[…]of finances is far off where it should be. None of the asks in the USI’s Pre-Budget submission for the Irish language were introduced by Government on Tuesday. USI’s Leas-Uachtarán don Ghaeilge, Bláithín Nic a t-Sithigh said: “USI has continuously lobbied the Government for increased funding for the Irish Language and the Gaeltacht, in particular for third-level courses through Irish. We are also part of Conradh na Gaeilge’s ‘Plean Fáis,’ which sets out an investment plan for the language. Under this plan, there would be a staged increase to an overall spend of 0.4 percent of the Budget on Irish. […]
[…]In Budget 2017, the maximum personal rate for an adult aged 25 was increased from €144.00 to €147.80, while those aged 18-24 saw an increase from €100 to €102.70. The breakdown can be found below: The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for persons aged 15-24 years (youth unemployment rate) was 12.9% in April 2017, a decrease from 13.7% in March 2011. Despite initiatives to incentivise young people to work with 3,250 places being created since 2013 there are 16,082 young people in long-term unemployment seeing majority of young people struggling on €100 p/w or €144 p/w and the will still struggle […]
[…]lóistín le clann, sula dtagann an dara babhta de thairiscintí CAO amach. Tá breis is 900 seomraí ar fáil ar cíos ar an suíomh idirlín lóistín, homes.usi.ie, suíomh a thugann deis d’úinéirí tí a seomraí a fhógairt do mhic léinn. Roimh an dara babhta de thairiscintí CAO amárach, cuireann Aontas na Mac Léinn in Éirinn (AMLÉ) ina luí ar mhic léinn nár cheart dóibh anbhá a bheith orthu, agus gur cheart dóibh cuairt a thabhairt ar homes.usi.ie chun cuidiú leis an bhrú a bhaineann le cuardach lóistín. Dúirt Uachtarán AMLÉ, Michael Kerrigan, ‘go bhfuil an t-úinéir tí agus an mac […]
[…]mind develops hunger for knowledge and a desire to progress. The recent changed restrictions for the J1 is disappointing. It will make it more difficult for students to obtain a visa. I think we are likely to see a drop in the number of students travelling as a result of […]
[…]In this regard I will shortly be seeking Government approval to sign The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention). I also intend to publish a Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence”. Kevin Donoghue, President of USI said “USI hopes this campaign will open up dialogue around the issue of consent both on and off our campuses. The USI ‘Say Something’ survey showed some alarming statistics, with 16% of respondents experienced some form of unwanted sexual experience while at their current educational institution. USI has been very aware […]
