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Alumni Links spring 2011
Alumni Awards Gala Banquet 2011
Former NUI Galway students take senior roles in Cabinet
Reunion Dates
Cumann Caoga Bliain: Friday 15th April
Classes of 2001 & 2006: Saturday 11th June
Chemistry Reunion: Saturday 1st October
Classes of 1971 & 1981: Saturday 8th October
Classes of 1986 & 1991: Saturday 5th November
Alumni Club Events
Sandra Butler's Alumni Hour on FLIRT FM
Chicago Alumni - A Night at the Theater
Dr Jim Browne in Conversation
NUI Galway's Seanad Election Candidates Debate
Alumni News
Career Development Office
Humanities in the West - Lecture Series
Free Legal Aid Society
Galway Early Music Society
Irish Business Network Germany
NUI Galway Business Society host an evening with Sean O'Faolain
Recent Events
Officers' Mess Dinner
Behind the Scenes at TG4
BSc Business Information Systems Reunion
New England Alumni Club presents... An Evening at the Theater
London Alumni New Year's Bash
Alumni Awards Gala Banquet
The eleventh anniversary of the Alumni Awards was held on Saturday 5th March in NUI Galway's Bailey Allen Hall. Six alumni, Dr Gerald Farrell, Managing Director of Eli Lilly, Michael Conroy, General Manager, Cisco Product Group, Ireland, Gabriel D'Arcy, CEO Bord na Móna, John Walshe, Education Editor, Irish Independent, Dr Brian Griffin,Cleveland CLinic, USA, Director, Cardiovascular Disease Training Programme, Colm Murray, RTÉ Sports Presenter were honoured at this year's event.
Click here to read more about these remarkable graduates.
Listen to Sandra Butler's Alumni Awards Special from her radio show Alumni Hour on FLIRT FM. Read Connacht Tribune editor Dave O'Connell's experience of the event in his article College years are the touchstone for the rest of your life.
Click here to view our FLICKr page photos.
View some highlights of the event here.
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Former NUI Galway Students, including Taoiseach, take senior roles in Cabinet
Welcoming the formation of the 31st Dáil, NUI Galway President, Dr James J. Browne extended congratulations to former NUI Galway students who will play key roles in the new Government.
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny; Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore; Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte; Attorney General Máire Whelan and Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation and the Department of Education and Skills with responsibility for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock are all former students of the University. Other alumni elected as TDs include Paul Connaughton, Ciara Conway, Brendan Griffin, Michael Kitt, Derek Nolan and John O'Mahony. Read on.
Cumann Caoga Bliain - 50th Anniversary Reunion: Friday 15th April
The Cumann Caoga Bliain 2011 reunion will take place on Friday, 15th of April in NUI Galway and the Meyrick (Great Southern) Hotel to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the graduating class of 1961. Graduates from previous years are also invited to attend as is the tradition. Click here for a
booking form
and a
programme of activities.
To register please contact Colm on 091 493750 or email
colm.odwyer
nuigalway.ie.
Click here to view photos from last year's event.
5 & 10 Year Reunion BBQ: Saturday 11th June
All alumni celebrating their 5th and 10th anniversaries are invited to attend this event. Your reunion is the best excuse you’ll ever have for returning to college, so pick up the phone, ring around your friends (don't leave it to others!) and reserve your spot at Reunion today.
At your NUI Galway Reunion BBQ you will find many ways to reconnect with your
alma mater including:
• Catching up with your friends and former classmates as you listen to your
song requests
• Seeing your
photo submissions
on the big screen throughout the night
• Seeing the many developments made to the NUI Galway campus
• Getting reacquainted with your former lecturers and academic staff
Click here to
make a booking or for
further information. Closing Date for Registration: Friday 3rd June.
Click here to view photos from last year's event.
Chemistry Reunion: Saturday 1st October
SAVE THE DATE! A reunion is being organised for all MSc and PhD chemistry alumni to take place in the Meyrick Hotel, Galway on Saturday 1st October. If you are interested in attending please contact
emma.goodenuigalway.ie. If you know anyone who might be interested in this event please forward this information on to them and ask them to ensure current contact details are held by the Alumni Office. Watch this space for details!
30 & 40 Year Reunion: Saturday 8th October
SAVE THE DATE! The graduating classes of 1971 and 1981 are invited to attend their Reunion Ball in the Meyrick (Great Southern) Hotel on Saturday, 8th of October. Further details to follow.
