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`Unruly' behaviour forces college to end support for Rag Week
Gardai make twenty five arrests
BY MARTINA NEE Rag Week in its current form may be no more as NUI Galway senior management announced yesterday that it is no longer in a position to support the event following "a series of unfortunate incidents". Gardai in Galway were kept busy trying to maintain order on the streets, and during Monday and Tuesday last approximately 25 arrests were made for various public order incidents. NUIG senior management met with the president of the Students' Union last Tuesday night and it was decided that Rag Week will no longer form part of the university calendar. A statement said: "The university would like to offer its apologies to Galway city residents who may have experienced disruption or distress as a result of student activities this week. Unfortunately this week of charitable events has been overshadowed by a minority of students using this time as an opportunity for excessive drinking leading ultimately to unsafe, unruly, and anti-social behaviour. NUI Galway does not condone this behaviour and treats such breaches of conduct very seriously." The easy availability of cheap alcohol, special offer, and extended drinking hours, was also blamed for hampering the university's endeavours to encourage moderate and sensible drinking. "The university has written to the publicans, club-owners, and off-licence premises on two occasions in the last year to request cooperation in this matter. Unfortunately a number of clubs have not co-operated and proceeded to run events this week outside of regular nightclub hours, in spite of the university's best efforts." This move has been welcomed by Fianna Fail Councillor Michael Crowe who said that "Rag Week as we now know it, without the aknowledgement of the college, will be no more". "I welcome NUI Galway's decision and I hope the student leadership will sit down with the university authority to work out a different format, one that won't be as wild." Cllr Crowe stressed that it was only a small minority of the student population that were causing problems and that students contribute enormously to the local economy. Continued page 2
Maintaining the true spirit of Rag Week: Students out on the streets of Galway enjoying themselves. Photo: Mike Shaughnessy.

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Ninety-five new jobs for Galway
BY UNA SINNOTT There was good news on the jobs front for Galway this week with the announcement of 95 new jobs in two companies due to open premises in the city centre in the coming weeks. Irish-owned lifestyle retailer Born will open a store at the new Newtownsmith shopping development in April, and the company plans to recruit 60 full time and part time staff for the store, including a management team. CVs can be e-mailed to jobs@thebornstore.com The company stocks a range of cutting edge designer brands including Mina, Prophecy, Lipsy, and Rare for women, and Franklin and Marshall, Diesel, Gibson suits, Ripstop, Quicksilver, Billabong, and Gio Gio for men, along with gadgets, shoes, sunglasses, and giftware. April will also see the opening of a new Burger King outlet in the Eyre Square Centre, bringing 35 jobs into the city. The fast food chain in famous for its Whopper, as well as the bacon double cheeseburger and chicken royale. The 130-seat outlet will be the first Burger King branch for Galway.

Presenting all the latest 2009 spring fashion collections from Anthony Ryans

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Proceeds in aid of Galway branch of Down syndrome Ireland,Voices for Galway Speech Therapy project.

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