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Poll: Is it time to legalise cannabis in Ireland?
In a referendum held today, 68% of students voted in favour of the SU supporting legalisation.
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Mar 6th 2015, 9:30 PM
NUI Galway says questionnaire about menstrual cycles did not decide who got jobs
The forms were given to them upon receiving a job offer.
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Feb 27th 2015, 1:12 PM
NUI Galway Students' Union to hold referendum on cannabis legalisation
Luke Ming Flanagan and Garda whistleblower John Wilson will speak at an information night ahead of the vote.
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Feb 25th 2015, 9:38 AM
Does your teddy bear need medical attention? You're in luck
If you live in and around Galway.
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Jan 15th 2015, 7:15 AM
Staff at NUI Galway to start investigation into structural inequality
This follows a decision to award Dr Micheline Sheehy-Skeffington €70,000 last month after she was unfairly passed over for promotion.
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Jan 9th 2015, 10:19 AM
€24,000 for man forced to reduce hours and then retire at 66
The Equality Tribunal awarded €123,000 last month.
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Dec 15th 2014, 7:00 AM
New breakthrough could reduce the number of people suffering from blindness
Research conducted by scientists in NUI Galway could increase the number of successful cornea transplant operations.
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Sep 5th 2014, 10:21 AM
Don't know how to help grandparents with dementia? Ask them about the olden days
It’s the little things.
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Sep 4th 2014, 7:30 AM
Research conducted by Irish scientists could mean the end of organ donors
New technology uses sound waves to target specific cells.
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Aug 28th 2014, 11:12 AM
Some people might need more salt in their diets, not less
New research suggests that a moderate intake is best to reduce blood pressure.
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Aug 14th 2014, 10:14 AM
Do you have ADHD or teach children with the condition?
Researchers are looking to speak to young women and secondary level teachers about the disorder.
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Jul 26th 2014, 10:30 AM
Lecturer wins €80,000 in discrimination case against NUI Galway
The Equality Tribunal found that the engineering lecturer had been discriminated against on the grounds of gender and disability.
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Jun 17th 2014, 12:19 PM
Researchers have found a massive underground river network in Galway Bay
These rivers could be flowing under the seabed out as far as 48 kilometres from the shore.
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Jun 4th 2014, 7:15 AM
Cancer survivors reveal how 'overwhelming, lingering, unrelenting' tiredness holds them back
More study on cancer-related fatigue is needed – and doctors are hoping to talk to survivors about it.
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Apr 27th 2014, 8:45 AM
Students told to check that they're vaccinated after measles outbreak
Two cases have been confirmed at NUI Galway in the first cases in the country so far this year.
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Apr 2nd 2014, 6:45 AM
"We have to hold out hope": Student now missing one week
The family and friends of Mark Casey, 19, travel to Limerick city every day to search for Offaly man who went missing on night out.
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Mar 14th 2014, 6:00 PM
Column: Awarding top athletes extra CAO points makes total sense
We live in a society, not just an economy – and giving additional points to people for accomplishments beyond the academic makes sense, write Aaron McKenna.
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Mar 8th 2014, 8:00 AM
Saints duo O'Brien and Clarke lead NUI Maynooth to first ever Collingwood success
The Kildare man overcame NUI Galway at the UCD Bowl this evening.
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Feb 28th 2014, 7:30 PM
DCU hit four goals in comfortable Sigerson Cup win over NUI Galway
DCU now advance to face UCD at the quarter-final stage.
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Feb 5th 2014, 4:04 PM
Stem cells for human use can now be manufactured in Ireland
The Centre for Cell Manufacturing Ireland at NUIG will allow the university to expand their already established research into the field.
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Jan 27th 2014, 9:28 AM
Former AG Peter Sutherland to give Garret FitzGerald memorial address
Sutherland and FitzGerland had a close working relationship, with the former Taoieach appointing the barrister Ireland’s Attorney General when he took office in 1981.
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Jan 19th 2014, 8:15 AM
When Nelson Mandela danced to The Corrs in Galway (video)
He got up and held the floor on a visit in 2003. Watch here.
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Dec 6th 2013, 3:59 PM
NUIG scientists find deep-sea world off Irish coast
The underwater organisms could be more than 200 years old.
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Nov 19th 2013, 10:30 AM
Trinity College Dublin falls 19 places in world university rankings
But UCD has pulled itself back up to 161st place.
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Oct 2nd 2013, 11:24 PM
Half of children who smoke had their first cigarette aged 13 or younger
However, a new report out today shows that smoking rates among school-aged children are down overall — dropping from 21 per cent in 1998 to 12 per cent in 2010.
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Sep 23rd 2013, 3:06 PM
Points jump for business, agriculture and science courses
Students hoping to receive an offer for their first preference courses will find out what the points requirements are this morning.
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Aug 19th 2013, 8:12 AM
NUI Galway’s School of Physics recognised for commitment to gender equality
Women are under-represented in physical science at every level – but NUI Galway is trying to change this.
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Jul 9th 2013, 6:30 AM
Cutbacks 'causing stress' among parents of children with autism
New research shows that the levels of stress are higher when families have less access to autism services.
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Jun 5th 2013, 7:15 AM
'Number of people arrested' in unofficial Rag Week celebrations in Galway
The President of the Student’s Union at NUI Galway, Paul Curley said he has been led to believe that none of the people arrested were from NUI.
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Feb 19th 2013, 9:51 AM
Here's your 2013 Fitzgibbon Cup Guide: Part 2
This year’s Fitzgibbon Cup throws in this afternoon. Here’s the second part of our team guide to the competition.
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Jan 31st 2013, 7:30 AM
FBD League: Galway, Sligo and Leitrim triumph
Micheal Meehan was to the fore as the Tribesmen got their 2013 campaign off to a winning start in Tuam yesterday.
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Jan 7th 2013, 6:30 AM
Big break: NUI Galway secures snooker's Grand Finals for 2013
Ken Doherty and Mark Selby will join an elite field for the Players Tour Championship event.
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Dec 21st 2012, 2:41 PM
Imagine if J.R.R. Tolkien was marking your exam papers?
If you were a NUI Galway student in the late forties… he might have been.
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Dec 17th 2012, 8:30 PM
Study says recession has hit older people more than reported
A study from NUI Galway says the perception that older people have secure finances is not always a fair one.
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Dec 5th 2012, 10:50 AM
Galway Volvo Ocean Race worth €60.5 million to Irish economy
Over 500,000 people visited Galway city for the festival with 16% of those coming from outside of Ireland.
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Nov 26th 2012, 1:15 PM
Students in pre-budget protest against fee increases and grant cuts
Between 1,500 and 2,000 students protested in Galway today in the run up to next month’s budget.
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Nov 14th 2012, 5:47 PM
Student whose Halloween costume catches fire "highly motivated, respected"
NUI Galway releases statement on popular student who is still in critical condition in hospital.
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Nov 2nd 2012, 8:35 AM
Treatment for rare bone cancer available for the first time in Ireland
However the drug will have to be approved in the HSE’s reimbursement process before it can be made available to medical card patients.
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Sep 24th 2012, 2:00 PM
No major changes for Irish colleges in latest University rankings
Trinity College, UCD, UCC, NUI Galway and DCU haven’t seen any major change in their rankings since this time last year.
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Sep 11th 2012, 8:05 AM
Women with disabilities more vulnerable to sexual violence, says report
84 per cent of perpetrators were known to the victims.
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Jun 20th 2012, 2:01 PM
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