15^th – 21^st

November 2010

NUIG Irish Studies Society is happy to invite its members to a special night at the theatre. The Performance Corporation theatre company brings to the Town Hall Theatre Slattery’s Sago Saga. Adapted by Arthur Riordan from the unfinished comic masterpiece by Flann O’Brien, Slattery’s Sago Saga tells the story of Tim Hartigan’s quiet life at Poguemahone Hall which is shattered by the arrival of a Scotch woman with a ridiculously evil plan. Utter confusion awaits in the shape of a politically-correct Leprechaun, a beautiful typist and a tycoon T.D. bent on bankrupting the country. One part carnival, one part surreal satire on modern Ireland, it is an unforgettable theatrical adventure.

‘Arthur Riordan has cooked up a monstrous pudding of a comic play.’- Irish Independent

Slattery’s Sago Saga is coming to Galway for only one performance on the Mon 29th Nov. Tickets for this show are 18 euros, BUT we are happy to announce that limited free tickets are being offered to NUIG Irish Studies members. If you are interested in going a sign-up sheet will be placed in the Centre for Irish Studies in the Martha Fox House, or you can email us at A.NOLAN3@nuigalway.ie or mikelydon9@yahoo.ie. Tickets will go to those who sign up first but also to those who have contributed to past events and to those who are willing to contribute to future events!

Great selection of posters at great prices

Start your week with some flow based Hatha yoga! Contact lotus@socs.nuigalway.ie to check availability. Booking essential...

Start your week with some flow based Hatha yoga! Contact lotus@socs.nuigalway.ie to check availability. Booking essential...

Live Student Bands from NUIG will be playing between 16:00 and 8:00
The COK Idea
Dead Horse

Organising events each week such as the Fashion Show, Christmas Day, Dodgeball and weekly volunteering.

Polish Language and Culture Course 1

CompSoc's weekly mashup of gaming, programming, robotics and all things tech-related.

Training for members who want to take part in the Best Buddies Colleges Programme will be taking place on Monday 15th Nov in AC201 7pm to 9pm and Tuesday 16th Nov in IT125 7pm to 9pm. Members must attend both sessions, alternatively there is a full day's training on Saturday 20th Nov so contact Linda Keane at Ability West if you are unable to make the evening sessions! We'll also be discussing our welcome party and other events at the evening training. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Sláinte Soc hosts their annual table quiz in the College Bar.

€5 per person, teams of 4.

Great fun guaranteed! Spot prizes on the night!

This year all funds raised will be going to support the NUI Galway Students Union team for Movember. It's a really worthy cause and well worth supporting!

Monday 15th ChOrches Trad Choral, Orchestra & Trad Soc with Guests Cumann Soisialta & Subhoro from the Acadamh present an evening of music, song & dance.
7.30pm Bailey Allen Hall. Adm Free.

Well, here we are! We're talkin comics and drinkin tae, maybe even eatin biccies and cake too. Do come along and tell us about your own favourite comics or if you've never read one sure we'll point you in the right direction! Open to all, first timers welcome always!

Don't forget to check out our Blogsite; http://comicbooksociety.wordpress.com/
And if you need to contact us throw us an email at comicsoc@socs.nuigalway.ie

See you soon!

A Quentin Tarantino-style fairytale. Tickets €5/€8.

Film Socs' film 'Gates of Dawn' directed by Samuel MacFadden special showing tonight.

Training for members who want to take part in the Best Buddies Colleges Programme will be taking place on Monday 15th Nov in AC201 7pm to 9pm and Tuesday 16th Nov in IT125 7pm to 9pm. Members must attend both sessions, alternatively there is a full day's training on Saturday 20th Nov so contact Linda Keane at Ability West if you are unable to make the evening sessions! We'll also be discussing our welcome party and other events at the evening training. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Great selection of posters at great prices

Kick start your day with some invigorating yoga! Contact lotus@socs.nuigalway.ie to check availability - booking essential.

Garden open to anyone who wants to come help!

Dr Frances Fahy has kindly agreed to allow members of the Energy Society attend a lecture to be given to her class by Peter Keaveney of the Galway Energy Agency. This promises to be a an extremely interesting and relevant talk.

Live Student Bands From NUIG will be playing from 16:00 to 18:00.
Skyboy

Learn yoga with Aoife, every Tuesday at 5:15. Contact lotus@socs.nuigalway to check availability - booking essential.

