Welcome to your weekly email from your Students’ Union / Fáilte chuig do r-phost seachtainiúil ó Chomhaltas na Mac Léinn – Beidh Leagan Gaeilge ar fáil ANSEO
Workers’ Rights Talks
Join us for our online panel discussions on workers’ rights. Experts will be on hand to advise you of your rights in the workplace.
- 1pm-2pm TODAY Thursday 24th March Hospitality and Retail Sector. Get Free tickets HERE.
- 1pm-2pm Tuesday 5th April Nursing Students. Get free tickets HERE.
This Friday take action on Climate Change
- 1.30pm Climate Strike in Eyre Square with Fridays For Future Galway
- 2.30pm SU Monthly Clean Up sign up HERE.
Le Chéile Free Inclusivity Training Saturday 26th March
These free online workshops are open to Clubs, Societies and anyone who wants to learn more about making their events more inclusive.
- 11am-12pm Irish Sign Language Workshop LINK
- 12pm-1pm Gender Equality Workshop LINK
- 2pm-3pm Including Gaeilge in your Events LINK
- 3pm-4pm Inclusivity and Accessibility Panel LINK
More info from su.welfare@nuigalway.ie
Final Comhairle Meeting Monday 28th of March
The final Comhairle Comhaltas na Mac Léinn (Class Rep Council) Meeting of the year is on at 6pm on Monday 28th of March. All class reps are asked to attend the meeting which will include USI Hustings.
You can attend via Zoom here: Comhairle Comhaltas na Mac Léinn, Monday 28 March 2022 or attend the in person meeting in the O’Flaherty Theatre by registering HERE.
Our next Hygiene Bank Drive takes place Friday 1st April. We are looking for new, unused, in-date personal care and household cleaning essentials – including deodorant, shower gel, shampoo, make-up, nappies, toilet roll, laundry detergent and surface cleaner. If you use a particular item, chances are someone else needs it too. You can donate items at our collection points in the SU Office and the SU Shop. Help us to fight hygiene poverty.
Red Bull Reaction Wall
Call up to the SU Office 12.30pm-2.30pm on Wednesday 30th March to try the Red Bull Reaction Wall and get some freebies!
Thanks to everyone who has completed the Student Survey so far and raised €1,472 for the Student Hardship Fund. First/final year undergrads + taught postgrads – can we make it to €2,000? Go to www.studentsurvey.ie for your chance to win prizes, voice your views on NUIG and help fellow students!
Marchathon Week 3 Leaderboard is up!
Well done to all the NUI Galway teams on getting a huge amount of walking done. The top 5 NUIG Teams currently are: Stepidemic, Route Gingers, Silly Steppers, Espresso Marchtinis + Stride of Pride. There’s lots more chances to win in week 4 so keep going and make sure to log all your teams steps by 2pm on Monday HERE.
Free this Saturday? Join the NUIG Sports Unit for their Moving March Canal Walk. There’s free refreshments + a chance to get more Marchathon steps in! Sign up HERE.
Register your Student Leap Card
If you have a Student Leap Card make sure to register it! This protects your Travel Credit + tickets it if it’s lost or stolen. Your card is NOT automatically registered when you buy it. You can register it HERE.
Need a Student Leap Card? Apply HERE and then collect it from the SU Office upstairs in Áras na Mac Léinn.
Get Exam Ready with FREE Workshops Next Week
- Mindfulness – Coping with exam stress. 6.30pm-7.30pm Mon 28th March. Online. Register HERE.
- Practical tips for in-person exams. 1pm-2pm Tues 29th March. In Person with Free Lunch. Register HERE.
- Building Resilience for Exam Success. 1pm-2pm Weds 30th March. In Person with Free Lunch. Register HERE.
Need a graduation/birthday/anniversary present? You can buy Big Yellow Thing socks for just €9 from the SU Shop, the SU Office and online HERE. All proceeds go to the SU Charities: Galway Rape Crisis Centre and BelongTo Youth Services.
Library Student Focus Group & Feedback Sessions (In-Person)
Have your say! Let us know what your experience of using online Library services is like and how we can improve. The Library is always working to provide the best service possible for our students, but we can’t do that without your input. Please come along to this short focus group session to let us know your thoughts. As thanks for your time, you’ll receive a €10 SU voucher and pizza will be provided at the event. Tues 29th March & Wednesday 30th March 16:30-17:30 Register at THIS LINK.
