Volunteering

We all need a little help from time to time

If you’re interested in any of our upcoming campaigns just drop us a line studentsunion@universityofgalway.ie or call up. Sometimes you can get campaign t-shirts for helping and get other free goodies too.

If you are interested in Volunteering there are various options available.

FlirtFM (Campus Radio)

Flirt FM 101.3 is the award-winning student radio station for Galway city. Part of a 24 station national network of community radio stations, we’ve been broadcasting from University of Galway since September 1995 with three paid staff, the station is composed of up to 150 student volunteers (this is where you come in!)

On air weekdays throughout the year, we’re on FM 24hrs five days a week, and 70 hours a week during the holidays, with our webstream running the rest of the time.

So what do we sound like? Well, certainly not your average station. Flirt FM is by, of and for the third-level students of Galway; providing an alternative to locally available commercial radio. In fact, we’re the only dedicated alternative station in Ireland. In addition to tuning in on 101.3fm you can listen online and message us at flirtfm.ie, find us on TuneInFacebookTwitterMixcloud, Snapchat and text us on 085 180 1013.

If you’re interested in volunteering, complete our online application form at flirtfm.ie/volunteers. Whether your interest lies in production, technical work, interviewing, promotion, research, editing or presenting we’d like to hear from you!

Working at the station has many perks; it’s a great social network, you can get an ALIVE certificate, and crucially, if you’d like to work in broadcast media the experience and skills you will pick up along the way are invaluable. Over the past 20 years our volunteers have gone on to work in media outlets all over the world, and so could you!

ALIVE Volunteering

ALIVE (A Learning Initiative and the Volunteering Experience) was established by the University to harness, acknowledge and support the contribution that University of Galway students make by volunteering either at home, in Galway or within the University community itself.

ALIVE Volunteering Opportunities

As an University of Galway students you can volunteer with a huge variety of community organisations, including:

  • Big Brother, Big Sister
  • Gaf Youth Café
  • Homework Clubs
  • Simon Community

The list is endless! Log on to www.universityofgalway.ie/alive to see the latest opportunities.

Why Volunteer?

  • Gain life experiences and skills
  • Meet interesting people Have fun!
  • Gain work experience
  • Give back
  • Be an agent of social change
  • Broaden your horizons
  • For the challenge

Volunteering is a unique opportunity for students to increase their knowledge, skills and abilities, to understand and appreciate the diversity of our society and to work in partnership with communities for mutual benefit.

University of Galway ALIVE Certificate for Volunteering

Get your ALIVE Certificate when you volunteer, it is a great addition to any CV. The ALIVE Certificate recognises your volunteering at home, in Galway, abroad or on campus, including: Student Connect Mentoring, Societies, Clubs, Access, Flirt FM, Class Reps and community organisations.

Contact Details

Ann O’Brien,
Community Engagement Manager
Email : alive@universityofgalway.ie / cki@universityofgalway.ie 
Tel : +353 91 493 823, Ext 5346

ALIVE office

Location: The Hub, Áras na Mac Léinn
Opening Hours: Mon-Thurs 2pm-5pm
Website: www.universityofgalway.ie/alive

SIN Newspaper

As Galway’s only student newspaper, Sin provides the best opportunity for students to get involved in journalism, photography, design, and other areas of newspaper production. But why contribute? Well there are lots of reasons: there’s the chance to gain experience that will prove valuable and rewarding later on in your career, but also in many other aspects of life; you’ll meet new people, many of whom share some of your interests. There’s also the chance to work with a great group of contributors who’ll teach you invaluable information about the media; Sin provides its contributors with a wide audience, and finally you get your name in print, something that people in print journalism value the most. Sin has a print run of 6000, is out every two weeks, on average is about 28 pages long, and is distributed on campus as well as to many locations in Galway City. To get involved is easy, meetings are held every week, and all are welcome. Contact editor@sin.ie for more information.

Access Centre

Would you like to help out at different events/activities and gain skills in communicating with various people, distributing information to potential applicants and assisting them.  You will be able to add any hours you volunteer with the Access Centre to your ALIVE certificate.

The Access Centre consists of Access Programmes Office, Disability Office and Mature Students Office.

There are a number of events throughout the year which require volunteers.

Select the events that you would like to volunteer at by filling in our volunteer form.