The weekly Poker Soc tournament. Held every Tuesday In the View. Alteration between Freezeout and Rebuy tournaments.

Polish Language and Culture Course 2

Come along to our weekly workshop to learn something new juggling related! Be it poi, diabolo, unicycle or something else, it's always something new and always open to everybody!

Intermediate Hip Hop with Silvia!

Come along for our weekly practice to sing, have fun and meet new people! No audition, no experience needed - you just need to enjoy singing!

Come to the Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC) and meet with trained law students and solicitors who are available to give information on legal matters. This service is provided every Tuesday in Meeting Rooms 1 and 2 (upstairs in Aras na Mac Leinn). All matters discussed at the clinics are strictly confidential. For further information please contact: nuigflac@gmail.com or visit www.flac.nuigalway.ie

Rhythm & Spin
Juggling Society: Outdoor Juggling spectacle with drums
6pm – 7pm Outside �ras na Mac Léinn

Speakers: Philip O'Donnell and Ken McDonnell, EirGrid.
There is broad consensus that decarbonising the power sector is a crucial step towards creating a more sustainable economy. The power system in Ireland is set to undergo a major transition from centralised thermal generation to distributed renewable generation sources. This will motivate significant development of the transmission system and require a sea change in the way the power system is operated. Ireland will also need to develop links to neighbouring electricity markets to both facilitate renewable energy export and to maintain security of supply. The presentation from EirGrid will discuss their current role as well as their contribution towards the transition to a decarbonised power system.

Why not come along to Ogra Shinn Fein Socs weekly meeting.

At our meeting we will be discussing many topics that relate to the students in the College and the Politics of our Country.

So why not come along to the weekly meeting for a bit of banter and some good aul craic and see if our position appeals to you.

All Students are most welcome!

General level Ballet with Blair!

The Galway Arts Centre are holding a Poetry Slam on the 16th of November at 7pm at the Galway Arts Centre, 47 Dominick Street.
Anyone can participate on the night and new comers are very welcome.
To participate you need one poem/piece that will take about 3 minutes to perform. Judges on the night will select their favourite and the winner will be invited to be a guest reader at the next slam as well as qualifying for the Cúirt Grand Slam which will take place during next year’s Cúirt International Festival of Literature 12-17 April
2011.

Admission is free and wine will be provided. All are welcome.

Grand Final of the Talent Competition that has taken the NUIG campus by storm this semester! 17 acts, only one can win €1000! Tickets available at the Soc Box. €10 includes dinner and a voting card! Full bar and entertainment guaranteed!

Learn how to draw the male form in week 3 of Life Drawing class.

'THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE EARLY MEDIEVAL KINGDOMS OF DONEGAL'
By DR. BRIAN LACEY.
Dr. Lacey is CEO of the Discovery Programme, an archaeologist, a historian and widely published.

Come along to hear what promises to be a very interesting and entertaining lecture.
ALL WELCOME.

Intro to International Relations

The world is a big place, and Ireland's not the only country that has issues. This week at Lit & Deb we'll be looking at the world and an overview of some of the conflicts that are taking place. How can we deal with them?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S13Z7NMfcA

BizSoc will be having an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) next week on Tuesday the 16th of November at 8p.m. in the Dillon Theatre. A few important issues will be addressed.

If anybody new wants to get involved make sure and come along to this and we will try to fit you in!!! This is one of the best and largest societies in the University and it is well worth getting involved for the social scene, business experience and then the long term rewards!

With the semester coming to a close its not too late to get involved for the rest of this semester and next year, semester two is usually busier with BizSocs main events, the NUI Galway Commerce Ball, The Business Review, Speaker Engagements and the International Mystery Tour...

There will be a gathering somewhere in town when the EGM is over....!!!

The Civil Partnership Act 2010 was passed by both Dáil and Seanad in July of this year, and is expected to be fully enacted by early 2011. The Minister for Justice and Law Reform Dermot Ahern said: "This is one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation to be enacted since independence.", yet the Act continues to be the subject of much debate and discussion, both within the LGBT community in particular and across the wider populace.


What exactly is involved with the Civil Partnership Act, however, and what are its strengths and its limitations? While very little has been written on the subject from the point of view of academia as yet, GiG Soc is hoping to add to the discussion by hosting an audience with Dr. Anne Egan, lecturer in Law here in NUIG, in which the Act will be discussed, along with a legal interpretation of the provisions contained within, and a short question-and-answer session afterward.