ALIVE Volunteering Presidential Award Ceremony NEW DATE
The ALIVE Volunteering Presidential Certificate Award Ceremony will now take place 2pm Tues 5th of April in the Aula Maxima, ground floor in the Quad. For all students that have volunteered in the community and NUIG this year and have applied for your ALIVE Certificate online on YourSpace, be sure to come along to the ceremony and receive your certificate and celebrate! Refreshments will be provided after the ceremony. You can still apply for your ALIVE certificate on YourSpace until Thurs 7th April. Contact alive@nuigalway.ie if you have any questions or drop into our ALIVE Office in Áras na Mac Léinn.
Nominations for the 2022 Student Achievement Awards Ireland are now open! Do you know a person or group that deserves to be recognised for their service to students or student life this year? Deadline for nominations is 12pm Thurs 7th of April. More info and full list of categories HERE.
Closing date for NUIG Sports Scholarships is Thursday 14th April. Open to current and prospective students. More info + application HERE.
ROPES Open Mic Night
The ROPES team is bringing you another event full of literary fun! Come share your poetry or writings at Sult on Tuesday 29 March at 7:30pm with ROPES Open Mic Night. To get your name on the list of readers, DM @ropesliteraryjournal on Instagram or email at ropeslitmag.info@gmail.com All our lovely readers will receive a free copy of ROPES and there will be a raffle on the night! Entry is €5 and as always, proceeds go towards journal production and this year’s charity, COPE Galway.
Exploring the Use of Music Listening to Manage Stress: Young Adults’ Perspectives in Ireland
This project aims to explore whether listening to music can alleviate stress in young adults, aged between 18 and 25 who live in Ireland. Take the survey HERE.
USI Congress
USI Congress takes place 11-14 April in The Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim, Co. Meath. We are sending a delegation of students from NUIG to the event where you will be debating and setting issues of national student policy with Students’ Union members from all over Ireland. Priority for spaces at the event will go to Class Reps. Application form HERE. Please note you must be able to attend all 4 days of the in person event.
Speak Out is the NUIG anonymous online platform where you can report Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment, Discrimination, Hate Crime, Coercive Behaviour, Stalking, Assault, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, and Rape. You can Speak Out HERE.
Survey about Students’ Engagement in Online Education
With the outbreak of Covid-19 many (if not all) of our classes were quickly moved online. But what was our collective experience of online learning? Did online teaching affect our performance, and did we have the necessary tools and skills to study online? This 2 minute very brief anonymous questionnaire aims to reflect the students’ experience of online teaching and learning and will provide valuable feedback to the university on how to improve such experiences in the future. Please click on THIS LINKand make your voice heard.
The Fulbright Irish Awards provide grants and support for Irish Citizens, and for EU citizens who have been resident in ROI for 5+ years, to research, study, or lecture in the USA. They have free webinars coming up outlining opportunities with the Awards:
- Student webinar 1pm-2pm today Thurs 24th March Register HERE
- Irish Language Awards 1pm-2pm Thurs 7th April Register HERE
- Irish Scholar Awards 1pm-2pm Tues 12th April Register HERE
Our next SU Clean-up is at 2.30pm tomorrow Friday 25th of March. Sign up HEREto help us make Galway a cleaner, greener place!
You can read issue 10 of Sin newspaper HEREwith all the NUIG news you need to know!
Free Academic Supports
- SUMS is a service providing informal mathematics support
- Academic Writing Centre provides virtual one-on-one tutorials and email consultations on essay writing
- ComputerDISC is a Computer Programming Drop-In Support Centre
5 Free Antigen Tests Per Week!
All NUIG students can get 5 free antigen tests per week. You can collect your free antigen tests and reusable face masks from the SU Office upstairs in Áras na Mac Léinn 10am-5pm Mon-Fri. Tests are also available from the Socs Box, the Student Enquiry Centre and the UniCoV Office. NUIG student ID required.
Contact Us / Déan teagmháil linn
You can contact the Students’ Union by email to studentsunion@nuigalway.ie with any questions or suggestions you may have. You can also like or follow us on Facebook Instagram Tik Tok, Snapchat (@nuigsu) and Twitter.