Click here to view photos from last year's event.
20 & 25 Year Reunion: Saturday 5th November
SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, 5th of November marks the turn of the graduating classes of 1986 and 1991 to return to Galway for their reunion festivities. Further details to follow.
Click here to view photos from last year's event.
Sandra Butler’s Alumni Hour on Flirt FM 101.3, Thursdays at 2pm
Alumni Hour is a show in which well-known alumni regale host Sandra Butler with tales of their student days in Galway – all set to the soundtrack of their favourite tunes from that time. Sandra's recent guests include Leo Moran of Saw Doctors fame Trevor Ó Clochartaigh. Her
Alumni Awards Special is available here.
Catch up on shows you might have missed here
http://www.mixcloud.com/flirtfm/.
Calling all Chicago-based alumni for A Night at the Theater
Join NUI Galway alumni and friends of on Wednesday, March 23rd from 5:15 - 7:15 pm
for a Buffet Dinner at Riva Restaurant, Navy Pier to celebrate the Chicago performances of Druid Theatre Company's
The Cripple of Inishmaan. This special event is free of charge.
Please RSVP to Sarah E. Kelly at
sarahekellyearthlink.net or by phone 347-623-3866.
To reserve discounted tickets for the March 23rd 7:30 pm performance of The Cripple of Inishmaan at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, visit http://www.chicagoshakes.com/ and use the promo code "Galway".
Dr Jim Browne in Conversation with Caroline Murphy
The Dublin Alumni Club presents...Dr Jim Browne, President of NUI Galway, in conversation with Caroline Murphy (
It Says in the Papers, RTÉ).
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011, 7:30 pm, Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin 2
This is a free event - Alumni and Guests Welcome.
Click here to register online or telephone 091-493750 by Friday 25th March.
Seeking Focus Group Volunteers.
A market research focus group is being held in advance of the above event starting at 5:45pm and ending at 7:00pm. Attendees of this Dublin Club event are encouraged to attend early and take part in the focus group.
If you are interested in participating in this focus group please contact Emma Goode on 091 492721 or email
emma.goodenuigalway.ie. As a token of our appreciation for your time, we will offer all focus group participants a €20 gift voucher.
NUI Galway's Seanad Election Candidates Debate
The Dublin Alumni Club presents...NUI Galway's Seanad Election Candidates Debate. Senator Rónán Mullen and Donncha O'Connell will debate campaign issues in an event moderated by Sean O'Rourke, RTÉ
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011, 7:30 pm, Davenport Hotel, Dublin 2
This is a free event - Alumni and Guests Welcome.
Click here to register online.
For more information on the NUI Galway candidates please click here.
Graduate Recruitment & Opportunities in the West (GROW)
Graduate Recruitment & Opportunities in the West (GROW)
Date: Wednesday 30th March, 5pm – 7pm, Orbsen Building, NUI Galway
We are delighted to invite you to the first Graduate Recruitment & Opportunities in the West careers fair. Take this opportunity to . . .
· Meet companies from local industry currently recruiting graduates
· Find out more about graduate work placement programmes and volunteering opportunities
· Explore postgraduate study opportunities at NUI Galway
· Get feedback on your CV and/or get matched with an Alumni Mentor
Further information including a list of employers attending available on our website www.nuigalway.ie/careers/events.html
This event is organised by the Career Development Centre, in conjunction with the NUI Galway Alumni Association.
Humanities in the West – Lecture Series
NUI Galway's Moore Institute would like to extend an invitation to all alumni and friends to attend its talks in this year’s series.
The next talk will be in Roscommon on March 29th: Dr Seán Crosson (Huston School of Film & Digital Media) – ’Representing the Nation through Sport: The National Film Institute’s Gaelic Games Films, 1948 – 1968’
And Sligo on April 5th: Dr Nessa Cronin (Centre for Irish Studies) – ’Haunted Landscapes: Place, Space and Mobility in 21st Century Ireland’
Please see attached brochure for information or pass it on to friends or colleagues. All are warmly welcome.
Free Legal Advice Clinic at NUI Galway
The Free Legal Advice Society at NUI Galway is, in co-ordination with the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, in the process of establishing a Disability Law Clinic. They hope to create a clinic where law students, specifically trained in areas of disability law, provide legal information, under the supervision of a qualified practitioner, on legal issue regarding disability. Equal access to justice is such an important right and thus we feel this clinic could provide an invaluable service to NUI Galway students and also members of the public in Galway and surrounding areas. There is no other service of this type available in Ireland. If you would like to get involved please contact Roisin Fitzpatrick, auditor of the Free Legal Advice Clinic at
nuigflacgmail.com.
