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NUI GALWAY (NUIG) has initiated an internal investigation into protests on campus which led to the abandonment of a public interview with former taoiseach Bertie Ahern on Monday night.

The university says it may take disciplinary action against any students involved. Both it and the college’s students’ union have also “strongly condemned” the actions of the participants.