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Welcome to your weekly email from your Students’ Union / Fáilte chuig do r-phost seachtainiúil ó Chomhaltas na Mac Léinn – Beidh Leagan Gaeilge ar fáil ANSEO
Cainteanna faoi Chearta na nOibrithe
Bí linn dár bplé painéil ar líne faoi chearta na n-oibrithe. Beidh saineolaithe ann d’fhonn comhairle do leasa a thabhairt duit faoi do chearta sa láthair oibre.
- 1pm-2pm INNIU Déardaoin 24 Márta Earnáil an Fháilteachais agus na Miondíolaíochta. Nasc le haghaidh ticéad saor in aisce
- 1pm-2pm Dé Máirt 5 Aibreán Mic Léinn Altranais. Nasc le haghaidh ticéad saor in aisce
Déan rud éigin faoi Athrú Aeráide an Aoine bheag seo
- 30pm Stailc Aeráide ar an bhFaiche Mhór in éineacht le Fridays For Future Galway
- Glantachán Míosúil de chuid an Chomhaltais ag 2:30pm cláraigh
Oiliúint maidir le hIonchuimsitheacht á réachtáil Saor in Aisce ag Le Chéile Dé Sathairn 26 Márta
Tá na ceardlanna ar líne saor in aisce seo ar fáil do Chlubanna, do Chumainn agus d’éinne eile ar mian leo tuilleadh a fhoghlaim faoi conas a gcuid imeachtaí a réachtáil i slí níos ionchuimsithí.
- 11am-12pm Ceardlann ar Theanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann NASC
- 12pm-1pm Ceardlann ar Comhionannas Inscne NASC
- 2pm-3pm Conas an Ghaeilge a Thabhairt Isteach id’ Imeachtaí NASC
- 3pm-4pm Painéal faoi Ionchuimsitheacht agus Inrochtaineacht NASC
Tuilleadh eolais ó su.welfare@nuigalway.ie
Cruinniú Deireanach na Comhairle Dé Luain 28 Márta
Beidh an Cruinniú Deireanach na bliana de Chomhairle Chomhaltas na Mac Léinn (Comhairle na nIonadaithe Ranga) ar siúl ag 6pm Dé Luain 28 Márta. Iarrtar ar GACH Ionadaí Ranga a bheith i láthair.
Is féidir freastal air go fíorúil trí Zoom ANSEO: Comhairle Chomhaltas na Mac Léinn, Dé Luain 28 Márta 2022 nó bí ann id steillbheatha in Amharclann Uí Fhlaitheartaigh trí chlárú ANSEO.
Achainí ar Tháirgí do Shláinteachas Pearsanta
Tarlóidh ár gcéad Achainí eile ar Tháirgí do Shláinteachas Pearsanta De hAoine 1 Aibreán. Táimid ag lorg táirgí nua a bhaineann le cúram pearsanta agus glanadh an tí nár úsáideach go fóill agus nach bhfuil imithe thar an dáta deiridh díolta – lena n-áirítear díbholaíoch, glóthach chithfholctha, seampú, smideadh, clúidíní, rolla páipéar leithris, glantach níocháin agus ábhar glantacháin le haghaidh dromchlaí. Má tá gá agat le hearra ar leith, seans maith go mbeidh gá ag duine eile leis chomh maith. Is féidir rudaí a fhágaint ag ár nIonaid bhailithe in Oifig an Chomhaltais agus i Siopa an Chomhaltais. Cabhraigh le daoine atá beo bocht ó thaobh earraí sláinteachais pearsanta de.
Ball Freagartha de chuid Red Bull
Buail isteach chuig Oifig an Chomhaltais 12.30pm-2.30pm Dé Céadaoin 30 Márta chun triail a bhaint as Ball Freagartha de chuid Red Bull chomh maith le roinnt rudaí deasa saor in aisce a fháil!
Suirbhé Mac Léinn ag Dúnadh go Luath!
