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University of Galway hosts exhibition of Press Photographers Ireland awards 2025
University of Galway is hosting the exhibition of the Press Photography Ireland Awards 2025, featuring some of the most powerful moments in the world of news, sport, politics, arts and everyday life. The gallery includes more than 100 photographs and is being displayed in the foyer of the Hardiman Building until the end of September. All winning and shortlisted entries from the 47th annual awards hang in the exhibition, celebrating the very best in Irish press photography from 2024, both at home and abroad. Among the highlights are award-winning images by Photographer of the Year James Crombie, who works with Inpho, one of Ireland’s leading sports photography agencies, and specialises in major sports events in Ireland and internationally, as well as nature. It is the third year in which he has won the coveted title. Images are also in the exhibition from News Photographer of the Year Niall Carson, who works with PA Media, the leading news and sports agency for Ireland and the UK and specialises in current affairs and politics. David Branigan, President of Press Photographers Ireland, said: "Photojournalism is the visual record of our life and times and especially in Ireland where we have a rich story-telling tradition it is especially cherished. The images presented in the AIB Press Photographer of the Year Award exhibition are the very best of truthful and accurate photography; these images anchor our reality, and it is an unmissable display." Ends
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Planning approval for University of Galway School of Medicine Building
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Wednesday, 10 September 2025
University of Galway and the University’s Students’ Union have issued a fresh joint appeal for homeowners to consider offering a room to rent for students for the new academic year. During the summer, the University’s Accommodation Advisory Service led the latest annual push to source and expand student rental opportunities in the region, including an awareness campaign on social media and online and a leaflet drop to 57,000 houses in Galway and Clare in August. To date, this year, 1,768 properties have been advertised on the University’s accommodation portal Studentpad. University of Galway is urging homeowners to consider offering a room to rent and to register with its Accommodation Advisory Service. The rent-a-room scheme offers homeowners a tax-free income of up to €14,000 per year. To advertise with the University’s Studentpad or to find out more, homeowners and landlords can visit the information page. Professor Ciara Meehan, Dean of Students at University of Galway, said: “Our Accommodation Advisory Service remains committed to building the networks with the wider community that our students rely on, and the team is available year round to assist students. But the reality in the housing markets is that there are fewer new landlords and new properties to attract. “Our University has much to be proud of when it comes to the student experience – our clubs, societies, and volunteering opportunities; a community that promotes belonging and celebrates diversity; and our focus on student success. Securing accommodation helps students get off to a strong start and allows them to fully engage with everything we have to offer. “This year we are making a further direct appeal - If you have ever thought about offering a room, or know someone who might, now is the time to act. Every extra room that we can help offer counts, and your home or your spare room could be the difference between a student commuting long distances and getting the best experience and thriving through university.' University of Galway Students’ Union President Maisie Hall said: "We are asking anyone in or around Galway city with spare rooms to please consider renting to students. Your room could be the difference between a student dropping out or continuing their studies.” University of Galway’s dedicated Accommodation Advisory Service first embarked on awareness campaigns in 2022, with a view to providing enhanced supports and advice for students as well as sourcing and expanding new accommodation options. These campaigns and on-the-ground engagement with stakeholders in the Greater Galway region have led to a doubling of the number of rooms and properties advertised on the Studentpad portal. The Accommodation Advisory Service also provides guidance to students on what precautions and checks and balances to consider when considering booking and agreeing a lease with a private landlord. A new mechanism is also being introduced for landlords to verify their properties, giving students an extra level of confidence when renting. Ends
