[…]AIT Access student through the Colleges of Sanctuary programme have been issued with a deportation order for September 2 – after four years living in Direct Provision in Ireland – in the midst of a global pandemic. The news of the deportation order comes in the week that residents of Caheersiveen Direct Provision centre have undertaken a hunger strike in protest at the conditions in their residence. All at USI offer our full solidarity to the 32 people taking the action due to complaints about issues, including the rationing of food and water, not being taken seriously. The USI calls […]
On the day USI waves goodbye to its home in Crumlin, we present this new website, which we’re calling 5.01 beta. We hope you like it better than the last one. Our new physical address is: USI Ceann Áras na Mac Léinn Portview House York Road Dublin 4 The roadmap for the site This site is firmly in Beta testing mode – There are whole sections not yet implemented and some surprises coming, but we’re now testing real-life use of the site. In the coming weeks, you’ll see: Direct student consultation A section for each member organisation (MO) Dedicated section for […]
[…]people, it’s clear that they remain a key target of alcohol marketing and advertising and that cheap alcohol is being promoted relentlessly at students. That is why we would like to see the Government take decisive action as part of the Public Health Alcohol Bill and regulate to ensure that students and younger generations are adequately protected from alcohol harm.” Suzanne Costello, CEO of Alcohol Action Ireland, said it was very encouraging to see students leading by example on what is a serious problem for all age groups and sectors of Irish society. “When it comes to drinking, young people […]
[…]in Cork, the HSE Addiction services are issuing a warning about possible contaminated ‘party pills’ and advise people to not consume any unknown substances that they are offered at this time.” Further Survey Results: 82% of students have tried illegal drugs. While it is common for some students to try illegal drugs at least once in their lifetime, recurring drug use is lower for illegal drugs compared to alcohol. When taken over the past 12 months, 49% of all respondents have consumed normal strength cannabis compared to 44% who have used high potency cannabis. Respondents reported that the common […]
[…]a requirement to have a written agreement which sets out minimum protections for both parties in order to benefit from the rent-a-room tax breaks, but Government repeatedly says that such legislation would put homeowners off renting out rooms in their homes. However, this research shows that most homeowners feel more secure having an agreement, and the lack of legislation simply allows more malign homeowners a free reign to do whatever they when renting out a room to students or others. With the ability to make €14,000 on offer, there should be some basic rules and requirements, to stop people being evicted or […]