Ár míle buíochas le gach duine a líon isteach an Suirbhé Mac Léinn go dtí seo agus a chabhraigh linn €1,472 a bhailiú i gcomhair an Chiste do Mhic Léinn i gCruatan. A fhochéimithe na chéad bhliana/na bliana deireanaí + iarchéimithe a mhúintear – an féidir linn €2,000 a bhaint amach? Téigh chuig www.studentsurvey.ie chun bheith sa iomaíocht do dhuaiseanna chomh maith le do chuid tuairimí a chur in iúl faoi OÉG agus do chomhaltaí Ollscoile!
Clár Ceann Riain do Seachtain a Trí Eisithe!
Comhghairdeas leis na foirne OÉG go léir agus an t-uafás siúlóide déanta acu go dtí seo. Is iad an 5 Foireann is Fearr faoi láthair ná: Stepidemic, Route Gingers, Silly Steppers, Espresso Marchtinis + Stride of Pride. Beidh go leor deiseanna eile ann chun an chraobh a thabhairt leat i rith Seachtain a 4 agus lean ort mar sin agus bí cinnte coiscéimeanna uile d’fhoireann a logáil faoi 2pm Dé Luain ANSEO.
An mbeidh tú ar fáil an Satharn beag seo? Bí i dteannta Aonad Spóirt OÉG agus iad ag dul ar Shiúlóid Cois Canála ar mhaithe le héirí aclaí le linn an Mhárta. Beidh sóláistí saor in aisce ar fáil + deis chun níos mó coiscéimeanna a dhéanamh i gcomhair Marchathon! Tuilleadh eolais ANSEO.
Cláraigh do Chárta Mic Léinn Leap
Má tá Cárta Mic Léinn Leap agat bí cinnte é a chlárú! Cosnaíonn sé seo do Chreidmheas Taistil + ticéidí má ghoidtear nó má chailltear iad. NÍ chlárófar do chárta go huathoibríoch nuair a cheannaíonn do é. Is féidir é a chlárú ANSEO.
Cárta Mic Léinn Leap de dhíth ort? Cláraigh ANSEO agus is féidir é a bhailiú ansin ó Oifig an Chomhaltais thuas staighre in Áras na Mac Léinn.
Ullmhaigh do Scrúduithe le Ceardlanna SAOR IN AISCE an tSeachtain Seo Chugainn
- An tAireachas – Conas déileáil leis an strus a bhaineann le scrúduithe 30pm-7.30pm Dé Luain 28 Márta. Ar líne. Cláraigh ANSEO.
- Nodanna praiticiúla maidir le scrúduithe a dhéanamh go fisiciúil. 1pm-2pm Dé Máirt 29 Márta. Buaileadh le Chéile Aghaidh ar Aghaidh agus Lón Saor in Aisce ar Fáil. Cláraigh
- Do Theacht Aniar a Neartú le go mBeadh Rath Ort sna Scrúduithe. 1pm-2pm Dé Céadaoin 30 Márta. Buaileadh le Chéile Aghaidh ar Aghaidh agus Lón Saor in Aisce ar Fáil. Cláraigh
Bhfuil bronntanas le haghaidh bronnta céime/breithlae/comóraidh pósta uait? Ní ga ach €9 a íoc chun Stocaí an Ruda Mhóir Bhuí a cheannach ó Shiopa an Chomhaltais, ó Oifig an Chomhaltais agus ar líne ANSEO. Bronnfar an t-airgead go léir a thiomsaítear ar charthanachtaí an Chomhaltais seo a leanas: An tIonad Éigeandála um Éigniú na Gaillimhe agus ar Sheirbhísí Óige BeLonGTo.
Grúpa fócais Mac Léinn na Leabharlainne & Seisiúin Aiseolais (Aghaidh ar Aghaidh)
Nocht do thuairim! Inis dúinn faoi cad é do thaithí maidir le seirbhísí na Leabharlainne ar líne a úsáid agus conas is féidir iad a fheabhsú. Bíonn an Leabharlann ag obair go dúthrachtach i gcónaí chun an tseirbhís is fearr a chur ar fáil do mhic léinn, ach ní féidir linn é sin a dhéanamh gan do chuid aiseolais. Tar chuig an seisiún grúpa fócais ghearr seo chun do thuairmí a roinnt linn. Mar chomhartha buíochais uainn, gheobhaidh tú dearbhán an Chomhaltais ar fiú €10 é agus beidh píotsa ar fáil ag an imeacht. Dé Máirt 29 Márta & Dé Céadaoin 30 Márta 16:30-17:30 Cláraigh ag AN NASC SEO.
