From Left to Right, Top to Bottom – Emily Hegarty, Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Giuseppe De Vita and Fiona Murtagh. Photo courtesy of Fiona Murtagh SIN speaks to Olympian Fiona Murtagh. It has been a hectic 18 months for Fiona Murtagh, who at the start of last year was working for Campus Living at NUI Galway, and went on to win an Olympic bronze medal in the coxless … [Read more...] about NUI Galway student wins bronze at Tokyo Olympics
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Report highlights importance of consent among teens
An overwhelming majority of Irish teenagers believe sexual consent is vitally important, a new report has found. NUI Galway’s Active* Consent programme surveyed 613 post-primary students aged 15-17 on a variety of issues related to sexual consent. 93% of females and 79% of males agreed that consent is always required for sexual activity, while 98% of respondents agreed it … [Read more...] about Report highlights importance of consent among teens
€100,000 raised to repatriate remains of NUI Galway car crash victim
Karzan Sabah Ahmed, Shahen Qasm and their daughter Lina.Image courtesy of the Kurdish Irish Society. Over €100,000 has been raised on a Go-Fund Me page to bring home the bodies of a former NUI Galway PhD student and his family to their home country of Iraq. Karzan Sabah Ahmed was one of the three victims of a fatal collision just outside of Ballinasloe, County Galway … [Read more...] about €100,000 raised to repatriate remains of NUI Galway car crash victim
Fresh scope for optimism as gaelic games dates revealed
As the regular hallmarks of summer come into clearer effect and plans for a return to normal life post Covid-19 pandemic seem all the clearer, the sense of optimism in gaelic games circles has been sharpened in recent weeks by the prospect of a return to competitive action. The GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association have begun to release their plans for the commencement and format … [Read more...] about Fresh scope for optimism as gaelic games dates revealed
NUI Galway professor gives enlightening talk on mother and baby homes
By Saoirse Higgins The NUI Galway History Society hosted an information event on the mother and baby homes which was delivered by Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley. On the evening of February 26th, esteemed historian Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley broke it down for students on the difference between the mother and baby homes and the Magdalene laundries, what the final report of the commission … [Read more...] about NUI Galway professor gives enlightening talk on mother and baby homes