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Dáil Trip

Starts Fri 10th Mar 2023 at 09:00
Ends at 12:00
Cost € 5.00
Max 21 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin.

The trip to the Dáil will take place on Friday the 10th of March. We will meet those who are going on the trip outside Maynooth Train Station at approx. 9am. From there we will travel to Pearse Station before walking from Pearse Station to Leinster House. The tour begins at 10.30. The tour, guided by an usher at Leinster house will be followed by short mock debate in one of the government committee meeting rooms. We will leave Dublin to return to Maynooth at approximately 11.45am via train. Please note you will need to bring your ID to get into the Dáil.

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Christmas Pub Quiz

Starts Thu 15th Dec 2022 at 19:30
Ends at 23:00
Cost € 3.00
Max 15 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: McMahons Bar & Lounge, Maynooth.

We are holding a Christmas Pub Quiz on Thursday the 15th of December for our society members. It will be a fun, casual event to celebrate the end of semester one and also participate in a fun quiz which will include a round of politics and sociology questions! The event will take place at 7.30 in McMahons Bar & Lounge in Maynooth. 

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Politics & Sociology Society EGM

Starts Fri 14th Oct 2022 at 11:00
Ends at 12:00
Cost FREE
Max 20 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: John Hume Building, T4

We will holding an EGM this Friday, at 11am. At this meeting we will be electing our Public Relations Officer, First Year Rep, and an Ordinary Committee Member. We will also be voting in a new constitution, as well as discussing upcoming events and our plan for the year!  

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In Conversation with... pt3

Starts Thu 10th Dec 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

In Conversation with... Senator Regina Doherty. We are delighted to welcome Senator Reginia Doherty to Maynooth (virtually). We will be discussing issues from what does the Seanad leader do, gender in politics and election 2020

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In Conversation with... pt2

Starts Wed 9th Dec 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

In Conversation with... Senator Annie Hoey. This week we are delighted to welcome Senator Annie Hoey to Maynooth (virtually). We will be discussing issues from the student movement to gender in politics. 

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In Conversation with...

Starts Thu 3rd Dec 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

We are delighted to announce the start of our series beginning on Thursday evening in conversation with Sinn Fein TD Eoin O Broin. We will be covering a number of topics on the night. We are delighted to be collaborating with LEAD Ireland for this series! Link will be available in our bio and sent out to members







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Movie Night

Starts Thu 29th Oct 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

After the success of our first movie night we have decided to make it a weekly thing. This week's movie is the Trial of Chicago 7. 

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Calling All First Years

Starts Tue 27th Oct 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

We are hosting a zoom meeting on 27th October for all first year memebers. We want to welcome you to the society and introduce you to other first year member. We will be playing a game with the winner receiving a 25 euro voucher 

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Movie Night

Starts Thu 22nd Oct 2020 at 19:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

join us for our movie night. Movie will be picked on Instagram stories. Join us for a virtual movie night. We will be watching a Irish movie and these choices are up on our stories and let us know what you would like to see

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Derry Girl Marathon

Starts Mon 17th Feb 2020 at 10:00
Ends at 18:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Meeting Room 2

This Monday 10am-6pm is our Derry Girls marathon for the charity of the year in SU Meeting Room 2. There will also be a raffle, food and some fun Derry Girls related games throughout the day.

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Gender in Society

Starts Thu 12th Dec 2019 at 18:20
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: John Hume 3

This Thursday, the 12th of December in JH3 at 6:30-9pm, we are holding our every own Gender in Society event! The society will host some amazing speakers, with Deputy Catherine Murphy, Councillor Angela Feeney and MEP Maria Walsh coming in to talk! Whether you're interested in gender in politics, gender equality or strong women in power, this event is perfect for you! Come along and join us for an empowering night.

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Politics and Sociology Society AGM

Starts Tue 8th Oct 2019 at 18:30
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Arts Classhall E

Politics and Sociology Society AGM. At the agm there will be committee positions for election (democracy in action) and we will be looking for peoples ideas for events.

