass motion to support publicly funded student accommodation