Volume 12 Issue 9

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SU comes under criticism for College Week acts By Grainne Coyne

Labour’s Ruairí Quinn signs the USI pledge not to re-introduce fees of any form

Anti-fees Labour poised to enter coalition with pro-fees FG By Richard Manton In the lead up to the

The headline acts for College

is a disappointment compared to

Week are David McSavage and

other years. I was hoping for

The Rubberbandits. The lack of

better music acts like Calvin

better quality acts has led to

Harris last year and more comedy

criticism of the Students’ Union

acts.”

by many students, claiming that higher profile acts were sourced

Another Final Year Arts student

in other universities this year and

said: “I heard that Jessie J is

in NUIG in previous years.

performing for Trinity and other colleges seem to have better acts

According to Melissa Mannion,

than we do here. There is nothing

consequences of reneging

Mannion continued: “Over

the SU Irish Language Officer,

to look forward to for College

general election, the

On Saturday Ruairí Quinn,

on clear promises made

the last 12 months the

“The acts question of College

Week.” However Melissa

Labour Party reaffirmed its

participating in RTÉ’s

about education.

strength of the student

Week is an interesting one

pointed out that “It's very

commitment to quality

Election Coverage, said

voice has been seen over

because the SU, as is the norm,

difficult to gauge what sort of

and publicly funded third

that the Labour Party had

Peter Mannion, President

and over. On November

are always interested in

acts people would like to see

level education. Ruairí

no “red line” issues, which

of the Students’ Union

3rd over 40,000 students

suggestions and ideas for the

when students don't provide

Quinn and Eamon

could not be negotiated on

said: “I am hugely

took to the streets of

week. Anything that will help us

input, which we receive much

GIlmore, on behalf of the

during talks with Fine Gael

concerned by Ruairi

Dublin to show their

raise more money for our

more of after the act has been

Labour Party, signed the

on forming a coalition. In

Quinn’s comments last

support for publicly

charities is obviously a good

announced.”

USI Election pledge and

response, the Students’

weekend. The pledge he

funded education. Since

thing.”

thereby promised not to

Union has reconfigured

signed, on behalf of the

then thousands of

re-introduce third level

the TellYourTD.com

Labour Party, is very clear

students registered to vote

The majority of students are

week there main act was also

fees in any form including

website to send an email

and guarantees Labour

on campuses all over the

comparing this year’s College

‘The Rubberbandits’ as well as

student loans, graduate

to all new Labour Party

Party support third level

country. The voice of

Week acts to last year’s ones,

many fundraising events such as

taxes and any further

TDs urging them all not to

education. I encourage all

students is clearly

where international DJ Calvin

bungee jumping and tomato

increase in the Student

forget the promises which

students to go on to

strengthening and I warn

Harris, The Coronas and Jason

fights. UL’s Charity Week, which

Contribution to Higher

were made during the

TellYourTD.com and send

all of the new Labour Party

Byrne performed and many

coincides with NUIG’s College

Education. The Labour

General Election

an email to the new

TDs that we will punish

students expected similar acts to

Week, is focusing on fundraising

Party also pledged to

Campaign. The email

Labour Party TDs

any political party who

perform this year. Geraldine,

events such as Wet T-shirt

protect the Higher

draws parallels with the

reminding them of their

thinks they can lie to us for

Final Year Arts students told Sin:

competitions and their main

Education Maintenance

plight of the Liberal

promises and the strength

their electoral gain.”

“I expected better acts for

headliner act is also The

Grant and to tackle the

Democrats in the UK who

of the student vote.”

College Week, this year’s line up

Rubberbandits. ...

graduate emigration crisis.

are suffering the

GMIT’s Rag Week was held last


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