RAG Week

As most people know RAG week is on from the 18th-23rd of February. This year, however, both GMIT and NUIG are holding their ones in conjunction with each other. I presume people know the stories (someone urinating in the Cathedral holywater).

Not only are the 2 RAG weeks together, it also is going to coincide with the Novena that is taking place. It's going to be a messy one.

What are yer opinions on this?

Im_No_Superman

Deleted User wrote: »

As most people know RAG week is on from the 18th-23rd of February. This year, however, both GMIT and NUIG are holding their ones in conjunction with each other. I presume people know the stories (someone urinating in the Cathedral holywater).

Not only are the 2 RAG weeks together, it also is going to coincide with the Novena that is taking place. It's going to be a messy one.

What are yer opinions on this?

I was told by afew people that the NUIG rag week was moved as the gaurds called over there and asked the student union to move it as they were concerned about how messy it could get. Whether thats true or not I dont know. It is madness having them both on the same week imo.

ARGINITE

Cancel both thb.

leninbenjamin

as someone who actually attends NUIG (as opposed to those who say they do but only turn up for rag week), i couldn't give a sh*t, i'll be too busy with course work.

Shinto

you lucky b**tards, i'd love to be in Galway for a Double Rag Week .....its been years since the last double whammy.

But it's a bad idea to have it with the Novena, too many crowds and two very different groups (Rag Weekers and Novena people) colliding together.

Krieg

ARGINITE wrote: »

Cancel both thb.

leninbenjamin wrote: »

i couldn't give a sh*t, i'll be too busy with course work.

+1

Proxy

Is there any need for a rag week anymore? It doesn't raise money anymore (except for publicans and promoters), its just people getting locked. For a week. it brings nothing but bad news, bad reputation for both colleges, injury, student bankruptcy (for lack of a better term) and god knows what else happens/spreads.

Most students get locked 1-3 times a week as it is, so its not as if they need a friggin' "blowout" session like this anymore. Even if some are just finished exams or semesters, whatever... they'll go out anyway. I'm a postgrad now so i'm starting to sound like a bit of a fogey, but even from first year I thought Rag Week was crap. It was 3rd year till I learned that it actually originated from "Raise A Grand" week.

In short: Get rid of it.

Fracture

I've heard that the gmit rag week is being held back 1 week, and it was the guards who were told this by the gmit. If it is both on in the one week its gonna be just mental. I'd consider going away on a 2 week holiday for it.

Fionn MacCool

wtf is a Novena?

Krieg

Fionn MacCool wrote: »

wtf is a Novena?

Some sort of christian rag week, only instead of students its elderly women and instead of alcohol they got the lamb of god

kevmy

Well they're not quite on the same week as the Novena it runs from the 11th (Today) to the 19th (Tuesday) and the NUIG RAG week starts on the 18th the Monday.

I'm not sure if the GMIT RAG week is going ahead that week but the NUIG certainly is. As for the begrudgers fcuk them. Let the students have there blow out what's Race Week but RAG week for adults and I never here anyone complain about that. There is a full list of activities on RAG week that never happen during the rest of the year and to be fair the Students Union have made more of an effort in the past 2-3 years than they did before.

I'm post-grad now and I still think that RAG week does a service. I know when I was an undergrad I always liked RAG week as all my mates from all different courses were going out at the one time rather than a few here and there. Also if people think all the students are out every week wait till they see the crowds on RAG week. I know I used to save up and go out 2 to 3 times on RAG week including one all day session. I would never do that on a normal week. I'd just have to make sure that I worked it around lad times and I was fine.

RAG week also provides a dividing line between messing about and serious study. Things always got serious for me and many of my classmates after RAG week; revision, study and books out from here to exams.

Got this email today about stuff thats on RAG week from the SU

StudentsUnion wrote:

2. R.A.G. Week 2008

Saturday 16th February

11am Bucket Squad – The bucket squad hit the streets of Galway to shake their
money makers. Give generously and you shall receive a pressie! The bucket squad will
also be on Campus all week long searching for shiny coinage.



