[…]workers in Ballina Beverages. Notes: The Union of Students in Ireland represent over 374,000 students across the island of Ireland. SIPTU represents the majority of core production workers in the Coca Cola Company plant in Ballina Beverages, County Mayo – just 30 minutes away from where USI annual Congress was taking place. USI and SIPTU have a partnership agreement that allows students to benefit from SIPTU’s services including free access to the Workers’ Rights Centre. USI’s 60th annual congress took place from the 1st – 4th April, during this time students debated motions that once passed became part of […]
[…]too many long-term negatives. Why give young people another incentive to emigrate?” At €3,000 annually, Irish third level fees are the second highest in Europe, after the UK. Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland all offer publicly funded education. The coalition stressed that the loan scheme option in the Cassells report is unsustainable long-term, will increase emigration, deter young people from applying to college, and disable upward mobility. SIPTU Education Sector Organiser, Karl Byrne, said: “The Times Higher Education world university rankings is regarded as the most influential list of top performing third level institutions in the world. It is […]
[…]Wednesday to accept or decline. The NPCPP are running a Leaving Certificate helpline today on 1800 265 165. Qualified guidance counsellors are available to give advice and support to students who have queries after receiving their CAO […]
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[…]to afford the significant costs of traveling abroad for an abortions. It costs at least €1,000 to travel to England for a termination, including clinic costs, travel and accommodation. Young women or girls, whether students or not, usually do not have ready access to such funds.’ USI will be attending a rally organised by Action on X outside Dáil Eireann this evening at 6pm. Notes: The Union of Students in Ireland is a pro-choice organisation. Pro-choice policy was re-affirmed at USI Congress in March 2013. USI regards this as an issue which affects many students. In 2011, UK Department of […]