Dr. Egan is a graduate of National University of Ireland, Galway where she was awarded a B.A in Legal Science, Sociology and Politics in 2003 and LL.B in 2004. She completed her PhD in 2008 on “The Rights and Responsibilities of Fathers in Irish Family Law�. She was a tutor in the Faculty of Law from 2004-2006 and lectured part-time in Family Law in 2007-2008. She also has completed a Certificate in Part 1 Mediation training accredited to the Mediators Institute of Ireland. Anne was awarded a postgraduate certificate in Teaching and Learning in 2009 and is currently completing a module on "Civic Engagement" with the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, NUI, Galway. She currently lectures in Family Law, Sociology of Law, Law and Social Policy, Irish Legal Systems here in NUIG.


So come along if you have an interest in LGBT issues, law, equality and human rights or if you just want to find out more about what Civil Partnership will actually entail, and as usual people of all types are welcome to attend! If you'd like an icebreaker to meet you before the event, just email gigsoc@socs.nuigalway.ie, and we'd be happy to meet you! Social evening will follow.

A Quentin Tarantino-style fairytale. Tickets 5/8euro

Trad Soc are having their weekly session in The Crane Bar kicking off around half 9!!!! Promises to be a good night of tunes and craic and a few pints!!!!! U dont have to play to cum!!!!!!

Beginners Hip Hop with Maria!

Weekly Gaming session, including RPGs, Boardgames,Magic the Gathering,even sometimes console gaming.
Come and play some games or just to hang out with friends.

Wind down after a hectic day every Wednesday evening at 6:15pm. Gary teaches a very relaxing style of Hatha yoga. Contact lotus@socs.nuigalway.ie to check availability - BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL.

Breakdancing with Stan!

Dramsocs weekly Improv night comprising of sketches, theatre games and scriptwork. Followed by Open Mic in the Cellar (when a performance is on the same night as Staged & Confused it will run from 7-8pm).

Re schedulad for February 10th. The summer may be gone but the music will carry on, check out HYDROGEN this Wednesday 17th of November in the Bailey Allen Hall in Aras na Mac Leinn, with an Original line up of Some of Irelands most talented up and coming artists, see them first here for only €10 including dinner and full bar plus extra special events on the night, be there when it matters, or be square!!!

Rock Soc Main Stage:
Daithi o Dronai
Cleere
Hail To Farewell
Frantic Jack

The Cube:
Trad Soc - Céilí
BACon & DJ Soc - Rave in the Cave

The Space:
Film Soc & Nom Soc - Cake, Tea & Films in the Space.

In association with Writers' Soc and Art Soc (who host their comic drawing class next door in The Art Room at the very same time!).
Gar will discuss styles, methods etc and workshop scripts etc with you etc all in an informal and terrifyingly friendly etc setting. Opportunity knocks - work with artists from Art Soc to see your script come to life!
We'll tackle everything from 1 panel comics to 60 page comics! All welcome!

P.S. there may even be tea too.

P.P.S. if you would like to workshop a script please email it in advance to comicbook@socs.nuigalway.ie so we can print a few copies off and have it ready for the class...

Wind down after a hectic day every Wednesday evening at 7.30pm. Gary teaches a very relaxing style of Hatha yoga. Contact lotus@socs.nuigalway.ie to check availability - BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL.

Irish Studies Soc is hosting an EGM to elect:
Secretary
Treasurer
PRO (we already have one but two is needed!)
Co- Treasurer
Co-events

If you are interested in holding a committee position sign up to the society at yourspace.nuigalway.ie and detials of the venue will follow

Learn to draw a comic book!

A Quentin Tarantino-style fairytale. Tickets €5/€8.

Tickets only €5 from the Socs Box!

Geoff Boyz, Foil, Arms & Hog, Willa White and Trevor Browne will all be performing. Really cannot encourage attendance to this show enough, Foil, Arms & Hog are absolutely genius. The best of Irish sketch comedy without a doubt.

GEOFF BOYZ
Brilliant comic and impressionist whose Robert de Niro has to be seen, to be believed! Geoff Boyz brilliantly manages to take every day observations and mix them with great impersonations of characters we all know and love. He commands an audience and is one of the very few comedians who can be put in front of any crowd in any frame of mind and will grab their attention with hilarious results. And a bloody nice bloke to boot!

