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SIN
Galway's Only Student Newspaper
TypeOnline student newspaper
FormatTabloid
SchoolUniversity of Galway
Editor-in-chiefEmma van Oosterhout
Founded2001
LanguageEnglish and Gaeilge
HeadquartersÁras na Mac Léinn
University of Galway
Galway, Ireland
Circulation6,000[citation needed]
Websitesin.ie
Map
Location of Áras na Mac Léinn, Galway, Ireland.

SIN (Student Independent News) is a student newspaper in Galway, Ireland with a readership of 15,000 students.[1] Its offices are based at the University of Galway. SIN is published online and covers news about Galway events on and off campus, while its entertainment and features sections aim to entertain and provoke debate and shape opinion. It is produced solely online following the COVID-19 pandemic. It is an up-to-date source of Galway and national student news. Both the newspaper and website are funded by the University of Galway Students' Union.[1] SIN accepts articles from past and present students and lecturers and staff.[2] SIN was founded in 2001 and replaced the University College Galway student periodical Unity, which was published from 1959 until the late 1990s. SIN was printed in tabloid size across 32 pages until 2020 when it moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Online presence

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The SIN website, Sin.ie, hosts a gallery, articles, author profiles, newspaper archives.[2]

Recognition

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In 2019, SIN was named Newspaper of the Year, with editor Áine Kenny winning the prize for Editor of the Year, at the National Student Media Awards.

In 2023, SIN and Sin.ie received nominations for Journalism relating to Travel, Features Writer of the Year (Arts & Pop Culture), and Journalism relating to Road Safety, with Caoimhe Looney winning for the latter, at the National Student Media Awards.[3]

In 2025, editor Emma van Oosterhout and news sub-editor Fiona Zokou won the National Student Media Award for Collaborative Journalism of the Year Award.[4] In the same year, SIN was awarded 'Student Media Outlet of the Year' by AMLÉ.

Notable past stories

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On 9 December 2008, Ministers Eamon O'Cuiv and Batt O'Keefe were the subject of a protest by a small group of students who were highlighting the issue of third level fees. During Minister O'Cuiv's attempt to enter the Quadrangle to meet with University authorities, the students attempted to block his entrance. The minister engaged in a scuffle and was seen to forcibly grab a student protester, which was photographed by the SIN editor.[5] The photograph was used on the RTÉ News website,[6] The Irish Times[7] and appeared in many other local and national papers and news sites.[8][9] The story was picked up by the national press and the minister was forced to explain his actions in the photograph.[citation needed]

SIN also reported on an incident that took place on 2 February 2009 when former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was prevented from speaking at the university's Literary and Debating Society, again by a small group of protesters involved in the free fees movement. SIN had a full report of the incident on its website within twenty minutes of the incident;[10] the report was cited in several of the subsequent local and national coverage of the incident.[citation needed]

Following the controversial RAG week of 2009, SIN and Sin.ie provided comprehensive coverage of the university's decision to withdraw support and NUI Galway Students' Union commitment to continue running the charity week in future years.[11]

Editorial team

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As of December 2025, the editorial team consists of:[12]

  • Emma van Oosterhout (Editor-in-Chief)
  • Jake Davis (Deputy Editor and Sports Editor)
  • Elena Conroy Garcia (News Editor)
  • Finnian Cox (News Editor)
  • Éimear Stockmann (Features Editor)
  • Mairéad Maguire (Features Editor)
  • Sally Collins (Opinions Editor)
  • Fionn Sexton-Connolly (Opinions Editor)
  • Marcela Villagómez (Arts Editor)
  • Emma O'Neill (Business and Technology Editor)
  • Hannah Feeney (Lifestyle Editor)
  • Alyssa O'Sullivan (Cainte Editor)
  • Sonny McGreevy (Sports Editor)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Student Media - University of Galway". www.universityofgalway.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Sin newspaper Archives". University of Galway Students' Union. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Shortlists 2009". Oxygen.ie. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  4. ^ Emma Van Oosterhout (11 April 2025). "University of Galway students bring home three awards from the National Student Media Awards". Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  5. ^ O'Connor, Kevin. "SIN :: Minister confronts students during protest". Sin.ie. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  6. ^ "RTÉ News: Minister in confrontation with students". Rte.ie. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  7. ^ "Ó Cuív restrains student at protest - The Irish Times - Thu, Dec 11, 2008". The Irish Times. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  8. ^ "FEE activist 'manhandled' by minister at NUI Galway protest - Indymedia Ireland". Indymedia.ie. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  9. ^ Advertiser.ie (22 December 2008). "Are our students waking up? - Galway First - December 22, 2008". Advertiser.ie. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  10. ^ O'Connor, Kevin. "SIN :: One student arrested as Bertie Ahern prevented from appearing at NUI Galway". Sin.ie. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  11. ^ O'Connor, Kevin. "SIN :: "Not the end of RAG week"". Sin.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  12. ^ "Contact Us". Retrieved 2 December 2025.
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