Click here for further information.
Galway Early Music Society invites you to an Evening of Traditional Music
Ronan Browne - “One of the finest pipers of his generation”
Siobhan Armstrong - Early Irish, Renaissance and Baroque Harps
Róisín Elsafty - Sean-nós singer in the Connemara Style
St. Nicholas Church Galway, Thursday 5th May 8pm
Concession tickets to all NUI Galway alumni at €12 (normal price €15) – Just mention 'Alumni' at the door.
Wine reception included. Proceeds to the Galway Early Music Festival that will take place from 19-22 May 2011.
The Galway Early Music Society is led by NUI Galway alumni and staff.
Irish Business Network Germany
Backed by the Irish Government, The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, The Department of Foreign Affairs, and supported by Ireland’s commitment to connecting with the Irish diaspora worldwide as concluded from the Farmleigh Global Irish Economic Summit; the Irish Business Network Germany is a network of Irish professionals living and /or working in Gemany.
Click here for more information on networking opportunities provided by the IBN.
NUI Galway Business Society host an evening with Sean O'Faolain - Head of Business Services for NAMA
The NUI Galway Business Society will host an evening with Sean O'Faolain, Head of Business Services, National Asset Management Agency (NAMA). He is a graduate of NUI Galway and Trinity College, Dublin and his previous roles with the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) have included management of the interest rate and currency exposures associated with the National Debt. According to the NAMA website, The National Asset Management Agency is a key part of the solution to the current banking difficulties in Ireland.
The talk will be held on Wednesday 23rd of March at 8pm in The Dillon Theatre, NUI Galway.
A reception will be held afterwards in The Front Door.
Defence Forces Officers’ Dinner with new Chief of Staff
Almost 100 alumni, including many serving or retired Defence Forces officers, celebrated the recent appointment of fellow graduate Seán McCann,
BComm 1974, to the Chief of Staff of the Forces at a very special dinner in the Officers’ Mess, McKee Barracks, Dublin.
Click here to see the short video of the event which took place on 24 February 2011.
Click here to view our Flickr page photos.
View highlights from the event here.
Tour of TG4
20 alumni and friends were taken on an exciting behind the scenes tour of the TG4 studios in Baile na hAbhann. Programme Editor Tomás Ó Síocháin,
BCorpLaw 1996, HDipAppComms 1997 and LLB 2004, guided the groups both in English and in Irish demonstrating where and how some of the various TG4 programmes are produced.
Click here to view our Flickr page photos.
The planned tour to the Ros na Rún set has been postponed and will take place later in the year.
Business Information Systems Reunion
The first BSc BIS alumni gathering took place in Dublin on the 10th of March 2001. The programme first graduated students in 2006 and there are now over 100 NUI Galway BSc BIS graduates. The evening included a conversation with Karl Flannery,
BSc 1982, Entrepreneur and CEO of Storm Technology.
New England Alumni Club presents...A Night at the Theater
On a very snowy February evening in Boston, 70 alumni and friends of NUI Galway attended a cocktail party sponsored by the Galway University Foundation before attending a performance of Druid Theatre Company's "Cripple of Inishmaan" performed at Boston’s Paramount Center at Emerson College.
(L-R) Michele Kennerly, Niamh McDermott, James McDermott, Shaun Mahony
London Alumni New Year Bash: Covent Garden, 20th January 2011
40 NUI Galway alumni joined graduates from universities and colleges throughout Ireland at the annual London Alumni New Year Bash which was held in The Porterhouse, Covent Garden on January 20th.
Click here to view our Flickr page photos.
NUI Galway Affinity Credit Card
Demonstrate your real and lasting connection with your
alma mater through the NUI Galway Affinity Card. We have teamed up with Bank of Ireland to bring graduates the NUI Galway Affinity Credit Card. This card has been created and designed exclusively for NUI Galway alumni, staff and friends.
Click here for further information.
Make the connection with the NUI Galway Affinity Credit Card today by calling Bank of Ireland at 091 524555 or download an application form here.
NUI Galway Press Office
Information on all NUI Galway news and events is available from the
NUI Galway Press Office website.
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Phone: +353 (0) 91 493750, Fax: +353 (0) 91 494579, E-mail: Alumni Association
This page was last updated Friday, October 07, 2011