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Wed 05 May 2004NUI Galway plans major expansionEntrance to NUI Galway follows a similar pattern to others such as UCC and NUI Maynooth.While the main feeder schools in 2003 for TCD and UCD were private fee-paying colleges and grind schools, nine of the top 10 schools sending students to NUI Galway are non fee-paying. All are drawn from the Galway area.