"MEET THE JUDGES:JUDGE NUMBER ONE... MS BUKKY ADEBOWALE!"Hey everyone, my name is Bukky and Im a biomedical science graduate at mu and currently the VP for Student Life at MSU I’m really into music, musicals and love being dramatic I typically, joined dance soc when I was in college so I’m really excited to be a part of this fab event and see all the amazing acts. Yall better bring your A Game cause I’m readyyyyy!"JOIN US THIS FRIDAY FOR THE EVENT!"

"Join us at 7PM on Wednesday, 14th April for a screening of 'Shaun of the Dead' via Teleparty & Discord! ????"

"Join us and Cuallacht Cholmcill Má Nuad at 3pm on thursday the 1st of April to learn a little bit of Irish"

"On Thursday the 18th of February 2021 we hosted a virtual Questions and Answers session on Zoom.We held the event to allow students of any education background to answer any questions they may have had, from accessing reading materials to essay advice. We felt it was crucial to check in with students at the start of the second semester to re-engage members. We also felt it was necessary as the second semester has a tendency to fly by and time management for assessments can feel more tasking.At ELSA Maynooth we are dedicated to being there for any student who may need us and this was an accessible way to do so in the current climate."

"We ran our International Negotiation Competition (INC) 2021 from the 5th to the 7th of March 2021.This year was especially important as it marked our 10th anniversary of the International Negotiation Competition!Due to the pandemic we hosted the event online. We once again gained international recognition and had entrants from India, Russia, Ireland and Estonia.We felt it was vitally important in the interests of our participants to make the entry free this year. Therefore, all participants received a three-day event furthering their negotiation skills, networking with other students and our esteemed judges for free!Preliminary round 1 took place on Friday the 5th of March 2021.Preliminary round 2 and semi-finals were held Saturday the 6th of March 2021.The final was held on Sunday the 7th of March 2021. The two finalist teams were comprised of: Parnika Mittal & Nandini Kaushik, and Patrick Hannon & Darach Clonan.Ms Parnika Mittal & Nandini Kaushik were triumphant on the day with Ms Mittal also taking home the title of best speaker."

"On Friday the 20th of November 2020 we hosted a virtual collaboration with ELSA Trinity.We had the event to answer any queries which students may have had about the Student Trainee Exchange Programme (STEP) applications.It was very helpful and provided further clarification about this great opportunity."

"On Wednesday the 16th of December 2020 we hosted an online collaboration with the Maynooth Pride Society.The talk was hosted by Dr Fergus Ryan, lecturer in the Department of Law, who provided an insightful discussion on LGBT+ rights in International law.We were delighted with the event and we gained further experience in hosting events virtually.Please see our instagram page for further photos from the event: ELSA Maynooth Instagram link"

"We are delighted to announce that we will be having our Holi Collaboration Event with MTU (Munster Technological University) Indian Society. MU & MTU proudly presents 'Masti' - a fun-filled evening with exciting activities. This event will take place on Friday (26/03/2021) from 6:15pm and pre-registration is mandatory. Places are limited and allocated on a 'first come first served' basis. So, please make sure you register as soon you can! Games are no fun if it is not competitive; so we will be giving a prize to an overall winner of the event!Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrcO2orjgvHNTljvhoNIqdkwDo9iq15hwWLooking forward to seeing you all there!"

"On April 1st we will be dedicating the entire month to promoting mental health and well being amongst our members and all students at Maynooth University.We want to empower all of our members at the MU Entrepreneurial Society to challenge yourselves to be the best you can be!To do this, all of the committee will be taking part in a 30 Day Hard Challenge where we will have to complete the following rules listed in the photo below but just for 30 days from April 1st and we are asking all of our members to join us.We want to extend this challenge to all societies, staff and students at Maynooth University to join us in taking part in the #30dayhard challenge!Let’s all work together to become to best versions of ourselves and to spread positivity (virtually) around the campus at Maynooth University!"