DÁTA NUA do Shearmanas Bronnta Uachtaránachta de chuid Alive maidir le Obair Dheonach
Tarlóidh an Searmanas Uachtaránachta Bhronnadh na dTeastas de chuid Alive maidir le Obair Dheonach ag 2pm Dé Máirt 5 Aibreán san Aula Maxima, urlár na talún sa Chearnóg. Más mac léinn thú a rinne obair dheonach sa phobal agus in OÉG i mbliana agus a chuir isteach ar do theastas ALIVE ar líne ag YourSpace, bí cinnte teacht chuig an searmanas le go bhféadfá do theastas a fháil agus ceiliúradh a dhéanamh air! Beidh sóláistí ar fáil ag an searmanas. Tá deis fós agat cur isteach ar do theastas ALIVE ar YourSpace go dtí Déardaoin 7 Aibreán. Téigh i dteagmháil le alive@nuigalway.ie má tá aon cheist agat nó buail isteach chuig Oifig ALIVE Office in Áras na Mac Léinn.
Tá na hainmniúcháin do Ghradam Gaisce Mhac Léinn na hÉireann ar oscailt anois! An bhfuil aithne agat ar dhuine nó ar ghrúpa a bhfuil aitheantas tuillte agat as ucht fónamh a dhéanamh do mhic léinn nó do shaol na mac léinn i mbliana? Spriocdháta le haghaidh ainmniúchán ná Déardaoin 7 Aibreán ag 12pm. Tuilleadh eolais agus liosta iomlán de na catagóirí ANSEO.
Is é an spriocdhátá le haghaidh Scoláireachtaí Spóirt OÉG ná Déardaoin 14 Aibreán. Oscailte do mhic léinn reatha agus do mhic léinn ionchasacha. Tuilleadh eolais + iarratas ANSEO.
Oíche Mhaidhc Oscailte á réachtáil ag ROPES
Oíche eile lán de spraoi liteartha chugat, á chur ar siúl ag foireann ROPES! Tar chuig Sult Dé Máirt 29 Márta ag 7:30pm chun do chuid filíochta nó do chuid scríbhneoireachta a roinnt i dteannta ROPES ag a Oíche Mhaidhc Oscailte. Chun d’ainm a chur ar liosta na léitheoirí, seol teachtaireacht dhíreach (DM) chuig @ropesliteraryjournal ar Instagram nó seol ríomhphost chuig ropeslitmag.info@gmail.com Gheobhaidh gach duine dár léitheoirí breátha cóip saor in aisce de ROPES agus beidh crannchur ar an oíche! Cosnóidh sé €5 ort chun cur isteach air agus mar is gnáth, caithfear cuid de airgead a thiomsaítear ar tháirgeadh an irisleabhair agus tabharfar an chuid eile do Charthanacht na bliana seo, COPE na Gaillimhe.
Tá sé mar aidhm ag an togra seo iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar chonas is féidir le ceol strus a mhaolú i ndaoine óga, atá idir 18 and 25 bliana d’aois agus cónaí orthu in Éirinn. Líon isteach an suirbhé ANSEO.
Comhdháil Aontas na Mac Léinn
Beidh comhdháil Aontas na Mac Léinn ar siúl 11-14 Aibreán san Ostán Knightsbrook, Baile Átha Triom, Co. na Mí. Beimid ag cur toscaireacht de mhic léinn ó OÉG chuig an imeacht, áit a mbeidh tú i mbun díospóireachta agus ceisteanna a bhaineann le beartas náisiúnta na mac léinn á socrú agat in éineacht le baill eile d’Aontas na Mac Léinn ó cheann ceann na tíre. Ó thaobh spásanna de, tabharfar tús áite d’Ionadaithe Ranga ag an imeacht. Foirm iarratais ANSEO. Tabhair faoi deara le do thoil go gcaithfidh tú a bheith in ann freastal ar gach ceann de ceithre lá an imeachta aghaidh ar aghaidh seo.