Sunday, 7 September 2025
Tugann cartlann atá díreach seolta léargas uathúil faoin saol i gcampa géibhinn Tá cartlann dhigiteach nua d’irisí príosúin a scríobhadh i gcampa géibhinn na Ceise Fada i rith na 1970idí curtha ar fáil ag Ollscoil na Gaillimhe. San áireamh le Bailiúchán Paddy McMenamin tá dialanna lámhdhéanta uathúla agus albam grianghraf a tógadh sa phríosún sa tréimhse 1974-1976. Rinneadh McMenamin a imtheorannú sa Cheis Fhada i lár na 1970idí áit a raibh sé ina urlabhraí Caighin. Scríobh sé ailt d’irisí príosúin lena n-áirítear Misneach, An Síoladóir, agus Faoi Glas, chomh maith le bheith ina eagarthóir ar An Fuascailteoir. Ailt agus scríbhneoireacht ó na príosúnaigh Phoblachtánacha féin a bhí sna hirisí seo mar aon le dánta, ceachtanna Gaeilge agus ailt ar stair na hÉireann agus ar pholaitíocht idirnáisiúnta, agus rinne siad an obair ealaíne do na clúdaigh iad féin freisin. Smuigleáladh na hirisí amach as an gCeis Fhada i gcaitheamh an ama, agus coinníodh an bailiúchán sábháilte go dtí gur cuireadh i dtaisce le Leabharlann Ollscoil na Gaillimhe é. Tá léargas faoi leith le fáil sa bhailiúchán seo ar thaithí na gcimí Poblachtánacha sa Cheis Fhada i rith thréimhse de na trioblóidí ina raibh foréigean seicteach ag dul in olcas. Tugann na hirisí agus na grianghraif seo spléachadh dúinn ar an saol laethúil sa champa géibhinn i gcomhthéacs an oideachais, na díospóireachta agus ghnáthchúrsaí an lae. Seo mar a labhair Paddy McMenamin: “Mar chéimí le Béarla agus Stair de chuid Ollscoil na Gaillimhe, tugann sé pléisiúr dom an bailiúchán seo de pháipéir bhunaidh ó Chaighin na Ceise Fada a bhronnadh ar Leabharlann Ollscoil na Gaillimhe mar phríomhfhoinse do mhic léinn a bheidh i mbun staidéir agus taighde ar stair na hÉireann san fhichiú haois. Is pribhléid dom a fheiceáil go mbeidh na hirisí seo caomhnaithe go sábháilte laistigh den Ollscoil.” Tá bailiúchán suntasach ag Ollscoil na Gaillimhe cheana féin i ndáil le polaitíocht agus cultúr Thuaisceart Éireann i rith na tréimhse seo, ó bhlianta na Gluaiseachta Ceart Sibhialta go dtí Comhaontú Aoine an Chéasta agus anois tá cartlann McMenamin curtha leis. San áireamh leis an mbailiúchán tá cartlann an ghníomhaí ar son na síochána, Brendan Duddy, an acadóra agus abhcóide Kevin Boyle agus na státseirbhíseach Maurice Hayes. Is féidir rochtain a fháil ar Irisí Príosúin na Ceise Fada ar Stór Leabharlann Ollscoil na Gaillimhe: https://digital.library.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/categories/paddy-mcmenamin Bhí an méid seo a leanas le rá ag Monica Crump, Leabharlannaí na hOllscoile: “Ba mhór an onóir dúinn gur fágadh an bailiúchán uathúil seo faoinár gcúram agus gur iarradh orainn é a chaomhnú do na glúnta atá le teacht. Ligfidh sé do scoláirí na todhchaí tuiscint éigin a fháil ar ar tharla sa Cheis Fhada, agus i dTuaisceart Éireann trí chéile i rith na dTrioblóidí. Tá an-áthas orm go bhfuil catalógú déanta ar an mbailiúchán iomlán anois agus go bhfuil na hirisí príosúin digitithe agus curtha ar fáil ar líne. Beidh deis anois ag lucht léite i bhfad níos leithne foghlaim faoin tréimhse chorraitheach sin i stair na hÉireann agus tuiscint níos fearr a fháil ar ar tharla. Labhair an Dr Barry Houlihan, Cartlannaí in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe mar seo a leanas: Bailiúchán tábhachtach atá i gCartlann McMenamin agus cabhróidh sé na glúnta atá le teacht a theagasc agus iad a chur ar an eolas faoi thaithí na gcimí i rith na dTrioblóidí. Tugann sé deis dúinn staidéar a dhéanamh agus tuiscint a fhorbairt ar thréimhse dheacair den stair ar an oileán seo, agus meabhraíonn sé dúinn a thábhachtaí atá a leithéid de chartlann as Tuaisceart Éireann, mar aon leo siúd atá á gcoinneáil i Leabharlann Ollscoil na Gaillimhe cheana féin, chun cuimhní agus taithí na ndaoine siúd a bhí thíos leis an gcoimhlint a chaomhnú. Reáchtáladh imeacht chun seoladh na n-irisí príosúin digitithe a cheiliúradh, agus bailiúchán McMenamin féin, agus bhí comhrá ann mar chuid de idir Paddy McMenamin agus an tOllamh Breandán Mac Suibhne, Ollamh le Nua-Stair na hÉireann in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe. Bhí plé painéil ann chomh maith ag ar labhair an Dr Mary Harris, Léachtóir Sinsearach le Stair in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe; an Dr Barry Houlihan, Cartlannaí i Leabharlann Ollscoil na Gaillimhe; agus an Dr Laurence Marley, léachtóir le Nua-Stair na hÉireann agus na Breataine. Sheol Dr Mary Harris leabhar nua McMenamin, Voices From Inside: The Hidden Journals of Long Kesh ag an imeacht freisin. Críoch
