NUACHTÁN SAOR IN AISCE VOL.19 Issue 3. 10 OCT 2017
Student Independent News
Galway hurling heroes support Super Supper for Simon By Teodora Bandut There was great excitement in Áras na Mac Léinn last Wednesday 4 October as the Liam McCarthy Cup arrived on campus during NUI Galway MSc Marketing Practice students’ #SupperforSimon event. The students organised the “super supper” as part of the Simon Community’s latest fundraising campaign. Three of the county’s All-Ireland winners turned up to show their support for the event which raised a whopping €1511 in just two hours. Galway full-back and former NUI Galway student John Hanbury told SIN he was delighted to be on campus to draw attention to a very important cause.
“It’s been a crazy month but it’s great to be back here, I graduated two years ago and I have a lot of good memories.” Winning brothers Pádraic and Cathal Mannion also made an appearance, and said attending events such as the Supper for Simon as All-Ireland Champions made them “very proud”. “The win was just unbelievable. Going around to schools and events like this shows just how much it has meant to everyone, we’re very proud,” said Pádraic. He told SIN they were enjoying the well-deserved post-win celebrations for the moment. “Now’s a time to relax so we can come back next year and go at it again. There’ll be more to prove next time
Galway full-back John Hanbury with members of MSc Marketing Practice class. Photo: John Hanbury around!” said Pádraic. He explained that when it came to hurling, the brothers saw each other as teammates but said the win had meant a lot for their family.
John Hanbry lifts the Liam McMarthy Cup. Photo: John Hanbury
“After winning, it was pretty special for Mam and Dad and the whole family to have the two of us out on the field,” he said. It was a fun-filled two hours for the hundreds of students in attendance at the supper with entertainment from the NUI Galway DJ Society and the chance to win some exciting spot prizes including tickets to the Commerce Ball, a Carbon bar tab, and Boojum vouchers. PRO of the project Ciara Cronin was delighted with the turn out on the day and said she hoped it would inspire other students to host their own #SupperforSimon. “This Super Supper will hopefully demonstrate to students that it can be very accessible to contribute to the local community,” she said. She explained the initiative required a host to prepare a supper for a group of friends who will donate the amount they estimate they would have spent had they eaten the meal out. The money raised will then be given to the Galway Simon Community. “You can even have a potluck dinner in your student accommodation or a themed night and have a bit of fun with it,” Ciara suggested. Participants can then upload a picture of their dinner to their social media with the hashtag underneath. Continued on page 2
7up ‘tastes the feeling’ of rejection from campus By Amy McMahon There will no longer be the option of reaching for a bottle of 7Up in stores across campus, as NUI Galway have made a deal with Coca Cola to supply only their beverages to NUI Galway students for the next ten years. The university’s sixteen cafés and cafeterias will only supply beverages produced by the Coca Cola brand, including Fanta, Sprite and Oasis, while classics such as Club Orange have gotten the boot from the fridges around campus. The NUI Galway Commercial Manager Ann Duggan explained the agreement came about “following a competitive process evaluated by a team which included the former Students’ Union President, Coca Cola were identified as the successful bidder for Pouring Rights on campus”. She explained that the move was made with the university’s commitment to sourcing “local, seasonal produce” in mind. “Across the university, there is a very strong commitment to source local, seasonal produce and this is demonstrated on a daily basis through the food/beverage offer in the campus restaurants,” she said. The company employs a total of 1,900 people throughout their ten facilities in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Coca Cola bottling branch in Co Antrim employs 522 people and makes an annual turnover of €204.7 million. In 2011 a €200 million Coca Cola factory opened in Co Wexford creating 100 jobs. The company have already begun to publicise their presence on campus. On 13 September Coca Cola hosted free spin classes for NUI Galway students to celebrate the launch of the Coke Zero bike scheme. During the day students and employees of NUI Galway were offered free membership to the Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Bike scheme as co-ordinated by the National Transport Authority. The event was held in Áras na Mac Léinn. Refreshments were provided by Coca Cola also.