Students’ Union Services

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Sult

2022 / 2023 was another jam-packed year at everyone’s favourite (and only!) on-campus bar / restaurant / music / live sports, meeting, social and event space. Sult continued to host record numbers of live shows; class parties; fundraisers; barbeques; signature pizza and filthy food nights.

Come in and try our popular Pizza; Filthy Food or Street Food menus! Not to mention our incredibly reasonable and broad range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages for your enjoyment!!

Our Deli and fantastically reasonable Bia Boxes continued to go from strength-to-strength alongside our Hot Food offering, and we managed to deliver more of your favourite drinks, mega deals and special discounts than ever before! All of our food and tea / coffee take-away packaging is fully compostable (or reusable) too!

We are delighted to host and support a huge number of events, not least the following:

• 110 Class Parties.

• 110 Society Events.

• 100 + Club Parties and post match / tournament events.

• 45 Students’ Union Events.

• 120 x Live Sport events on our big screens.

• 120 Departmental & Postgrad Staff Parties.

• 20 x Humanitarian & Charity Fundraising Events.

• Live broadcasts to the Nation!

• And much, much more!!

Plus, all your favourite DJs; bands; comedians; karaoke; raunchy cabaret nights; craic on Galway’s favourite Riverside Terrace, which is now covered for those more blustery days, and loads more!

Sult hosts regular ticketed nights with some of the coolest acts around too, including Verve, OnaBumble, D2AL, Groovy Tuesdays, Arriba Nights and lots more!

Don’t forget – every society, club and class party event qualifies for complimentary finger-food for official events booked in at Sult. We’ll pick up the tab, because we’re sound like that! In addition to our regular special offers and giveaways, Sult continued its deals like free porridge with your morning tea / coffee, ensuring that University of Galway students don’t start the day on an empty stomach – especially important during the cold winter months and exam times!

At Sult, we’re very proud to continue our partnership with, and sponsorship of, the University of Galway’s highly successful Women’s Soccer Teams.

SMOKEY’S CAFÉ

Still the number 1 spot on campus to relax / unwind / meet friends / plan your project work and nights out over a cup of the very best coffee on campus, bar none!

Smokey’s serves premium hot and cold drinks, including Fairtrade, organic, 100% shade-grown, arabica coffees, from our brand-spanking new barista coffee machines, as well as all your favourite teas, smoothies, juices, salads, sandwiches; rolls; pastries, snacks; a range of sweet treats and healthy options too – and its located right on the main concourse in the very heart of the University!

STUDENTS’ UNION SHOP

The Students’ Union Shop, your only on-campus convenience store, really is the neighbourhood shop for the University of Galway! We’re centrally located in the Hardiman Library building to maximise convenience.

At the SU Shop, we’re constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of customers. We offer an impressive range of great fresh foods; sandwiches; wraps; rolls; snacks; hot and cold drinks; key grocery and household items; stationery; discounted newspapers and lots of healthy options!

If you need stationery for that all important assignment but can’t get to a shop, check out our Stationery Superstore at http:// nuig.stationerysuperstore.ie/ where we offer free delivery on all orders over €20! The Shop has always been the number 1 desitination for its great range of Official University of Galway merchandise including hoodies, t-shirts and branded stationery. The SU Shop continued to go up against the biggest and the best around and beat them too! Ár Siopa is award winning in its category, having received the top national honour of a 5 Star Award at the Annual XL ‘Store of the Year Awards’ as it continues to achieve and maintain the highest standards in the industry at affordable prices.

Su Card

Our free SU Card has been guaranteeing you better value, discounts and freebies for over 13 years now. Available for use in every Students’ Union Commercial Services outlet, it’s our way of saying “go raibh maith agaibh” or “thank you” to the students and staff who support us all year, every year – without you, there’s simply no us!

In all our units, keep an eye out for our regular offers and SU Card promotions, some are there all the time and others are updated regularly. The SU Card will always maximise value for you and we’re always open to your suggestions too!

COMING SOON!

We’ll soon be introducing a Click & Collect from all our commercial outlets – meaning you can maximize your break time, every time. Look out for our app, EatCampus, and our webstore, ShopCampus.ie, coming very soon!

Brand new SU Card partnership with a city centre bar, eatery and coffee house! So, the value we bring you goes on and on and on – and not just on-campus!!

Sustainability

Working closely with the Galway-based Ethical Coffee Co. and Fairtrade Ireland, every tea, coffee, sugar; condiment; cup; lid and stirrer in every Students’ Union Commercial Services outlet is Fairtrade, Organic and completely compostable too!

All our coffee is also 100% shade-grown Arabica, from Puro, making it the finest and most ethical available anywhere, on or near your campus!

Our outlets have been offering discounts to every customer that uses their own (re-usable) cup for over 14 years. Also, we’re very happy to accept all brands of re-usable cup.

REINVESTING IN YOU

As always, the profits earned from all Students’ Union services are reinvested in the Students’ Union and on-campus services (both commerical and non-commercial) to further develop and expand the suite of services we offer. What makes the Students’ Union services unique is the money you spend on campus stays on campus. No other service provider on campus can say that!

Students’ Union Commercial Services Ltd., (Sult, Smokey’s and the SU Shop) contribute €30,000 to the Student Projects Fund every year making it the biggest single contributor to the fund. Our commercial services company also contributes in excess of €250,000, annually, to the your University to help fund the services it provides and gives €30,000 directly to the Students’ Union.

All the contributions outlined above are made regardless of profitability, to assist with the valuable work carried out by the respective parties for the benefit of students, staff and visitors to University of Galway.

STUDENT EMPLOYMENT

Over 85% of our staff, across all our operational units – Sult, Smokey’s, the SU Shop – are also students. Keeping our trading income on campus and in your pockets!

SPONSORSHIP

Over the course of the year we support many of the good causes run by the different charities, clubs and societies on campus.

We’re very proud to be continuing our partnership with, and sponsorship of, the University of Galway’s highly successful Women’s Soccer Teams!

Watch this space as we look forward to the announcement of exciting new partnerships over the coming year!

LOCKERS

The Students’ Union rents lockers in various locations across campus. We took over running lockers in the Cairnes Building this year.

SU SÍBÍN

The SU Síbín is our new social space for students located in the library basement.

STUDENT LEAP CARDS

The Students’ Union is an agent for the Student Leap Card which gives great student dicounts on travel.

STUDENTS’ UNION CLOAKROOM

The Cloakroom is run and managed by the Students’ Union. Cloakroom staff are all students and the service is provided free of charge to students during term time. During exam times we had extended hours to suit students sitting late afternoon exams.

STUDENTS’ UNION FRESHERS BAGS

Síbín EatCampus ShopCampus

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