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
It’s Christmas Day 10am-11pm TODAY Thurs 17th of Nov at Sult and Áras na Mac Léinn! Call down to start spreading the festive cheer at this FREE Event from the SU and Societies. (Please note there’s also a SOLD OUT ticketed event at Sult 7.30pm-11pm but entry to everything else is free!). There’s Santa, Turkey, a Christmas Jumper competition, games, DJs, prizes and all the jingle bells.
Áras na Mac Léinn will be accessible on all day for those needing to call to the Student Health Unit or the SU office.
Déardaoin 17ú Samhain
An lá ar fad Daidí na Nollag! | All day Santa Claus!
13:00-14:00 Flirt FM ar 101.3FM | Flirt FM on 101.3FM
Dé hAoine 18ú Samhain
13:00-14:00 Flirt FM ar 101.3FM | Flirt FM on 101.3FM
17:00-18:00 Seoladh Fhoclóir na hAiteachta i Sult | The Queer Dictionary Launch in Sult
Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance (SHAG) Week
Monday 21st November
- 13:00-14:00 Best Sex Ever Workshop with Grace Alice Ó Sé. Online event. Book HERE.
Tuesday 22nd November
- 11:00 Cakes and Contraception in the Corrib Room at Sult
- 11:00-12:30pm Active* Consent Info Stand on Concourse
- 14:00-15:00 Kink Workshop with Aoife Murray. Online event. Book HERE.
Wednesday 23rd November
- 11:00-12:30pm Active* Consent Info Stand on Concourse
- 13:00-15:00 FREE Rapid HIV Testing with Sexual Health West in the Space. No appointment required.
- 19:30 Sex Toy Bingo at Sult SOLD OUT!
Thursday 24th November
- 10:00-14:00 Disclosure Training Workshop with Galway Rape Crisis Centre. FULLY BOOKED.
- 13:00-14:00 Healthy Relationships Workshop with Dr Caroline West. In person event in AMB G067 in the Arts Millennium Building. Book HERE.
- 14:00-15:00 Digital Intimacy Workshop with Dr Caroline West and Active* Consent. In person event in AMB G067 in the Arts Millennium Building. Book HERE.
Friday 25th November | Dé hAoine an 25 Samhain
- Elimination of Violence Against Women Day Look out for our #TooIntoYou Red Flags
ALL WEEK | An tseachtain ar fad
- Guess How Many Condoms are in the Jar
- Get FREE panic alarms, condoms and period packs from the SU Office (while stocks last)
- Book your FREE STI Test with the Student Health Unit on 091 494 337
- Order your free at home STI Test (if you have no symptoms) at https://sh24.ie
Smokey’s Open Saturdays!
Smokey’s Café is now open 9am-4pm on Saturdays if you are around campus at the weekend.
Read all the University of Galway news you need to know in issue 5 of Sin newspaper HERE.
Attention Swifties
Keep Tuesday 29th November free SULT (Taylor’s Version) is coming! Tickets on sale soon…
Need Help?
Here’s some resources available to University of Galway students to help with your academic workload:
- Academic Writing Centre
- SUMS Mathematics Support Centre
- ComputerDISC Computer Programming Drop-In Support Centre
- SU Grinds Register on yourspace
Pool Competition with the University of Galway Pool + Snooker Club 6pm-10pm Mon 21st Nov at Sult. Great prizes to be won! €5 Entry fee supporting the SU Charities. Sign up HERE.
International Men’s Day | Lá Idirnáisiúnta na bhFear
Saturday 19th of November is International Men’s Day.
- Take a minute to check in on the men in your life to see how they are.
- Check your balls. Regularly. Testicular cancer is the number 1 cancer among young guys.
- Get moving and stay active. Just 10 minutes of physical activity a day can make a difference to your physical and mental wellbeing
Washington Ireland Program Application Deadline
Application deadline for the WIP Class of 2023 is November 27th at midnight. Don’t miss out on an incredible summer of leadership in the US! Apply online at www.wiprogram.org/apply or contact owhelehan@wiprogram.org for more info.
Need a locker?
We still have some lockers available to rent in the Cairnes Building, Arts/Science Concourse, Engineering Building, Áras Moyola and IT Building. Log on HERE to book and pay for your locker.
