“Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of all unauthorised allowances to each of the senior academics for the 2005 to 2011 period; and if he will make a statement on the matter …” (more)
[Dáil Éireann, 15 May]
“New figures show universities paid almost €8 million in unauthorised allowances to senior academics over a six-year period. The allowances were paid between 2005 and 2011 without the approval of the Higher Education Authority (HEA). This is despite legislation that stipulates its approval must be sought …” (more)
[Carl O'Brien, Irish Times, 7 May]
“Student leaders at NUI Galway say the practice whereby university staff are entitled to have their children’s college fees paid for by the State is an ‘outdated perk’ that should be discontinued …” (more)
[Dara Bradley, Connacht Sentinel, 1 May]
“Thousands of university staff, including senior lecturers and college heads who earn six-figure salaries, are entitled to have their children’s college fees paid by the State as a perk of the job …” (more)
[Claire O’Sullivan, Irish Examiner, 30 April]
“The Union of Students in Ireland has expressed disappointment at the outcome of a High Court challenge taken by three students, two of whom attend Galway colleges, against the Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn …” (more)
[Roisin Peddle, Galway Advertiser, 26 April]
“Irish colleges have spent over €3m buying live animals for experimentation since 2005. The number of animals used in tests in laboratories has rocketed 800% in this period, with welfare groups expressing concerns that Ireland is becoming a hub for animal experimentation …” (more)
[Conall Ó Fátharta, Irish Examiner, 23 April]
“Last Saturday, Free Education for Everyone Galway was involved in a protest march from Eyre Square to NUI Galway, which resulted in over a 1000 students, turf-cutters, single parents, anti-war activists and others breaking through a Gardai & Private Security barrier erected to stop the Labour Party from seeing the 1000s of people who have been severely affected by their actions over the past year …” (more)
[Studenty_Galway, 18 April]
“The Labour Party conference turned ugly yesterday as violent clashes between anti-austerity protesters and gardai marred the event. Over 1,000 protesters, using a mock coffin as a weapon, breached the garda cordon surrounding the conference on the campus of NUI Galway and protesters made it to the doors of the hall …” (more)
[John Drennan, Independent, 15 April]
“Protestors and Garda and private security staff scuffle – amid reports of pepper spray being used – outside the Labour party conference in NUI, Galway this afternoon.” (pictures + videos)
[Broadsheet.ie, 14 April]
“Hundreds of angry protesters stormed Garda barricades at a Labour Party conference today. Crowds of placard-waving campaigners broke through security lines to picket the Bailey Allen building at NUI Galway, where the coalition party was holding its annual party meeting …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 14 April]
“The continuing failure of some university presidents and other high-earning academic staff to take a voluntary pay cut has been criticised by Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn …” (more)
[Sean Flynn, Irish Times, 5 April]
“Students at NUI Galway can look forward to another week of madness and mayhem as the college announced this morning that Rag Week will return for 2013. Making the announcement, spokeswoman for the President Dr James Browne said that Rag Week is back by popular demand …” (more)
[Studenty_Galway, 1 April]
“Ireland is at the leading edge of the emerging software area of evolving critical systems thanks to the work of Lero – the Irish software engineering research centre. The Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) funded Centre for Science Engineering and Technology brings together leading software engineering teams from the University of Limerick, DCU, Trinity College Dublin, UCD, Dundalk IT and NUI, Galway in a coordinated centre of research excellence with a strong industry focus …” (more)
[Irish Times, 30 March]
“If you haven’t read any of my blogs yet than you should be aware. I like to generalize, it makes me feel good. When I generalize, it doesn’t mean it’s true for all students of any college but it’s a sizable enough number to be noticeable …” (more)
[The City Fathers, 29 March]
“Dr Jim Browne, president of NUI Galway, on a week spent networking in the US. MONDAY. This week is a busy one as I am attending a whole host of meetings and engagements in the US …” (more)
[Irish Times, 20 March]
“A Tuam man charged with a plethora of charges, including a number of trespassing and theft at the National University of Ireland, Galway, was remanded on continuing bail with the strict condition to stay away from the third level institute and its environs …” (more)
[Martina Nee, Galway Advertiser, 15 March]
“… I’m sure the so-called Campus of the Future will be lovely when it’s finished but, at the moment (and ‘for at least a year’), this is a pretty accurate representation of what it’s like getting around NUI Galway! Though as one of my friends just pointed out, the upshot is that we’re all getting a good cardiovascular workout on our way to class …” (more)
[Val Nolan, illusory promise, 17 March]
“A Galway city councillor says he has won support for efforts to avoid the ‘drink-fuelled mess’ that the city has become on St Patrick’s Day in recent years …” (more)
[Lorna Siggins, Irish Times, 12 March]
“Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is concerned that academic and support services for students of NUI Galway and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology may be adversely affected by the retirement this year of 34 and 22 staff from each of the institutions, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter …” (more)
[Dáil Éireann, 6 March]
“One of two Irish students charged with computer hacking by the FBI was yesterday released from Garda custody without charge having been arrested for questioning a day earlier …” (more)
[Pamela Duncan and Colm Keena, Irish Times, 8 March]