Sunday 17th February

College Bar: Republic of Loose and Kanyu Tree Tickets €15.



Monday 18th February

12pm – 4pm Inflatables – Bounce your head off for only €2 in the Sports Hall
with inflatable Twister, Human Demolition, Gladiator Joust and Laserquest.

2pm Scavenger Hunt – Use your powers of persuasion to beg, borrow and ….gather
the items on the list with a €500 first prize up for grabs thanks to City Bin.
Register your team of two in the SU now for €10.

3pm Jock Walk – The Jocks in their jocks (and lab coats) will be strutting their
stuff around Campus to get you to part with your cash.

College Bar: DJ Byrno, Big Generator, No Banjo, O2 Headphone Disco (aka Silent Disco
€5).



Tuesday 19th February

10am Triathlon (Leisureland) – A 5km run, 10km cycle & a 500metre swim. Are you
tough enough? Sign up Weds 13th, Thurs 14th and Fri 15th at 1pm in Smokeys. €20
minimum must be raised to enter the competition.

12pm – 3pm Galway Bay FM Baycaster – The Jimmy Norman show will be broadcasting
live outside Áras na Mac Léinn.

12pm – 5pm Galway United FIFA 2008 Competition – In association with Squareyes a
FIFA 2008 competition will be running in the Sports Hall with the winners competing
against Galway United players. Big prizes up for grabs. Register in the SU for
€5.

1pm Auction – The inaugural auction for college staff (and their deep pockets!)
will be held in the Aula Maxima Lower. List of lot items and limited number of
tickets €5 available from the SU. There will also be a raffle. Auctioneer for the
day will be Paddy Flynn of Galway Real Estate. Tea & Coffee (sponsored by Campbells
Catering) and sandwiches (sponsored by College Bar Catering) are included in the
ticket price.

7.30pm PJ Gallagher, Comedian & Support – O’Flaherty Theatre Tickets €10 from
the SU. Now with added raffle!

College Bar: DJ Ferg, Buck Taylor & Band, The Saw Doctors (Blackbox €15), Japanese
Popstars.



Wednesday 20th February

11am Mile of Euros – We will be attempting, with the help of ArtSoc and you, to
create a mile of euros in the foyer of Áras na Mac Léinn.

12pm – 4pm Papa John’s Pizza – Papa Johns will be serving up pizza slices
outside Áras na Mac Léinn with 50% of sales going to the RAG week charities.

1pm – 3pm Parish Games – Do it for the Parish! Register your team of six (three
men and three women) in the SU now. Entry fee is €30 per team with a top prize of
€600 up for grabs. Events include: Tug of War, The Big Relay Race, The Welly Toss
and the Slow Bike Race all on College Park (by the tennis courts).

3pm Remote Control Car Racing – For a €2 entry fee you can burn it up on the
tennis courts with the winner taking home the car.

College Bar: DJ Paul Hannon, Pat Fitz (You’re a Star), Champions League, Tightrope



Thursday 21st February

11am – 5pm 5 A Side Soccer Competition – Gather your motley crew of five and get
down to the Sports Hall to compete for the honour, the glory and the €500 prize.
Team registration in the SU €40 per team.

12pm – 4pm Papa John’s Pizza – Papa Johns will be serving up pizza slices
outside Áras na Mac Léinn with 50% of sales going to the RAG week charities.



Remember all proceeds from the Students’ Union RAG week events will go to the RAG
week charities: Ability West www.abilitywest.ie <http://www.abilitywest.ie/&gt; Galway
Simon Community www.galwaysimon.ie <http://www.galwaysimon.ie/&gt; Share a Dream
Foundation www.share-a-dream.com <http://www.share-a-dream.com/&gt; and Chernobyl
Children’s Foundation International www.chernobyl-international.com
<http://www.chernobyl-international.com/&gt; . This year we want to raise €15,000
for charity which would equate to €1 per student so please give generously!
Tickets for events in the College Bar are already on sale from the ticket desk in
the bar from 12pm to 3pm each day.