"Join us at 7PM on Wednesday, 24th March for a screening of 'Midnight in Paris' via Teleparty & Discord! ?This week is a collab with the MU Creative Writing society! ??"

"2 short podcasts on 'women in politics' are available on our Instagram @muogra.We feature:- Senator Lorraine Clifford Lee (Fianna Fáil Senator)- Jaime Downey (UCC Fianna Fáil and student activist)- Méabh Cusack (Period Poverty campaigner and candidate in upcoming COB elections) "

"In support of MS Ireland, Disney Society are hosting the ULTIMATE raffle! To buy tickets, please donate to the PayPal link above. ALL donations go to MS Ireland. Prizes and ticket prices are outlined belowClick HERE to buy tickets!Prizes1st and 2nd prize will receive a Lounge Fly bag of their choice each (worth €90!!)3rd, 4th, and 5th prize will receive a pair of handmade Disney Ears of their choice each (worth €30!)Ticket Prices3 entries €57 entries €1012 entries €15"

"Hey Guys,           We met up on discord for a coffee morning but not everyone had a coffee with them. Nonetheless it was great to catch up with everyone on discord and find out how everyone was doing. We will be using discord more for the next few events, so if anyone has some ideas for events feel free to text into the group chat or on insta. Otherwise stay amazing, keep safe and stay strong.P.s If you need someone to lend an ear, feel free to talk to anyone of us"

"Despite the negativity and tumult in the South Bronx, Hip Hop heads were able to rise above their environment and create a positive form of release. Instead of substances and violence, their energy was redirected to values like originality, creativity, identity, respect, and community. The same way that our religious, ethnic, familial backgrounds inform our way of being in the world. Hip Hop was the way that people could be in a way that felt right to them. Deejaying, Emceeing, Breaking and Dancing, and Graffiti, weren't just hobbies, they were sanctuaries, as much as the art forms within Hip Hop have evolved over the decades, the core tenants of the culture remain. "

"The Bronx in the 70's, was a rough, dangerous place to grow up. The youth were surrounded by drugs, crime, poverty, gang violence, and overall struggle, yet they were best neglected by mainstream institutions. Desperate for a way to escape their everyday struggles, they invented their own art forms. These art forms, which the youth embodied in the way they dressed, talked, moved, and expressed themselves, soon became a lifestyle. A way to live. The lifestyle and culture became known as hip Hop. "

"HISTORY OF HIP HOP DANCE. Hip Hop is a style of Dance with a deep historical and social root in American African Culture.It's part of a whole culture of Hip Hop, which started in the 1970's in the Bronx, New York. "

"Happy International Women's' Day to all of our amazing women, you are all phenomenal in your own beautiful ways. "Feminism isn't about making women strong. Women are already strong. It's about changing the way the world perceives that strength" - G.D Anderson"Always be a first rate version of yourself, instead of a second rate version of somebody else" - Judy Garland"

"Join us at 7PM on Wednesday, 10th March for a screening of 'Seven' via Teleparty & Discord! 7??     "

"Hey,Just wanted to let you guys know that our Instagram page is now running a new feature: Quote of the Week. May the inspiring words of great writers inspire your work and your week!"

"Our last Naanstop Chaats for this academic year is here! Please join us on 5th of March 2021 at 6:30pm on Zoom!**This is not our last event. We do have more exciting events planned for the next coming weeks! So, stay tuned to our social media and MU Life page!**"

"Sign up to join our buddy system on buddysystem.eu! We pair international and Maynooth students to gain language skills, learn about study abroad and to make new friends"

"On Wednesday the 15th of April for an EGM we will be selecting next years committee and then having a great evening chatting and having a few drinks on microsoft teams and be in with a chance of winning a €30 amazon voucher."

"Hey beautiful dancers! Due to some unforeseen circumstances our live commercial class will not be going ahead this evening. Please keep an eye out for our other AMAZING classes & events this week! Apologies for any inconvenience caused, With love, MU Dance x"

"Join us at 7PM on Wednesday, 3rd March for a screening of 'Ready Player One' via Teleparty & Discord! ??This week is a collab with Visual Media Society :) ?"

