Dear all,

This is to inform you that Simone, Steffi resp. myself resigned last Wednesday from our committee positions of Treasurer, Secretary resp. Vice-President of the NUIM International Students’ Society.

There are a number of reasons for this decision, but one could sum it up as “insurmountably different views on how a society should be run”. If you would like to read our “official” resignation letters, please send an email to the society address to receive a copy.

Best regards,

Florian

Hi everyone!! Ed here!

Film: The film for this weekend will be the Irish film The Wind That Shakes The Barley, about Ireland during the War of Independence and Civil War era, 1919–1924. The film will begin at 7:30 PM, this Sunday evening in Theatre 1 in the Arts Block.

Belfast: I’m glad to announce the second semester trip to Belfast! The trip will be held Friday March 6 to March Sunday March 8. This is one week later than we had originally planned it, but this next week is better for the hostel, and will give a bit more time to handle sign-ups and all the arrangements. Also, the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge on the Giant’s Causeway tour should be open again! The cost for the trip is 55 EUR per person, and sign-ups will begin this Sunday evening at 7PM in Theatre 1 in the Arts Block! But please, have the money with you when you sign-up! Or if you can’t make it there to sign-up, you can give the money to a friend and have them pay and put your name on the list. Also, here are some useful links that tell can you all about what there is to see and do in Belfast (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Football/Soccer: Some of our members have set up a time for playing football here on campus! They have booked one of the pitches this Sunday at 12 noon! All are welcome to come out and play, and they ask that you show up a bit early to help get everything set up for playing!!

That’s all for now! Hope to see you at the film this weekend!

All the best,

Ed

Hi guys, Floz here!

We apologise that the following will sound very dry, but there are certain legal things we need to take care off / protect ourselves from. The following disclaimer can also be found on the disclaimer page.

Best regards, and see you tomorrow,

Florian

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The following concerns both members and non-members — independent of whether they are registered students or staff of NUI Maynooth or not — that partake in any event/trip/activity organised by the International Students’ Society.

By participating in any of our events/trips/activities you tacitly acknowledge and agree to the Clubs and Societies Safety Statement of the NUI Maynooth, a copy of which can be found here.

In particular, we would like to point to Paragraphs 1.3 and 3 of Section 1. You must read the document in its entirety and note and observe your responsibilities.

Furthermore:

To all those who are not registered students or staff of NUIM:

We hereby inform you that you are not covered by the insurance policy for accident and injury of NUI Maynooth University. By agreeing to participate in an activity/trip/event, you are hereby informed that you are not covered by the NUI Maynooth insurance policy, and thus assume any and all risk and personal liability for theft, accident, or injury. By participating in an event/trip/activity, you also hereby agree to release NUI Maynooth University as well as representatives/organizers/committee members of the NUIM International Students’ Society from any and all responsibility or liability for accident, injury, or theft. Any who find this objectionable or unacceptable must desist from participation in any event/trip/activity immediately (but will be given a full refund for any cost/fees paid for said event/trip/activity).

 
Thus, if you still would like to participate in any of our events/trips/activities, we highly recommend additional, private insurance cover.

Once again, if you do not agree to any of the above, you may not partake in events/trips/activities organised by us. If you have paid for any events/trips/activities in advance, you will be, of course, fully refunded.

— The Committee

Hi everyone, Floz here!

We just got the following email from Brian O’ Mally (SU Bar).

Just letting everyone know about the live music in S.U. bar every Friday night.

We’re starting off again tonight after the Christmas break with two acts, first with duo Fiontan & Gav and then Paul Caughlan to finish off the night.

Music will kick off around 9pm and we’d like to encourage anyone who is staying around campus for the weekend to come down and enjoy a chilled night in the union bar.

Hope to see you there!!

Brian

These live music nights (entry’s free of course) are a nice way to round off the week — and remember: Any cent spent at the SU Bar goes back to the Student Services, and not into someone’s big car…

See you there, and all the best,

Floz

Hi everyone! Ed here!

First, I want to say welcome to all our new members, and thank you deciding to join the International Society! We hope to have a great semester, and we hope that you can be a part of it!

Our film this weekend will be the Christopher Nola thriller Memento, starring Guy Pierce, Carrie Ann Moss, and Joe Pantoliano. The film will be at 7:30 PM, this Sunday evening in Theatre 1 in the Arts Block. Hope you can be there!

And to let everyone know, we still have some places available for the trip to Cork. The trip is From Friday Feb 13 to Sunday Feb 15. We will leave from Maynooth in the afternoon (time to be announced next week), and leave from Cork back to Maynooth around 5PM, arriving back around 8PM. The cost is 60 Euro per- person, and this covers the round trip and 2 nights accomodation, breakfast included. Here are some of the information websites for our new members to look at so they can have an idea about what there is to see and do in Cork (1, 2, 3, 4).

We are still not sure yet about whether we will have enough people to justify getting 2 buses for the trip or not. We will see how many people we get for the trip as of this weekend, and let you all know. But just to be safe, I will ask for people to volunteer to go to Cork by train! Remember, only if you have the Student Travel Card can you go by train for the trip! If we do have some people go by train, we will need around 20 volunteers, so talk to your friends and see what they want to do. We will see how this weekend goes and let you all know! If you’re interested in coming on the trip, please come to the film this Sunday to sign-up! We will be there from 7:00 PM!

An finally, we still have International Society T-shirts available in all sizes and in Black and Green — here is what they look like. Please contact us if you’re interested in buying one!

That’s all for now! Hope to see you all soon,

Ed