By Martha Brennan Owen Hanley, a former NUI Galway student who is running for Galway’s local elections this year, spoke to SIN ahead of the Students’ Union elections about his candidacy, the power of the student voice and the importance of student involvement in politics. Owen, who completed an Undergraduate degree in English, Sociology and Politics, and a Masters degree … [Read more...] about Former NUIG student youngest candidate to contest in Galway local elections
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Former NUIG student Sharon Nolan running for local election
By Áine Kenny NUI Galway alumna and former GIG Soc auditor Sharon Nolan is contesting in the Galway City Council elections in May, representing the Social Democrats in Galway City Central. Originally from Roscommon, Sharon moved to the city of the tribes back in 2010 to do Science in NUI Galway. After two years, she switched to Galway Technical Institute. However, her … [Read more...] about Former NUIG student Sharon Nolan running for local election
Niall O’Tuathail to students: “You are incredibly powerful and you don’t know it”
Founded by three sitting TDs in July 2015, the Social Democrats had high hopes of a breakthrough in the last general election especially since one of those TDs, Stephen Donnelly, made a splash with his performance in the television debate featuring all seven party leaders in the Dáil. But the party came back with no more than the same three TDs who went into the election. … [Read more...] about Niall O’Tuathail to students: “You are incredibly powerful and you don’t know it”