WILLA WHITE
Recently seen on Des Bishops ‘Joy in da Hood’, this Ballymun based comic has a bright future ahead. Razor-sharp observation and laconic working class wit combine to produce an uproariously funny routine that will leave you clutching your sides, as well as your handbags.

Kick start your day with some invigorating yoga! Contact lotus@socs.nuigalway.ie to check availability - BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL.

A chance to mess around and get some practice in on the decks. Practice makes perfect and it's really the only way you will improve!! Come along at any time through out the day (12-5) and bring your own tunes on a hard drive or a memory stick.

TOWER of Song
Arts in Action presents Galway based singer songwriters Anna McCarthy (Blasterbra) Laura Sheeran, Jimmy Monahan (Music for Dead Birds) present a songwriters workshop & performance 1-3pm Large Acoustic Room, �ras na Mac Léinn. Adm Free.

Live Student Bands From NUIG will be playing from 16:00 to 18:00.
Lexington 125
The Colour of Bob
Humdrum Flounder

An Cumann Ceimice Present Dr. Peter Kenny:
"Hydrogen Bonding and Molecular Design"
Followed by tea/coffee in the Chemistry Tearoom.
Everyone welcome.

Come along to our Thursday practice session to try out our society equipment, you're welcome to practice, much around or sit down and chat, everything provided and everyone welcome!

Singalong brought to you by Choralsoc and GUMS. Come along and sing along with Nicole, Ewan, and all your friends!

Niamh Flynn, DHP BA MMEDSCI MBA, director of Bodywatch Ltd, the successful Sport Psychology company based in The Galway Clinic will be coming in to speak to us about sports psychology.

The music pirates are going to destroy the music industry! Or are they?

The problem of piracy has been rising for the past 10 years, and the numbers of “pirates� are growing day by day yet the profits made by these companies have been constantly on the rise. It seems to be a victimless crime, yet music stars descend from their mansions to complain about small percentages of their revenue being removed.

Maybe piracy will bring purity back to the music industry putting live gigs and love of the music back to the forefront. Alternatively it could lead to the death of small industry and only allow the large scale companies to exist, killing independent input to music.

This Thursday at 7pm we ask the question, Music Piracy, friend or foe?

The 5th annual Socs in the City Fashion Show takes place this year in the Radisson, Galway. It promises to be an unforgetable night with the party continuing in Central Park night-club after the show. Free entry with a valid ticket. Hope to see you all there!

One of the main organizers of the Simon Community will be speaking about homelessness in Ireland. We will also be showing a short film about homelessness

YFG will be hosting Ireland North West MEP Jim Higgins! In the 2004 European Parliament election Higgins was elected to the European Parliament as a Fine Gael / European People's Party MEP for the North–West constituency. He was re-elected at the 2009 European Parliament election.

At the European Parliament, he serves as a member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism. He is a substitute member of the Petitions Committee. He is also a substituent member of the Fisheries Committee. Higgins' other duties include membership of the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee, the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly and he is a substitute member of the Delegation for Relations with Japan.

He is one of five MEPs to hold the position of Quaestor. He was elected by other parliamentarians in the European Parliament to this position.

Come along to hear what Jim has to say about Europe in Ireland today and ask your own questions!

College Bar Afterwards!

Drinks in college bar to welcome all new society members!
Microsoc held a night-out in the College Bar, NUIG in semester 1 to allow all of its members to meet up; finger food was kindly supplied by the College Bar and a great night was enjoyed by all.

A Quentin Tarantino-style fairytale. Tickets €5/€8.

As Music Week is taking place on campus, to mark the occasion English Soc and Writers' Soc are teaming up to bring you a poetry slam workshop on Thursday 18th November at 8pm, where you'll learn how to slam with the best of them. This in turn will lead to a proper slam in the Cellar Bar the following Thursday!

Bring along your own poetry, and learn to embrace your inner Ginsberg.*

*no recitals of Howl, please.

Pizza and Refreshments for €10 in College Bar every Friday!
Live music, games and other activities taking place.

Mr (soon to be Dr) Liam Naughton speaks about Groups, Symmetry, Marks and other topics of interest.
This promises to be a fascinating reptrospective from a mathematician at the height of hs powers.
Not to be missed.
Refreshments and discussion afterwards.

A Quentin Tarantino-style fairytale. Tickets €5/€8.