Sunday, 7 September 2025
Newly released archive offers rare insight into life inside prison camp A new digital archive of prison journals created in Long Kesh internment camp during the 1970s has been made available by University of Galway. The Paddy McMenamin Collection includes unique hand-made journals and a rare album of photographs from inside the prison from 1974-1976. Interned in Long Kesh in the mid-1970s, McMenamin served as Cage PRO and contributed to a number of prison journals, including Misneach, An Síoladóir, and Faoi Glas, as well as serving as editor of An Fuascailteoir. Along with individual cover artwork, the journals featured articles and writings by Republican prisoners, poems, Irish language lessons and articles on Irish history and international politics. The journals were smuggled out of Long Kesh over time, preserving the collection, before it was deposited with University of Galway Library. The collection offers a unique perspective into the experiences of Republican prisoners in Long Kesh during a period of the Troubles marked by increasing sectarian violence. The journals and photographs provide a lens into life in the internment camp, including education, debate and daily life. Paddy McMenamin said: “As a University of Galway graduate in English and History, it is a pleasure to donate this collection of original Long Kesh Cage papers to University of Galway Library as a primary source for students studying and researching 20th century Irish history. It is a privilege for me to see the journals safely preserved for posterity within the University.” The McMenamin archive adds to University of Galway’s already extensive collections relating to the politics and culture of Northern Ireland history, from the years of the Civil Rights Movement through to the Good Friday Agreement and its legacies. These include the archives of peacemaker Brendan Duddy, academic and barrister Kevin Boyle, and civil servant Maurice Hayes. The digitised Long Kesh Prison Journals are accessible from the University of Galway Library Repository: https://digital.library.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/categories/paddy-mcmenamin Monica Crump, University Librarian, said: “We were honoured to be entrusted to hold this truly unique collection and preserve it for future generations, so that scholars can get a glimpse into life in Long Kesh and indeed in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. I am delighted to see the full collection catalogued and the prison journals digitised and made available online, so that an even wider audience can learn and experience some of the realities of this turbulent time in our history.” Dr Barry Houlihan, Archivist at University of Galway Library, said: The McMenamin Archive is an important collection that will help teach and inform generations into the future about the experiences of prisoners during The Troubles. It allows us to study and understand a difficult time in our island’s history, and reminds us why such archives from Northern Ireland, along with those already housed at University of Galway Library, are vital to preserving the memories and experiences of those directly affected by, during, and after the conflict.” An event to mark the launch of the digitised prison journals and the release of the wider McMenamin collection featured a conversation with Paddy McMenamin and Professor Breandán Mac Suibhne, Professor of Modern Irish History at University of Galway. A panel discussion was also held, featuring Dr Mary Harris, Senior Lecturer in History at University of Galway; Dr Barry Houlihan, Archivist at University of Galway Library; and Dr Laurence Marley, lecturer in Modern Irish and British History. McMenamin’s new book, Voices From Inside: The Hidden Journals of Long Kesh was also launched by Dr Mary Harris during the event. Ends