By Owen Kennedy The NUI Galway Swimming, Water Polo and Lifesaving club is one of the most prominent clubs in the college. After winning Club of the Year last year, Padraic Toomey now commands the club and is hoping to reach new heights. What got you interested in the club in the first place? I’ve always had an interest in swimming and I did competitive swimming from … [Read more...] about Club spotlight: NUI Galway Swimming, Water Polo and Lifesaving club making a splash on campus
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Plans for Galway United centre of excellence in Athenry should be welcomed
By Darragh Burke There is fantastic news for football in the west of Ireland and for the country as a whole. The Comer brothers have announced plans to turn a 103 - acre site outside Athenry into a football centre of excellence. The facility will be the biggest of its type in the country and will feature six football pitches, a gymnasium, and apartments which will house the … [Read more...] about Plans for Galway United centre of excellence in Athenry should be welcomed
Four athletes Usain Bolt is following in the footsteps of by switching sport
By Oisín Bradley The worlds of football and athletics alike have been captivated by Usain Bolt’s decision to swap the running track for the football field as he tries to forge a path into the world of football. The World record 100 metre runner and eight – time Olympic Champion scored a brace for Central Coast Mariners in a trial game, and has caught the eye of Maltese … [Read more...] about Four athletes Usain Bolt is following in the footsteps of by switching sport
Success for NUI Galway Taekwondo at Redking Rumble and Connacht Championship
On Saturday 20 October, two members from NUI Galway Taekwondo club, Agata Rzeznik and Nathan Deane-Huggins, went to Cork to compete in the Redking Rumble tournament. The two competitors managed to walk away with three medals between them, with Agata getting bronze in the senior female colour belt division and Nathan winning bronze in senior male colour belt sparring. On … [Read more...] about Success for NUI Galway Taekwondo at Redking Rumble and Connacht Championship
Rihanna misses out on huge opportunity to continue Kaepernick’s protest
By Graham Gillespie It’s one of the most iconic images in Olympic history. Mexico City, 16 October, 1968. Two African American athletes, Tommie Smith and Juan Carlos, stand on the first and third steps of the 200 – metre sprint podium, Smith wearing a black scarf to represent black pride, Carlos with his tracksuit unzipped for America’s blue-collar workers and wearing a … [Read more...] about Rihanna misses out on huge opportunity to continue Kaepernick’s protest
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