[…]and, in some cases, choose their course based on whether they would be able to find and afford accommodation. He pointed to figures from the Irish League of Credit Unions, which found 62% of students are living at home compared to 44% in 2013. When that is aligned to figures which show the number of people getting non-adjacent student grants for going to college more than 45km from their home address, it would appear many are choosing to commute long distance but stay at home. via Irish Examiner […]
[…]event, held in campuses across Ireland, will encourage young people who are sexually active to get tested for STI’s, think ahead and practice safer consensual sex. Chlamydia is the most common STI diagnosed in Ireland with 6,797 diagnoses in 2015, 65% of Chlamydia diagnoses were among young people aged 20 to 29 years. Provisional data from the HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre shows a 1.5% increase in Chlamydia diagnoses in 2016 with 6,901 diagnoses. USI is urging its members to practice safe sex to avoid infections. The Launch of SHAG 2017 campaign will see the distribution of condoms, lubricant and […]
[…]of the BAI could hand the power of veto and censorship to those opposed to equal marriage – by simply operating as a cartel to refuse appearances, anti-equality organisations could prevent the arguments for equal marriage even being heard, let alone debated. This ruling places unncessary restrictions on the right of individuals to express their opinion in the absence of someone who disagrees with them. In this case, someone cannot argue for equal treatment because there is no-one to speak in favour of inequality. Our call is for the BAI to see the absurdity at the centre of its ruling […]
[…]Education is a right, not a privilege – we will work with our members for the maintenance of Free Fees. I look forward to the work ahead and look forward to working with you to bring the strength of our argument to the people and to […]
[…]the criteria. Contact your local Students’ Union for guidance & advice. Check the CAO website for further information and […]
