[…]to 3 April at the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. Checklist for Delegates Essentials: Comfortable clothes (x 4 days) for Congress floor Smart casual dress for the USI Annual Dinner Your vocal chords for speaking on motions Less essentials: If you want to make use of the hotel’s gym facilities before or after sessions, bring gym kit. Gyms won’t be available during sessions. Each region will be engaging in a theme as part of the Congress Social programme. Please check in with your delegation leader to find out if they need you to bring anything for that. Main documents (These […]
[…]the country. In UCC’s Victoria Mills accommodation complex, rent has increased by €900 (10%) in two years. Academic year 2016/17 students paid UCC €5,260 for a single bedroom. In 2019/2020, students will pay €6,179 for that same room. In NUI Galway, the 140 bed Menlo Park private student accommodation prices have increased by 20%. That is a rise of €1,390 for a single bedroom in student accommodation. Purpose built student accommodation owners are set to release next years prices in the coming months. Trends have shown that rents are set to steadily increase for the academic year 2019/2020. […]
[…]of education could be just good. The recipients of these awards make education an inspiration for many students.” A full list of the recipients of the awards is given below, alongside some photos from the event. Institution Teaching Heroes Department Athlone Institute of Technology Jean Russell Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology Pharmacology Clinical Laboratory Techniques Athlone Institute of Technology Joseph Egan Marketing Institute of Technology Blanchardstown Marie Brennan Department of Humanities Institute of Technology Blanchardstown Pamela Kelly Department of Humanities College of Computer Training Colette Kirwan Computing College of Computer Training Gemma Davis Business Cork Institute of Technology Roy Sleator […]
[…]to their education every day. Currently in Ireland, students are forced to pay €3,000 for their student contribution fee, while rents are rising at a staggering rate [In Dublin, rent for purpose-built student accommodation costs over €800 per month]. The national student movement have deemed it unacceptable for the Government to expect students to be able to afford this, and have on countless occasions lobbied TD’s and Senators to alleviate these costs through the implementation of publicly funded higher education, building affordable accommodation and adequate rental protection legislation. As part of the ongoing campaign to ‘Break the Barriers’ to […]
President of USI, Lorna Fitzpatrick and President of the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union, Reuban Murray, have this afternoon (Friday, October 2) sent a joint letter to Ministers Norma Foley TD and Simon Harris TD requesting an urgent meeting to discuss emergencies arising from the errors in Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades. See the full letter below Letter from USI and ISSU to […]
