[…]and Jack Leahy, VP of Academic Affairs and Quality Assurance, with the Coláiste Dhúlaigh Union The formalities of joining the Union of Students in Ireland were completed today – after a unanimous decision at the USI National Council to approve the Coláiste Dhúlaigh membership proposal on November 6th in CIT. “We’re delighted to join USI and are looking forward to working as part of the national union.” Jessie O’Connell, President of Coláiste Dhúlaigh, said “Further education colleges across the country face a number of challenging issues and I look forward to the opportunity to address them.” Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of […]
[…]for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor announced a ring-fenced funding allocation of €400,000 for HEIs to deliver on recommendations from the Expert Group for Consent at Third Level, which included representatives of the Union of Students in Ireland, a process concluding after months of lobby efforts by USI. The launch was attended by Mrs. Sabina Higgins, HEA Interim CEO Paul O’Toole, and SU representatives from across the country. USI also announced today a partnership with USI and COSC Smart Consent in NUI Galway, which will see a full-time postdoc student overseeing the delivery of a national survey on experiences by […]
[…]Senator Mullen’s stance on abortion, saying his comments were unfounded and inaccurate. Over 10,000 women joined the March for Choice in Dublin on Saturday the 26th September. Despite this, Senator Mullen spoke about the “grizzly realities” of abortion and said “the momentum to further legalise abortion in Ireland is largely a media swell rather than any ground swell, as the rather modest turn out at the protest showed.” Ronan Mullen was elected to the Seanad in the National Universities of Ireland constituency in July 2007. Every University and college across Ireland that held a referendum on their stance on the […]
[…]one message, Orla, a student in St Angela’s College said: “Having to pay over €1,000 for accommodation that I can’t be in is very upsetting and challenging. Now I have to start paying a deposit for next year’s accommodation not knowing if I’ll be able to afford it. My usual summer job doesn’t look like it will be operating as normal and so I’ll have no income. I don’t qualify for the COVID payment as I was not working prior to the date in February. My parents’ pay has been cut – this time is a very big struggle financially and […]