ARGINITE

GMIT rag week is running at exactly the same time as NUIG.
Time to avoid the pool of puke that town will become.

Sols12

Gotta love rag week you couldnt beat it with a stick!!
The coverage of rag week isnt all bad, as last year alot more was raised than previous years! Altough i think its not gonna get good coverage at all with the novena still on the monday and tuesday!

Que the tutting from old woman as i pass the cathedral twisted at 2 in the day!!

Sherifu

Asbad wrote: »

ARGINITE wrote: »

Cancel both thb.

leninbenjamin wrote: »

i couldn't give a sh*t, i'll be too busy with course work.

+1

+1

Rag week lost its way years ago. It's nothing more than a drink fueled pukefest. Having the two on together is asking for trouble. I wouldn't be surprised if the guards did ask for one to be changed.

herbieflowers

haha gotta love the Irish culture, we give people an excuse (a week's worth) to drink - "here have a week to drink! not that ye needed one but have it anyway!" hehe

Toto Wolfcastle

The manager of my apartment complex is organising extra security because of RAG week. From some of the above posts I'm anticipating trouble.

I'll be locked away in my room anyway trying to finish off my assignments, etc, so hopefully it wont bother me.

This is my first time in Galway for RAG week. There was always a great buzz around the UCC campus for it, with outdoor gigs, etc, all day. Will it be much the same in NUIG? I'm not into the whole going out with the mad crowds thing but seeing as I'll be in college anyway it'd be nice to have a good atmosphere.

leninbenjamin

janeybabe wrote: »

Will it be much the same in NUIG?

no. all that happens is people get blind drunk in the clubs that open during the day. nothing out of the ordinary except it starts a bit earlier...

snubbleste

A poster raised a good point there about Race Week. There was far worse things happening in Galway last Race Week compared to Rag Week 07. The city's elders would do well to realise that students who are here 9 months of the year spend more than those who come to town for a week in July..

AdamantApproach

Comparing Race Week to Rag week is nonsensical. Race Week is a major sporting event. Rag week is nothing but a piss up.

For a rational thinker, Rag week is impossible to defend.

Ruadan

every year i hate rag week more and more, so many drunken morons with no idea that the week is supposed to be about charity, ask most people will they be donating or if they know what charities are involved and one gets a blank stare.

This year i find myself living in a house that will have 20 odd boggers attending various colleges accross the country coming to spend a week pissed.
i loathe rag week and the way it speaks about our generation, so many idiots in college, the future of this little dump of a country to look forward to.

kevmy

So obviously all the people who will be out having fun next week don't post here.

Ah well...

Alot of people here a little uptight and/or jealous they are too old for RAG week. "It's all change since my day sunny we'd go down for an ice lolly at 1.30 on a Friday and be back in college for 3. Tuppence a pop it was in those days"

Let the undergrads of today have there fun. It will probably effect you very little.

Why was this moved to NUIG when it has more to do with Galway as a whole than anything else.

Sols12

kevmy wrote: »

So obviously all the people who will be out having fun next week don't post here.

Ah well...

Alot of people here a little uptight and/or jealous they are too old for RAG week. "It's all change since my day sunny we'd go down for an ice lolly at 1.30 on a Friday and be back in college for 3. Tuppence a pop it was in those days"

Let the undergrads of today have there fun. It will probably effect you very little.

+1
Im in final year n ill still b getting sloshed! But just because i get sloshed doesnt mean im gonna puke my ring out and cause anyone else harm! Bring on the sunshine!!!

toiletduck

I'll try and head out for one night, too much work to do

leninbenjamin

kevmy wrote: »

Alot of people here a little uptight and/or jealous they are too old for RAG week.

i wouldn't say that. better priorities maybe.

