SU History
An injury to one is an injury to all
The University of Galway Students’ Union was originally established in 1911 as the Students’ Representative Council
University of Galway Students’ Union was originally established in 1911 as the Students’ Representative Council under the direction of Bryan Cusack.
This council was short-lived, but the re-establishment of the body was proposed in 1913. The council was firmly established by the mid-1920’s, and in the 1960’s was formally developed into the university’s Students’ Union, then known as Comhairle Teachta na Mac Léinn.
Founded in 1964 the function of the Union as per the Constitution shall be “to represent its members and promote, defend and vindicate the rights of its members at all levels of society”.
