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"NUI Galway is launching consent classes for freshers for the first time this academic year. The classes, which aim to c...
26/09/2018

"NUI Galway is launching consent classes for freshers for the first time this academic year. The classes, which aim to challenge students’ intuitions and provide a framework for dealing with the grey areas surrounding sexual consent, will be made available to first year students living in NUIG’s on-campus accommodation complexes, Goldcrest and Corrib Village."

Written by Gemma Kent. Graphics from Smart Consent NUI Galway and NUI Galway Students' Union.

Written by Gemma Kent. Graphics by NUIGSU & SMART Consent.

"According to Focus Ireland, there are now almost 10,000 people homeless in Ireland today. NUI Galway has the highest pr...
25/09/2018

"According to Focus Ireland, there are now almost 10,000 people homeless in Ireland today. NUI Galway has the highest proportion of students who live away from home. So what, if anything, has the NUI Galway Students’ Union done in the month of September to address the growing housing Crisis?"

Written by Ruth Queeney. Photos by Ciarán MacChoncarraige. Graphics from NUI Galway Students' Union.

According to Focus Ireland, there are now almost 10,000 people homeless in Ireland today.

"If the word count for this piece had been five words instead of one thousand, then I think the title would have more th...
20/09/2018

"If the word count for this piece had been five words instead of one thousand, then I think the title would have more than sufficed for the review as a whole, as nothing could more eloquently sum up Deborah Harken’s “A Discovery of Witches” as a young-adult vampire romance novel for the middle-aged than to invoke all the angst-riddled sexual repression of the original, and now with way more wrinkle angst and joint pain.

Everything a mother of four needs after she’s put the kids to bed."

Written by Corragh-May White. Edited by Gemma Kent.

Written by Corragh-May White, edited by Gemma Kent.

"Joining a society is a great start for the year for anybody. It helps you find your place, find your feet, find your pe...
17/09/2018

"Joining a society is a great start for the year for anybody. It helps you find your place, find your feet, find your people. It gets yourself set up for a really successful year.” - Riona Hughes, Societies Officer.

Written by Georgia Griffin. Edited by Ruth Queeney.

Little is know about the author, Georgia Griffin. She’s an urban legend to some. A rural legend to others. All we know is that she’s a 4th…

"The data is clear. It’s been outlined to me in great depth and detail that all you incoming freshers are worried about ...
11/09/2018

"The data is clear. It’s been outlined to me in great depth and detail that all you incoming freshers are worried about one thing: making friends. I understand. I was scared too — but not anymore.

I come to you with a handy guide to avoid making friends amongst your peers."

Ruth Queeney writes.

Dear Students,

Louis Courtney has resigned as Education Officer of the NUI Galway Students’ Union Executive. The resignation came momen...
10/09/2018

Louis Courtney has resigned as Education Officer of the NUI Galway Students’ Union Executive. The resignation came moments ago at the time of publishing, upon the Vice President realizing he would not be allowed or able to fully devote himself to both the continuation of his medical degree and his role as Vice President for Education at the same time.

Louis Courtney has resigned as Education Officer of the NUI Galway Students’ Union Executive. The resignation came moments ago at the time…

" “What did you say you were studying again?” Maybe if I make a post on Facebook about it, people won’t feel obliged to ...
10/09/2018

" “What did you say you were studying again?” Maybe if I make a post on Facebook about it, people won’t feel obliged to ask me. Or maybe they’ll ask me more."

Gemma Kent writes on the experience of being a Masters Students starting in NUI Galway.

Gemma Kent is doing her Masters in Galway, but that’s about all anyone knows.

Leo Varadkar T.D. is upset about how the media treats him, so we have prepared a special piece - written back from befor...
04/07/2018

Leo Varadkar T.D. is upset about how the media treats him, so we have prepared a special piece - written back from before the referendum was announced - to be a salve to his wounded ego. Written by Seán Donnelly

When I was first asked to contribute to 8Journal I said “no”. But then my PR group convinced me that it would be the best way to reconnect…

"I love my body. I want top surgery. These are far from mutually exclusive statements." Alex Coughlan of NUI Galway Stud...
27/06/2018

"I love my body. I want top surgery. These are far from mutually exclusive statements."

Alex Coughlan of NUI Galway Students' Union talks about their personal experience with gender for Pride Month with The Galway Observer.

Alex Coughlan (non-binary, they/them) grapples with gender dysphoria, and its counterpart — gender euphoria. They speak of their personal…

Hayley Little responds to the Hot Take™ that there is a lack of ideological diversity in the feminist movement, and the ...
21/06/2018

Hayley Little responds to the Hot Take™ that there is a lack of ideological diversity in the feminist movement, and the student movement at large. Hayley is a student of philosophy and sociology & politics at NUIG. The Salt is her opinion column. Megan Reilly and Alex Coughlan weigh in from NUI Galway Students' Union.

Hayley Little responds to the Hot Take™ that there is a lack of ideological diversity in the feminist movement, and the student movement…

On the 11th of April, Gay In Galway Society had their 2018 Annual General Meeting, which includes amendments to the cons...
16/04/2018

On the 11th of April, Gay In Galway Society had their 2018 Annual General Meeting, which includes amendments to the constitution and the election for the committee of the 2018/2019 academic year.

Written by Ruth Queeney. Involving GIG Soc NUIG, Bron Redmond, Emily Reilly, & committee who can be tagged at their own discretion. Also Sinead Ruane, Daniel McFadden, Amy Flynn, Alex Coughlan, Jake Prunty, Cassidy, Robyn Jay

On the 11th of April, Gay In Galway Society had their 2018 Annual General Meeting, which includes amendments to the constitution and the…

"Adhna Nic Dhonnchadha is a second year science student, who has an elective that’s in Irish, and Gráinne Nic Amaill is ...
12/04/2018

"Adhna Nic Dhonnchadha is a second year science student, who has an elective that’s in Irish, and Gráinne Nic Amaill is a second year Human Rights with Irish and Sociology student."

Paschal Mac Giolla Chainnigh, resident lover of all things Irish, has thoughts on the Oifigeach na Gaeilge candidates, Gráinne Hamill and Adhna Nic Dhonnchadha le haghaidh Oifigeach na Gaeilge.

(Editors note: Facebook won't tag Grainne's page for some reason - sorry!)

Gaylick Eccentric is the columnal abode of one Paschal Mac Giolla Chainnigh. He writes on Irish cultúr, civil rights, and one time he met…

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