“In a press release issued yesterday, it has been announced by the Free Education for Everyone Galway Group that students are set to march against the arranged increase of third-level fees to €3000 by 2015 and the abolition of the Postgraduate grant …” (more)
[College Tribune, 21 February]
“GMIT has officially voted to discontinue its Raise and Give week, after a similar decision was taken by NUIG authorities last year. The move has been heralded as the ‘end of an era’ in Galway …” (more)
[Roisín Callnan, StudentNews.ie, 20 February]
“Silicon Valley start-up Compact Imaging has just signed a two-year research collaboration with University of Limerick (UL) and National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG). The two universities will be working with Compact Imaging on the area of biophotonics and will also gain a stake in the tech start-up …” (more)
[Carmel Doyle, Silicon Republic, 17 February]
“A ‘witless band’ contest, a poetry slam and an appeal to ‘play havoc’ are among highlights of NUI Galway’s spring arts festival, which opened yesterday …” (more)
[Lorna Siggins, Irish Times, 7 February]
“Tesco Express failed in its bid to add beer and spirits to the shelves of its convenience store, opposite UHG and NUIG in Newcastle, following strong objections when the matter came before Galway District Court on Tuesday …” (more)
[Dearbhla Geraghty, Galway City Tribune, 3 February]
“NUI Galway has announced details of a new scholarships scheme for postgraduate students. In total, 100 new scholarships will be awarded …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 2 February]
“Fears that funding for a major ‘Greenway’ for the city would be withdrawn by the Government, causing the project to collapse, appear to be unfounded as both City Hall and NUI Galway are determined to press ahead with the walkway …” (more)
[Kernan Andrews, Galway Advertiser, 19 January]
“Work on the construction of five new buildings on the NUI Galway campus – worth around €75 million – is set to restart, after the sites were shut down more than a year ago. Around 300 workers lost their jobs in four projects on the campus in November 2010 …” (more)
[Enda Cunningham, Galway City Tribune, 20 January]
“The only leading academic in the country to agree to a request from Education Minister Ruairi Quinn to cut top salaries to €200,000 only had to give up €1,500 …” (more)
[Fiach Kelly and Louise Hogan, Independent, 19 January]
“NUI Galway has welcomed the resumption of work on a €75m building programme on campus, which will generate an estimated 400 jobs in construction …” (more)
[Lorna Siggins, Irish Times, 19 January]
“Four hundred new jobs are to be created in the construction sector in Galway after the resumption of building works on a number of previously abandoned projects at the NUI Galway …” (more)
[Marie Madden, Galway Independent, 18 January]
“Renowned director Garry Hynes heads a cast of leading theatre figures who will help shape the next generation of dramatic performers …” (more)
[Brian McDonald, Independent, 18 January]
“NUI Galway has announced a €75 million building project that will see the construction of five new buildings on its campus. The new expansion is expected to create 400 construction jobs. Galway-based contractor, JJ Rhatigan & Co has won the contract …” (more)
[Business Post, 17 January]
“Building work is to resume at NUI Galway after projects had to be abandoned last year when McNamara Construction went into receivership. College authorities have awarded a new contract to JJ Rhatigan and Co to complete the work on five projects at the city centre campus …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 17 January]
“NUI Galway has announced details of a new scholarship scheme for mature students. 30 new scholarships will be awarded, consisting of €2,000 per student for every year of their study …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 16 January]
“Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has been urged to take action if universities are found to be wasting public money after it emerged they spent more than €750,000 on taxis in the last two years …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 9 January]
“The priest officiating at the funeral Mass of Leitrim student Andrew Dolan yesterday questioned why so many people no longer feel safe walking the streets of Irish towns and cities …” (more)
[Marese McDonagh, Irish Times, 7 January]
“The Leitrim student who died following an assault before Christmas in Mullingar was remembered last night by his local priest as ‘a very happy fun-loving young man’ who cherished life and was beloved of his family and many friends …” (more)
[Marese McDonagh, Irish Times, 6 January]
“The decision to abolish teaching foreign languages in primary school is ‘shows a disregard for the importance of language teaching at a young age and a short-sightedness about the future needs of this country’. This is the view of Dr Anne O’Connor, a lecturer in Italian at NUI Galway …” (more)
[Kernan Andrews, Galway Advertiser, 29 December]
“Senator Susan O’Keeffe: St Angela’s College, Sligo, is a fine college that has developed from a traditional home economics college built originally for a small number of students. In the past 20 years, it has extended its business. Now it has 1,000 students with a wide variety of interesting courses …” (more)
[Seanad Éireann, 7 December]
