The event, which was held by the D'Arcy/Mellows Cumann in the college attracted a healthy crowd of over thirty young Galway students.
Following an introduction from NUIG member Luke Callinan, Eoin O’Broin – Ógra Shinn Féin’s first National Organiser - spoke of the origins of Sinn Féin, the party’s history and it’s possible futures.
The talk provided students with an interesting view on the the politics of left-wing Republicanism and the various political and social opinions that it embodies. “Sinn Féin is part of a distinct left-republican tradition in Irish society whose future lies in the globally resurgent radical democratic left.”
The event drew to a close with questions and debate from the floor on such issues as the current economic climate and Sinn Féin’s electoral performance south of the border.
Ógra Shinn Féin activist, and Connaught Organiser Mairéad Farrell spoke afterwards on the success of the event: ‘The politics of socialist republicanism have often been misunderstood and people also tend to treat them as two distinct notions, however, as Eoin explained tonight the concepts of Socialism and Republicanism are inextricably linked and for anyone to say differently is to undermine the concepts of equality and freedom that Republicanism espouses'.
'The questions and answers session at the closing stages was particularly important to the success of the event as it gave the audience a chance to raise issues they had in relation to both Sinn Féin and various current affairs topics involving Sinn Féin. Going by the feedback from students it was a thoroughly enjoyable and engaging debate ’.
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