[5] SIN was founded in 2001 and replaced the University College Galway student periodical Unity, which was published from 1959 until the late 1990s.
[8] 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.
The minister engaged in a scuffle and was seen to forcibly grab a student protester, which was photographed by the SIN editor.
[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.
[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.