"?We are delighted to announce that AARON O’Grady of Vision Creative Studios will be joining our Dragons’ Den panel on Saturday 27th February as our fifth and final Dragon!?AARON is the Founder of Vision Creative Studios who are very kindly sponsoring our Dragons’ Den event and will be giving our lucky winner a cash prize of €1,000!"

"Above are the group numbers for our Dragons' Den competition which will be taking place on February 27th.We are delighted to announce that our winning team will receive a cash prize of €1,000.Judges will be announced next week along with more details on the event!"

"We are delighted to introduce our 4th judge for our Dragons' Den event, Brian Mc Donald! Brian will be joining our Dragons' Den panel on Saturday 27th February."

"MU Indian Society is back with our third event of this semester!Presenting to you MU Indian Soc's Interactive Movie Night on 26th February 2021 @ 6:30pm. See you all there!"

"Join us at 8PM on Wednesday, 24th February for a screening of 'All Together Now' via Teleparty & Discord! ?This week is a collab with MU SVP and the Mental Health Society!"

"PLEASE NOTEStretch and Strength with Rebecca will now take place at 7:30PM on Tuesday instead of 6PM, this should give you a nice break between lectures! If you cannot make it and have already booked in, please let us know and we can send you on the recording if you would still like to take part! Lots of love, MU Dance x"

"We are delighted to announce that John O'Sullivan will be joining our Dragons' Den panel on February 27th! "

"HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who joined us at our Zoom social night last night, it was so lovely to be able to sit down, chat with everyone, and play some games, it is these sort of events that help us get through the hard times and we could not be more thankful that we get to spend them with you all!Please do keep an eye out as we will 100% be hosting more events like this in the future! "

"Hello lovelies,I hope you're all having a good week! As some of you may know each year the Students' Union picks a charity to partner with to be our charity of the year and this year it is MS Ireland. So we have decided to hold a MUMS Charity Week from the 22nd to the 25th of February where all the funds will go to MS Ireland. All events for the week will cost €2 and all money raised will go to MS Ireland. Our first event of the week will be next Monday the 22nd of February at 8pm, and will be a fabulous, fun quiz on Zoom. Our second event will be a Zoom dance workshop on Tuesday, the 23rd of February at 8pm. This workshop will be with our super talented chair person, and co-choreographer of the 2021 Inters production, Emma Thornton. This workshop will feature dances from the two most voted for shows on our Instagram poles last week, Kinky Boots and Hairspray!Our third event of the week will be on Wednesday the 24th of February at 8pm and this will be an open mic on Zoom, so bring your snacks, drinks and join us in singing out our favourite tunes in a good old fashioned open mic just like as if we were in the SU. The final event to bring our charity week to a close will be our Masked Singer Masquerade Ball on Thursday the 25th of February at 7pm. We want you all to dress up in whatever fancy gear you want, and event a mask to keep in tune with the masquerade theme. On the night we will have our MUMS Masked Singer competition featuring some of your fellow MUMS members, and we might even have a premier or two of things we've been working on to show you...;) So be sure to dust off your fancy gear, bring your snacks, drinks and your party mood!We hope you will all join us in force to help raise funds for this amazing charity and have a good week while doing so. Further details about Zoom links and how to pay etc. will be sent out in an email next week, they will also be available on out MULife page and on our socials so keep your eyes peeled. I hope you have a great week and I can't wait to see you all next week!Emily <3"

"Since our last Virtual Hangout was such a hit we're going to have another one this week!! We'll be having the chats & playing a few games this week!! We also still have a few roles to fill on next years committee, just give us a email if you want to find out more information about the roles x"

"We are thrilled to announce that Eamonn Quinn will be joining our panel on February 27th as our second Dragon!"