Carsinian Thau

AdamantApproach wrote: »

Comparing Race Week to Rag week is nonsensical. Race Week is a major sporting event. Rag week is nothing but a piss up.

For a rational thinker, Rag week is impossible to defend.

+1

Toto Wolfcastle

So what's the story with this weekend lads? Will is be extra busy in town because RAG week is next week? Or will it be a normal weekend? My sister is visiting and wants to head out.

Glenman

I see the two saw doctors gigs for GMIT & NUIG for next Monday & Tuesday at the blackbox are slod out

sekelly

Ruadan wrote: »

every year i hate rag week more and more, so many drunken morons with no idea that the week is supposed to be about charity, ask most people will they be donating or if they know what charities are involved and one gets a blank stare.

This year i find myself living in a house that will have 20 odd boggers attending various colleges accross the country coming to spend a week pissed.
i loathe rag week and the way it speaks about our generation, so many idiots in college, the future of this little dump of a country to look forward to.

15000 students....if everyone gives €1 then it should be a success??

Pitty i am on work placement in Mayo( of all the places) but i took friday off work so i can go out thurs nite....any craic happening on the thurs nite?

spinandscribble

if anyone here is genuinely concerned RAG week losing its way and want to help out with an event contact me. if anyone wants to help out ect with a slave auction in the bar at 4 monday pm me. theres no point complaining and not doing anything about it.

Twin Lance

spinandscribble, whats a slave auction? It doesnt by any chance have anything to do with raising money for nurses does it? Because I vaguely remember a nurse friend signing me up for some form of auction in the bar and I dont like the sound of slave auction

redmosquito

First time in about 6 years as a student or otherwise that I wont be doing the full RAG week this year !!
Think im gonna do Sligo on tuesday, spin down to galway on wednesday evening and probably head out for a while, then thursday, 10AM, full steam ahead!!

spinandscribble

Twin Lance wrote: »

spinandscribble, whats a slave auction? It doesnt by any chance have anything to do with raising money for nurses does it? Because I vaguely remember a nurse friend signing me up for some form of auction in the bar and I dont like the sound of slave auction

nope its an artsoc/psych soc event. 4 pm in the bar, monday, if anyones interested in watching or bidding.

Tar.Aldarion

Far too much work for rag week to be on the plan.

bugle

could someone please list what kinda events are expected for this years rag week? im gonna try and make it out for tues, thurs and friday.

Tar.Aldarion

Think they have sent mails around with that stuff in em, checck yo inbox.

bugle

who said i was a student!!!

:D:D

C-J

missing rag week cos in final year... does that make me a boring sod im usually a party girl just have so much to do!!

Tar.Aldarion

Nah same, might go one night...

kevmy

bugle wrote: »

who said i was a student!!!

:D:D

I posted the SU email on the first page of this thread. Thats basically whats going on around NUIG this year. Other stuff will be happening around town and out GMIT but I've no info to offer on that.

bugle

cheers ill have a look.sure there will be a good buzz around anyway.

leninbenjamin

ragweek seems to be outdoing itself once again from what i hear. is it true that the Gardai closed off an area of Newcastle to residents only?

JIZZLORD

come on lenny, there's only one way to find out. i'll meet you there in half an hour

bugle

went to the silent disco last night in karma, not bad not bad!!!

The Queen

The first night I could go out was last night, and I lost my licence :mad: Is there anything Friday night?


If anyone was out last night, and found a licence, pm me!!

Sols12

What happened with all the headsets from the silent disco after? Anyone else caught up in the craziness that was the hole in the wall on Monday-day?

bugle

they took a deposit of 10 euro beforehand, so id say the majority of the headsets were returned.

nicolaonfire

I spent like 90% of my time in The Hole In The Wall, can't beat it, especially on rag week