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By Paddy Henry   Padraic Toomey, Róisín Nic Lochlainn and Emma Sweeney have been elected into the full-time roles of SU President, Vice President, Welfare and Equality Officer and Vice President Education Officer respectively.   The elections saw a turnout of 2,700, almost 14% of the college electorate, an increase of 1,000 votes on the previous year and proved … [Read more...] about NUI Galway Students’ Union Elections 2020: Toomey, Nic Lochlainn and Sweeney elected into full-time roles

By Mark Lynch  NUI Galway is under lockdown as measures to tackle the spread of COVID-19 come into effect all over Ireland.  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar made a statement from his state visit to Washington, in which he addressed the necessity of taking drastic action immediately to reduce the impact that the virus will have on the country’s population, as well as the health … [Read more...] about NUI Galway closes as part of historic move to combat COVID-19

By Paddy Henry (Deputy.sined@gmail.com)  The cost of on-campus accommodation in NUI Galway is set to increase by around 4%, ahead of the next academic year.  The hikes will see the cost of a single bedroom in the recently opened Goldcrest Village rise to €6760 for the academic year, while in neighbouring Corrib Village, the price of a similar room will be set at … [Read more...] about Fury as University implements 4% hike on student accommodation

SIN speaks with the three candidates running for the position of Students' Union President ahead of the upcoming elections. ALEX COUGHLAN  By Mark Lynch  Alex Coughlan is running for the position of Students’ Union President on a campaign based on access to education and listening to the students of NUI Galway. The current Disability Officer spent two years as a … [Read more...] about Students Union President candidates

By Paddy Henry   Huge crowds gathered in the city last week to demonstrate against the deportation of two asylum seekers living in the city, including a first-year student of NUI Galway.  Theo Ndovlu, and Mdu Ngwenya, who are both originally from Zimbabwe, were served with notices of their deportation last month having come here in 2016.    Hundreds … [Read more...] about Hundreds attend protest against deportation of NUI Galway student