Mincéirs Whiden Soc Catchup
Join Mincéirs Whiden Society 12pm-2pm Weds 23rd Nov in The Large Acoustic Room downstairs in Áras na Mac Léinn for a Tea and Coffee Social.
Nelson Mandela Anti-Racism Week
University of Galway Nelson Mandela Anti-Racism Week will take place 20th –24th March 2023 to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the conferring of an Honorary Doctorate of Laws to Nelson Mandela. To mark the inaugural Nelson Mandela Anti-Racism Week, the OVPEDI annual Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Project Fund (€15,000) will be awarded as several small grants ranging from €300 – €1000. The fund is available to staff and students on a competitive basis for a variety of Anti-Racism projects within the University. Funding call closes 1pm Weds 30th Nov 2022. Further info here.
Ever wanted to tackle the highest peak in Africa?
Universities across Ireland and the UK have partnered up with Choose a Challenge to help raise money for some amazing causes, taking on THE Mount Kilimanjaro Trek to the roof of Africa! Come along to the info meetings at 1pm or 6pm on Thurs 24th Nov to hear from Choose a Challenge about how to get involved in this life-changing challenge. Meeting link HERE.
(When choosing to travel with a company or charity be sure to research the organisation, insurance, and supports so that you are protected. Contact alive@nuigalway.ie for a chat and a resource booklet.)
Are you Registered to Vote?
You can now register to vote or update your details online at www.checktheregister.ie You will need to have your PPS Number, Date of Birth and Eircode when you are registering your details. Registering to vote will now be available all year round and you can register or update your records any time (up to 15 days before an electoral event)
Under 18? You can now pre-register to vote online at www.checktheregister.ie but will not be eligible to vote until you turn 18.
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 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
Beannachtaí Lá Nollag Ort!
Is Lá Nollag INNIU é 10r.n.-11i.n. Déardaoin 17 Samhain ag Sult agus Áras na Mac Léinn! Buail isteach agus cuir tús le spiorad na féile a scaoileadh ag an Imeacht SAOR IN AISCE seo ó Chomhaltas na Mac Léinn agus ó Chumainn. (Tabhair faoi deara tá imeacht ann freisin a bhfuil ticéid ag teastáil atá DÍOLTA AMACH ag Sult 7.30i.n.-11i.n. ach tá an iontráil do gach rud eile saor in aisce!) Tá Daidí na Nollag, Turcaí, comórtas Geansaí Nollag, cluichí, DJanna, duaiseanna agus na cloigíní clingeacha go léir ann.
Beidh rochtain ar Áras na Mac Léinn don lá ar fad dóibh siúd ar gá dóibh bualadh isteach chuig an Aonad Sláinte do Mhic Léinn nó chuig oifig Chomhaltas na Mac Léinn.
Seachtain Ghaelach
Déardaoin 17ú Samhain
An lá ar fad Daidí na Nollag! | All day Santa Claus!
13:00-14:00 Flirt FM ar 101.3FM | Flirt FM on 101.3FM
Dé hAoine 18ú Samhain
13:00-14:00 Flirt FM ar 101.3FM | Flirt FM on 101.3FM
17:00-18:00 Seoladh Fhoclóir na hAiteachta i Sult | The Queer Dictionary Launch in Sult
An tSeachtain um Fheasacht agus Threoir ar an tSláinte Ghnéis (SGGS)
Dé Luain 21 Samhain
● 13:00 -14:00 Ceardlann don Ghnéas is Fearr a Bheidh Agat Riamh le Grace Alice Ó Sé. Imeacht ar líne. Déan áirithint ANSEO.
Dé Máirt 22 Samhain
● 11:00 Cácaí agus Frithghiniúint i Seomra na Coiribe ag Sult
● 11:00 -12:30pm Toiliú – Active* Seastán Eolais i bhFoirgneamh na nDán / na hEolaíochta
● 14:00 -15:00 Ceardlann Chincíeáilte le hAoife Murray. Imeacht ar líne. Déan áirithint ANSEO.
