[…]with messages from students who are losing thousands of Euro in rent they had to pre-pay. And in order to publicly highlight the accommodation issues students are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the USI created an online portal to enable members to share their stories with the union. In 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 […]
[…]king Rí Draig Drag queen Banríon Draig Electrolysis Leictrealú Feminine-presenting Léiriú Baineann Masculine-presenting Léiriú Fireann Female to Male (FTM) Baineann go Fireann (BGF) Fluidity Solúbhthacht Gay Aerach Gender binary Dénárthacht inscne Gender confirmation surgery Máinliacht Dhaingniú Inscne Gender Cues Leideanna Inscne Gender dysphoria Diosfóiria Inscne Gender expression Nochtadh Inscne Genderfluid Inscne-sholúbtha Gender Identity Disorder Neamhord Fhéiniúlacht Inscne Gender Normative Gnáthach ó thaobh na hinscne de Gender normativity Normatacht inscne* Gender performance Léiriú Insce Genderqueer Inscne-aiteach Gender variant Inscne-mhalartach Genitals Baill ghiniúna Gonads Gónaid Heteronormativity Heitreanormatacht Heterosexism Heitrighnéasachas Heterosexual Heitrighnéasach Heterosexual Privilege Pribhléid Heitrea-ghnéasach HIV (Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus) VEID (Víreas Easpa […]
[…]Ireland for families The Union of Students in Ireland are encouraging students to vote yes in the Divorce Referendum taking place this Friday, 24th May, after a decision to support a ‘Yes’ vote at the most recent meeting of the USI National Council in Waterford. Currently, the laws on Divorce in Ireland state that a married couple must be living apart for at least 4 years before they can consider divorcing one another, it also states that divorces that take place outside of the state are not legally recognised in Ireland. Students recognise that these laws are outdated […]
[…]completely. And the Union of Students in Ireland has said the same approach must also be taken in the Republic of Ireland, which currently bans men who have sex with men from donating blood for 12 months after sexual activity. Describing the announcement that will take effect from June 1 and bring Northern Ireland into line with the rest of the UK, which has had a three-month wait since 2017, as a “positive step” NUS-USI President, Robert Murtagh called for the wait-period to be completely removed. Robert said: “It is a positive step forward that the MSM [men who have sex with […]
[…] They chair meetings and officiate on the conduct of the discussions, but don’t take part in the debate. Only students (for our purposes that includes students’ union officers) may take part in a debate, or vote on the matters at hand. Most matters at Congress can be approved by a bare majority, but some matters (amendments to the USI constitution and matters without a clear impact on students) require a qualified majority, where two thirds’ majority is required. Elections Congress is about making the policy of the union, but it’s also about elections. The core members of the Officer Board […]
