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Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
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University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose University of Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at University of Galway is all about here.
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About University of Galway
About University of Galway
Since 1845, University of Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
University of Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
University of Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
There are 128,000 University of Galway alumni worldwide. Stay connected to your alumni community! Join our social networks and update your details online.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At University of Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Alumni Award for Arts, Literature and Celtic Studies 2023
Alumni Award for Arts, Literature and Celtic Studies
Ray Burke, Journalist and former Chief News Editor at RTÉ
Ray Burke, from Oranmore, Co Galway, was conferred with a BA Degree in 1975. During his time at the University, he won Connacht Cup, Harding Cup and Collingwood Plate medals with the UCG soccer First XI and he was a contributor to Unity magazine.
He worked as a journalist in London from 1977-1984 and joined the Irish Press in Dublin in 1984, becoming News Editor in 1989. He was a News Editor at RTÉ News from 1995 and Chief News Editor from 2010 until his retirement in 2018.
He is the author of critically-acclaimed books on James Joyce and on the Irish Press and ghostwriter of the bestselling Charlie Bird memoir Time and Tide. He has contributed to books on Irish newspaper history, was keynote speaker at Gregory/Yeats Autumn Gathering, 2016, and has presented workshops on Nora Barnacle, James Joyce and Oliver St John Gogarty. He contributes An Irishman’s Diary and book reviews for The Irish Times and has written for the Connacht Tribune and the Century Ireland website.
