University Management Team claim funding cuts are inevitable if referendum passes “It’s worrying that they are talking about opportunity costs and not the welfare of students”- Toomey calls for Students to back proposed levy reform . A notice of referendum has been put forward by the NUI Galway Students’ Union aimed at reforming the student levy. The announcement was … [Read more...] about Students’ Union moves for levy Referendum amid Kingfisher cost dispute
Padraic Toomey
Great buzz all around for SHAG Week
By Laura Quinn The bi-annual Students’ Union Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance (SHAG) Week took place late last month. This year’s SHAG week events, hosted virtually in line with current Covid-19 restrictions focused on key issues impacting on the sexual health and wellbeing of students, including sexual self-confidence, contraception, STIs, safe online sex and sexual … [Read more...] about Great buzz all around for SHAG Week
Students’ Union launch Hair Raising fundraiser
By Ellen O’Donoghue Co-News Editor NUI Galway Students’ Union launched their Hair Raiser charity fundraiser on Monday 22nd February as part of their 6-month Charity Challenge Campaign The Charity Challenge is an initiative to raise funds for the SU supported Charities, the Galway Rape Crisis Centre, Galway Autism Partnership and Helplink Mental Health. The Students’ Union’s … [Read more...] about Students’ Union launch Hair Raising fundraiser
Tribal Politics: Autonomy of third level educational institutions
By Pádraic Toomey President, NUI Galway Students’ Union What is institutional autonomy? This is how universities, institutes of technology & universities of technology are governed. For the sake of this article, we will be focusing on NUI Galway. Their governing body is called Úduras na hOllscoile. It is made up of 40 governors from university management, … [Read more...] about Tribal Politics: Autonomy of third level educational institutions
The Spiel of Repeat Fees
By Pádraic Toomey President, NUI Galway Students’ Union Why was it an issue? During the first week of the current Students’ Union term in July, the issue of repeat fees emerged much like every issue, it started by raising it with university management. Before our term, it had been sought several times with the indication that the fees wouldn’t be charged. We … [Read more...] about The Spiel of Repeat Fees