Is ardan anaithid ar líne de chuid OÉG é Labhair Amach ar ar féidir leat tuairisc a dhéanamh faoi Bhulaíocht, Cibearbhulaíocht, Ciapadh, Leithcheal, Coir Fuath, Iompar Comhéigeantach, Stalcadh, Ionsaí, Ciapadh Gnéis, Ionsaí Gnéis, agus Éigniú. Is féidir leat Labhairt Amach ANSEO.
Suirbhé faoin gCaidreamh ata ag Mic Léinn le hOideachas ar Líne
Nuair a tharla ráig de Covid-19, bogadh go leor (no b’fhéidir gach aon cheann) dár ranganna ar líne. Ach cad é ar dtaithí mar ghrúpa maidir le foghlaim ar líne? An raibh tionchar ag an múineadh ar líne orainn ó thaobh feidhmíochta, agus an raibh na huirlisí agus scileanna againn a bhí de dhith againn chun staidéar a dhéanamh ar líne? Tá sé mar aidhm ag an gceistneoir gearr seo dhá nóiméad ar fhad léargas a fháil ar eispéireas na mac léinn ó thaobh múineadh agus foghlaim ar líne de, agus tabharfaidh sé aiseolas luachmhar don ollscoil ar chonas eispéiris mar iad a fheabhsú amach anseo. Cliceáil ar an NASC SEO agus cuir do thuairim in iúl.
Dámhachtainí Fulbright na hÉireann
Cuireann Dámhachtainí Fulbright na hÉireann deontais agus tacaíocht ar fáil do Shaoránaigh Éireannacha, agus do shaoránaigh an AE a bhfuil cónaí orthu i bPoblacht na hÉireann le 5+ bliana, chun taighde, staidéar nó léachtóireacht a dhéanamh i SAM. Beidh seimineáir ghréasáin saor in aisce ar siúl acu go luath ar dheiseanna leis na Dámhachtainí:
- Seimineár gréasáin 1pm-2pm inniu Déardaoin 24 Márta Cláraigh ANSEO
- Gradam na Gaeilge 1pm-2pm Déardaoin 7 Aibreán Cláraigh ANSEO
- Gradam na Scoláirí Gaeilge 1pm-2pm Dé Máirt 12 Aibreán CláraighANSEO
Glantachán Míosúil de chuid an Chomhaltais
Tarlóidh ár gcéad Glantachán eile de chuid an Chomhaltais amárach Dé hAoine 25 Márta ag 2.30pm. Claraigh ANSEO chun Gaillimh ghlan gan truailliú a chruthú!
Is féidir eagrán 10 de nuachtán Sin a léamh ANSEO chun fios fátha an scéil a fháil maidir le cúrsaí OÉG!
Tacaíochtaí Acadúla Saor in Aisce
- Is seirbhís é SUMS a thugann tacaíocht neamhfhoirmeálta sa mhatamaitic
- Cuireann Ionad na Scríbhneoireachta Acadúla ranganna teagaisc fíorúil duine ar dhuine ar fáil chomh maith le comhairliúcháin ríomhphoist ar scríobh aistí
- Is ionad Tacaíochta Buail Isteach do Ríomhchlárú éComputerDISC
5 Thástáil Antaigine Saor in Aisce in Aghaidh na Seachtaine!
Tá gach mac léinn OÉG i dteideal 5 thástáil antaigine saor in aisce a fháil in aghaidh na Seachtaine. Is féidir leat do thástálacha antaigine agus maisc aghaidhe in-athúsáidte a bhailiú ó Oifig an Chomhaltais thuas staighre in Áras na Mac Léinn 10am-5pm Luan-Aoine. Tá tástálacha ar fáil freisin ón Socs Box, ó Ionad Fiosrúcháin na Mac Léinn agus ó Oifig UniCoV. Tá gá le Cárta Aitheantais OÉG.
Contact Us / Déan teagmháil linn
Is féidir dul i dteagmháil le Comhaltas na Mac Léinn trí ríomhphost a chur chuig studentsunion@nuigalway.ie le haon cheist nó mholadh atá agat. D’fhéadfá “Is maith liom” a thabhairt dúinn nó sinn a leanúint ar Facebook Instagram Tik Tok, Snapchat (@nuigsu) agusTwitter.