Dé Céadaoin 23 Samhain
● 11:00 -12:30pm Toiliú – Active* Seastán Eolais i bhFoirgneamh na nDán / na hEolaíochta
● 11:00-13:00 Mearthástáil VEID SAOR IN AISCE le Sexual Health West sa Spás. Ní gá coinne a dhéanamh.
● 19:30 Biongó Bréagán Gnéis i Sult – DÍOLTA AMACH!
Déardaoin 24 Samhain
● 10:00 -14: 00 Ceardlann Oiliúna Nochta le hIonad Éigeandála um Éigniú na Gaillimhe NÍL SPÁS AR BITH FÁGTHA
● 13:00 -14:00 Ceardlann um Chaidreamh Sláintiúil leis an Dochtúir Caroline West. Imeacht ar an láthair in AMB G067 in Áras Dán na Mílaoise. Déan áirithint ANSEO.
● 14:00 -15:00 Ceardlann Dlúithe Digiteach leis an Dochtúir Caroline West agus Toiliú – Active* Imeacht ar an láthair in AMB G067 in Áras Dán na Mílaoise. Déan áirithint ANSEO.
Friday 25th November | Dé hAoine 25 Samhain
● An Lá um Dhíothú an Fhoréigin in aghaidh na mBan, Bí ag faire amach dár mbratacha dearga #TooIntoYou
ALL WEEK | An tseachtain ar fad
● Tabhair buille faoi thuairim faoi cé mhéad Coiscín atá sa Chrúiscín
● Faigh aláraim scaoill SAOR IN AISCE, coiscíní agus pacáistí míostraithe ó Oifig Chomhaltas na Mac Léinn (fad a bheidh siad i stoic)
● Cuir do thástáil STI saor in aisce in áirithe le hAonad Sláinte Mac Léinn OÉ Gaillimh ar 091 494 337
● Iarr do Thástáil STI saor in aisce sa bhaile (mura bhfuil aon airí ort) ag https://sh24.ie
Smokey’s – Oscailte Dé Sathairn!
Tá Smokey’s Café ar oscailt anois idir 9r.n. agus 4i.n. ar an Satharn má bhíonn tú timpeall faoin champas ag an deireadh seachtaine.
Sin – Eagrán 5
Léigh nuacht uile Ollscoil na Gaillimhe a theastaíonn uait in eagrán 5 den nuachtán Sin ANSEO.
Aire! Swifties
Coinnigh tú féin saor ar an Máirt 29 Samhain, tá SULT (Leagan Taylor) ag teacht! Ticéid ar díol go luath ….
An bhfuil Cabhair Uait?
Seo roinnt acmhainní atá ar fáil do mhic léinn Ollscoil na Gaillimhe chun cabhrú le d’ualach oibre acadúil:
● Ionad Scríbhneoireachta Acadúla
● Ionad Tacaíochta Matamaitice SUMS
● Ionad Tacaíochta Buail Isteach Ríomhchlárúcháin ComputerDISC
● Eolaire ‘Teagasc sa Bhreis’ Chomhaltas na Mac Léinn ar yourspace
Craobhchomórtas Púil
Comórtas Púil le Pool + Snooker Club Ollscoil na Gaillimhe 6i.n. -10i.n. Dé Luain 21 Samhain ag Sult. Duaiseanna iontacha le buachan! Táille iontrála € 5 chun tacú le Carthanachtaí Chomhaltais na Mac Léinn. Cláraigh ANSEO.
International Men’s Day | Lá Idirnáisiúnta na bhFear
Is é Dé Sathairn 19 na Samhna Lá Idirnáisiúnta na bhFear.
● Tóg nóiméad le teagmháil a dhéanamh leis na fir i do shaol le feiceáil conas atá siad.
● Seiceáil do mhagairlí. Go rialta. Is é ailse mhagairle an ailse is mó i measc fear óg.
● Bí ag gluaiseacht agus coinnigh gníomhach. Déanann 10 nóiméad de ghníomhaíocht choirp in aghaidh an lae go díreach difríocht do d’fholláine choirp agus mheabhrach
Spriocdháta d’Iarratais – Clár Washington Ireland
Is é an spriocdháta d’iarratais Rang WIP 2023 ná an 27 Samhain tráth meán oíche. Ná caill amach ar samhradh dochreidte de cheannaireacht i SAM! Déan iarratas ar líne ag www.wiprogram.org/apply nó déan teagmháil le owhelehan@wiprogram.org le haghaidh tuilleadh eolais.
