[…]expected to a pay a fee which is double what they would have budgeted for before arriving in Ireland. USI believes that this decision and the lack of consultation by the Government with international students, HEIs or the High Level Group in relation to this fee increase could result in damage to the professional reputation of HEIs in Ireland. Educational institutions have been wrongly put in a position where they have issued inaccurate information to students who have come to Ireland. Furthermore, this fee increase and the circumstances in which it was introduced will do nothing to promote Ireland as […]
[…]We are being asked to minimise travel as much as possible to help limit the spread of the virus. USI is extremely concerned at the last-minute nature of this announcement, with most students already having plans in place. Lorna said: “This decision is coming very late in the day. There are many students who have already started back and thousands more who are due to start on Monday. This adds to what is and has been a very stressful time for many students and their families. “However, as we have said, student safety is our main priority and we will […]
[…]paper launched last week. Proposals include an emigrant panel to give a Seanad vote to the thousands who have left our shores and a voter for every third-level student or graduate. The positive response to the voter registration drive even in its infancy means that a projected 80,000 students will sign up to SERD by next year’s local and European elections, representing thousands of votes in every constituency. Joe O’Connor, President of the Union of Students in Ireland, said: “Failed economic policies, broken promises and parochialism have led to a sense of disillusion with the political system, but abolishing the […]
[…]an active role in calling for free, safe and legal access to abortion care across this island.” NUS-USI President, Ellen Fearon said: “As we mark three years since we repealed the eighth, we call on Minister Robin Swann to commission abortion services here in Northern Ireland. We cannot continue to see women, girls and pregnant people being forced to travel to England to access abortion care. The North is […]
[…]and intends to surpass that number over the coming year.” -ENDS- For more information contact USI Media and Communications Executive, Ronan Costello, on 085-1164263 or […]