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Gendered Ireland: 100 years of womens' s

Starts Wed 21st Feb 2018 at 18:00
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: JH7

Join POL|SOC|SOC and FemSoc for our all-female panel discussion to celebrate 100 years of female enfranchisement where we will discuss the past, present and what needs to be done to improve gender equality in the future in Ireland.

Speakers include: 

CATHERINE MARTING TD

CLAIRE McGING

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IRELAND: A Decade of Social Change

Starts Tue 5th Dec 2017 at 13:00
Ends at 14:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: SU Meeting Rooms 3/4

In this collab event with Labour Youth Maynooth, Senator Ivana Bacik joins us for a lunchtime talk about her book, Legal Cases that Changed Ireland, about ordinary citizens who took extraordinary steps to achieve equality and social change! Hope to see you all there!

Featured in the book are extraordinary change makers such as David Norris, Lydia Foy, Katherine Zappone and the late Ann Louise Gilligan among others and Senator Bacik will tell us about their stories of litigation that brought about profound social change in Ireland. 

We will also have the book available at a special 25% discount!

https://www.facebook.com/events/375689746219310/

 

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CATALONIA: A fight for self determinatio

Starts Tue 28th Nov 2017 at 18:00
Ends at 20:30
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: JHL4

Catalonia: Self-Determination or Threat to Sovereignty? will take place on Wednesday November 29th at 6pm in John Hume L4.

 

 

The event will facilitate a number of guest speakers including International Law expert Dr John Reynolds and Dr John Brennan, Head of the Politics Programme in the Dept. of Sociology, as well as native Catalan speakers. It promises to be a most interesting debate.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1011263239013591/

 

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PolSocSoc AGM 2017

Starts Thu 5th Oct 2017 at 18:00
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: JH5

Couldn't make it to Clubs and Socs day? Interested in joining a Society Committee? POL|SOC|SOC (MU Politics and Sociology Society) are holding their AGM this THURSDAY where we will be registering new members and electing our new committee! Oh, and there'll be PIZZA and REFRESHMENTS!

Come join us: 
JH5 (upstairs in John Hume) | 6pm | This Thursday, Oct.5

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BREXIT: The Irish Question?

Starts Tue 21st Mar 2017 at 18:00
Ends Mon 20th Mar 2017 at 20:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: CB1

What will BREXIT mean for Ireland? PolSoc will be joined by former Minister for European Affairs and former MEP Gay Mitchell, Director-General of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce John McGrane and MU's Dr Mary Murphy to discuss the implications of BREXIT for Ireland and the wider issue of the rise of right wing politics in Europe and elsewhere. Join us from 6pm in CB1 on Tuesday March 21.

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Digest of US Election with Noel Whelan

Starts Mon 14th Nov 2016 at 18:00
Ends at 20:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: JH2

The 2016 US Presidential election is the fiercest it has been in years. The election has been shrouded in scandal, controversy and criminal investigations. Alongside the notoriously unpopular front runners third party candidates are gaining more support than ever. The reality is that whatever the outcome of the vote on the 8th of November is the face of US politics has changed forever.

 

Students of all disciplines are invited to MU Sociology and Politics Society along with guest speaker and political analyst Noel Whelan at 6pm on the 14th of November in JH2 for an evening digest of the US election, the winners, the losers, what went right and what went very wrong.

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Sociology and Politics Department Social

Starts Tue 25th Oct 2016 at 18:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: NIRSA Seminar Room Iontas

The Sociology and Politics Department in conjunction with the Sociolgy and Politics Society is having its annual social night on Tuesday the 25th of October 2016 at 6pm in the Top Floor Seminar Room in IONTAS. The Event is a great chance to mingle with students from Sociology and Politics as well as to meet and chat to your lecturers in an informal setting. The event has been hosted by the department for the last number of years to great success. There will be snacks and beverages provided, so pop along for a great evening. 

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AGM

Starts Mon 10th Oct 2016 at 19:00
Ends   0000 at 00:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: JH4

Its our AGM! Come along, elect the new comitte positions, ammend our consitution, meet new people from Sociology Politics and related disciplines! 

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