An bhfuil taisceadán de dhíth ort?
Tá roinnt taisceadáin fós ar fáil ar cíos in Áras Cairnes, Foirgneamh na nDán / na hEolaíochta, Foirgneamh Innealtóireachta, Áras Moyola agus Foirgneamh TF. Logáil isteach ANSEO chun áirithint a dhéanamh agus íoc as do thaisceadán.
Seal Cainte Chumann Mincéirs Whiden
Bí le Cumann Mincéirs Whiden 12i.n.-2i.n. Céadaoin 23 Samhain i The Large Acoustic Room thíos staighre in Áras na Mac Léinn le haghaidh Lá Sóisialta Tae agus Caife.
Seachtain Fhrithchiníochais Nelson Mandela
Reáchtálfar Seachtain Fhrithchiníochais Nelson Mandela de chuid Ollscoil na Gaillimhe ar an 20-24 Márta 2023 chun comóradh a dhéanamh ar chothrom 20 bliain ó bronnadh Dochtúireacht Oinigh sna Dlíthe ar Nelson Mandela. Chun tús a chur leis an gcéad Sheachtain Fhrithchiníochais Nelson Mandela, bronnfar an Ciste Tionscnaimh Comhionannais, Éagsúlachta agus Uilechuimsitheachta OVPEDI (€ 15,000) bliantúil mar dheontais bheaga ó €300 – €1000. Tá an ciste ar fáil do bhaill foirne agus do mhic léinn ar bhonn iomaíoch le haghaidh tionscadail éagsúla Frithchiníochais san Ollscoil. Dúnann an glao maoinithe 1i.n. Céadaoin 30 Samhain 2022. Tuilleadh eolais anseo.
Ar theastaigh uait riamh aghaidh a thabhairt ar an mullach is airde san Afraic?
Tá ollscoileanna ar fud na hÉireann agus na Ríochta Aontaithe i ndiaidh comhpháirtíocht a dhéanamh le Choose a Challenge chun airgead a bhailiú ar son roinnt cúiseanna iontacha, agus aghaidh a thabhairt ar Thuras Siúil Shliabh Kilimanjaro go barr na hAfraice! Tar chuig na cruinnithe eolais ag 1i.n. nó 6i.n. ar an 24 Samhain chun cloisteáil ó Choose a Challenge faoi conas páirt a ghlacadh sa dúshlán a chuirfidh cor sa saol. Nasc cruinnithe ANSEO.
(Nuair a roghnaíonn tú taisteal le cuideachta nó le carthanas bí cinnte go ndéanann tú taighde ar an eagraíocht, árachas agus tacaíochtaí ionas go gcosnófar tú. (Déan teagmháil le alive@nuigalway.ie ar mhaithe le comhrá a dhéanamh agus leabhrán eolais a fháil.)
An bhfuil tú Cláraithe le Vótáil?
Is féidir leat clárú anois chun vótáil nó le do shonraí a nuashonrú ar líne ag www.checktheregister.ie Beidh ort d’Uimhir PSP, Dáta Breithe agus Eircód a bheith agat nuair a bheidh tú ag clárú do chuid sonraí. Beidh clárú chun vótáil ar fáil anois ó cheann ceann na bliana agus is féidir leat do thaifid a chlárú nó a nuashonrú am ar bith (suas le 15 lá roimh imeacht toghcháin)
Faoi bhun 18? Is féidir leat réamhchlárú anois chun vótáil ar líne ag www.checktheregister.ie ach ní bheidh tú incháilithe chun vótáil go dtí go mbainfidh tú 18 mbliana amach.
Contact Us / Déan Teagmháil Linn
Is féidir leat teagmháil a dhéanamh le Comhaltas na Mac Léinn trí ríomhphost a sheoladh chuig studentsunion@nuigalway.ie le haon cheisteanna nó moltaí atá agat. Is féidir ‘is maith liom’ a thabhairt dúinn nó muid a leanúint ar Facebook Instagram Tik Tok, Snapchat agus Twitter.
