By Sarah Canavan Okay, just to clarify, while this article is very out of character, I am a passionate advocate for voting. I am a big believer that one vote can make a big difference. Before I started this article, I had a very clear and strong opinion of who I was voting for in the upcoming presidential election. Now, I have a very strong opinion on each and every … [Read more...] about Satire: Think before you tick
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New NUI Galway president “banging the drum” for more third-level funding
New NUI Galway President Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh believes that Ireland is “selling students short” by not investing enough into third-level education. The former Dean of UCD College of Business commenced his term as President this semester and told SIN that he is “banging the drum” for more funding for Irish universities, rather than focusing on ongoing debate on the cost of … [Read more...] about New NUI Galway president “banging the drum” for more third-level funding
Students’ Union Presidential Candidate: Niall Gaffney
Interviewed by Sorcha O’Connor Why are you running for election? I think the role of Students' Union President is an absolutely essential one and I think the person who fills that role has to be confident, experienced and passionate about the role – and I think I fit that category. What key skills/personality traits should an SU President have? In my opinion an … [Read more...] about Students’ Union Presidential Candidate: Niall Gaffney
Students’ Union Presidential Candidate: Lorcán Ó Maoileannaigh
Interviewed by Sorcha O’Connor Why are you running for election? Over the past four years in college I’ve been heavily involved in class rep duties, student union duties, being involved in societies and I believe that this role is perfect, that I can completely fulfil it. I think it’s something I can hugely contribute in and people can rely on me. What key … [Read more...] about Students’ Union Presidential Candidate: Lorcán Ó Maoileannaigh
Students’ Union Presidential Candidate: Eoghan Finn
Interviewed by Sorcha O'Connor Why are you running for election? I’m running for election because I want to help. I want to reclaim the Student’s Union for students essentially; I think it’s gotten distracted from its purpose over the past few years. That’s not a reflection on the people in it, they’re doing a great job, but it’s simply that I want to change the … [Read more...] about Students’ Union Presidential Candidate: Eoghan Finn