[…]together and show our mettle”. Hoey continued, “NCADSU joined USI for the exceptional training we provide, for the network we have built among students and Students’ Unions and the support we lend to our members. We hope we can do NCADSU justice. The next step is that our National Council ratifies NCADSU as full members of USI”. NCADSU President Muiriosa Guinan said, “We feel that this was a very important decision to be made within NCADSU and for the students we represent , and it comforting that NCAD students want to play more of a central role with USI and […]
[…]stop treating students as the soft route to more cash. She has rejected calls for an increase in the student contribution to higher education. As senior university officials meet at a conference in Dublin, Harmon has called for a cap on student fees and public investment in third level education, funding college and treating education as a public good. Speaking at the event, Laura Harmon said: “USI acknowledges that there is a significant underfunding of education. Universities constantly demand more money and resources, but for some reason would now rather it come at the expense of students, who are already experiencing […]
[…]of running. The most common injuries are minor, short-lived musculo-skeletal ones, such as straining a muscle or tendon. You can reduce the possible risks by: •increasing the level of physical activity gradually over a period of time •wearing suitable clothes and footwear •using appropriate equipment and protective equipment; and •being active in safe places (Department of Health and Children, Health Service Executive, 2009) 1.4) Cost benefits of physical activity. If everyone, including young people were to exercise regularly the healthcare system would benefit from reduce costs. It has been estimated that if Australian people became more active for just 30 […]
[…]management, controlled timing of parturition in beef cattle, evaluating by-products for inclusion in ruminant and monogastric diets; and an advancement in fertiliser technologies for improved efficiency and reduced gaseous emissions. Irish farming is at the forefront of all of these modernisations so it’s no wonder there’s been an increase in the amount of young people applying for agriculture and horticulture courses over the past ten […]
