Forget McGregor and Mayweather, the showdown of the season is set to take place at the end of this semester when NUI Galway students step into the ring with GMIT for charity. There will be 15 fights in total, with Student Union President Lorcán Ó Maoileannaigh also taking on his GMIT counterpart Mark O’Brien at the event held in the Radisson Blu Hotel. Lorcán told SIN he … [Read more...] about The gloves are off: NUI Galway to take on rivals GMIT in charity boxing event
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To condone RAG Week is to condone carnage
In the second month of the year of our lord two thousand and ten, Galway descended into anarchy. Cans littered the streets, flares illuminated the skies and a young student reveller took a dump on a nice couple’s porch in Newcastle. This is all part of the tainted legacy of RAG Week that the central authorities of the University sought to distance themselves from when they … [Read more...] about To condone RAG Week is to condone carnage
An argument in favour of RAG week
RAG week is a tradition amongst most colleges. Traditionally a week of ‘raising and giving’, the Students’ Union and students themselves would help charities out through events such as on campus gigs. In 2011, the SU of NUI Galway voted to scrap RAG week, on the basis that five concessions would be made by the college. According to an RTE article at the time those five … [Read more...] about An argument in favour of RAG week
The Temple Café: A Social Enterprise making a difference in Galway
An NUI Galway graduate has recently opened a new social enterprise café on Augustine Street in Galway. Sitting in the bright, airy Temple Café, I spoke with Sebastian Taylor about how the business operates. … [Read more...] about The Temple Café: A Social Enterprise making a difference in Galway