"We are absolutely delighted to announce that Eleanor McEvoy will be joining the panel on February 27th for our Dragons’ Den event!Eleanor appeared as a dragoness on two seasons of RTE?’s Dragons Den. She is also the CEO of Budget Energy as well as being the ambassador for Entrepreneurship in NI.Students will be given the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to Eleanor along with our 4 other judges who we will be announcing over the coming days!"

"This week we are pleased to announce our networking event with ??SYNCIFY ??The co-founder of Syncify Jack Hughes will be joining us this Wednesday, the 17th of February at 6pmThis is a great opportunity for students to build their network, learn about the startup company syncify , and get the chance to ask an entrepreneur like Jack any questions you may have !??There will also be vouchers up for grabs at the event ????BOOK VIA MULIFE ??"

"Join us at 7PM on Wednesday, 17th February for a screening of 'The Social Network' via Teleparty & Discord! ?"

"Hello Writers,Just want to let you know that we have set up a Whatsapp group for all of you to chat, share and get to know one another.Here is the link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/D7MzRCFuluUDqGgqn3eVcLLooking forward to getting to know you all!"

"We will be hosting a Pokemon nuzlocke challenge for our members to play in our discord. Members are welcome to play their nuzlockes during the event and have some fun. The event will stat at 7.30pm"

"We are delighted to announce that the winner of our Dragons’ Den competition on February 27th will receive a cash prize of €1,000! Entries are now open to ALL students at Maynooth University and you DO NOT have to be a member of our society to sign-up.We can put you into a group of 3 if you’d like or if you wish to participate alone that is also allowed! If you want to gather 3 of your friends to form a group to enter then that is also allowed!Let’s bring back the social element of college life that COVID has taken away from students and what better to do this than by entering our Dragons’ Den competition!Click the link in our social links to get signed up or drop us an email if you have any questions!"

"Hi Everyone,Welcome to our first ever event for this sem, with non-other than the DCU Filipino Society.We hope you all enjoyed playing AMAZING RACE last night and Thank you to everyone who joined us! We hope to see you all soon again!MABUHAY!"

"Pearse Flynn, CEO at Creditfix, will be joining us via zoom on Monday, February 22nd! The Zoom link will be sent on the day."

"Bobby Healy, CEO at Manna Drone Delivery, will be joining us via zoom on Monday, February 15th! The Zoom link will be sent on the day. "

"Join us at 7PM on Wednesday, 10th February for a screening of 'The Truman Show' via Teleparty & Discord! ?"

"To read our publications - including our student right handbook "A Guide to Student Rights" see our website!"

"Hello Everyone!If anyone was not at our EGM last Wednesday we'd like to let you all know that our wonderful President, Sara, has stepped down from her leadership role, as has our treasurer David. During the EGM we elected a new president, Rían, a new treasurer who is Sara herself, a new PRO who is Daniel and a new webmaster, Chelsea.We are all really excited to get to know you all over the coming semester, and are really excited to bring you some great collabs and meetings over the next few months.We might all be in lockdown right now but a little bit of free writing can be incredibly beneficial for your mind, especially if you are stressed or anxious. Don't forget to take care of yourselves.Also, we are planning to start up a Whatsapp group for the society in the coming days. If you have not opted in for this, but wish to change that, please go into your preferences on MU life or drop us an email or a message on our socials.Watch this space!"

"The Indian Society is back with our first event of this semester. Naanstop Chaats will take place tomorrow (05/02/2021) from 6:30pm to 7:30pm on Zoom. The link/ Meeting ID and password are given below. Please make sure that you don't miss out!https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87932235764?pwd=UGpOZWNodGwrNXErbUdHbEUvTkFZZz09Meeting ID: 879 3223 5764Password: CHAATS"

"Our virtual Yoga Classes are resuming the week beginning the 8th of February, as soon as you become a member of the society you will have access to sign up for classes via email ( don't forget to check your junk mail ).All our updates are being posted on our Instagram page @muyogasociety so don't forget to follow us!"

"Start-Up Weekend Competition, held on January 30th-31st 2021, with Andy Mackin, Devan Hughes, and Paddy Finn. "