[…]third level sector in the Budget but has emphasised that the funding is insufficient by over €100 million. The union recommended spending of €140million in their pre-budget submission to reduce registration fees and increase student support. The Budget allocated €4 million to reinstate maintenance grants from September 2017 for the most disadvantaged postgraduate students. USI welcomed the reintroduction of postgraduate grants but emphasised that it would only benefit 1,100 students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, and further investment would be needed. The union also welcomed the increase in the threshold for the ‘rent a room’ scheme, up from €12,000 to €14,000 […]
[…]ballot process, and those Irish citizens abroad and Irish groups abroad should have representation on a newly established Electoral commission. VotingRights.ieand USI are calling for a referendum on Irish citizens aboard to have voting rights in time for the next Presidential election. “Campaigns led by young people such as the #HomeToVote and the#GetTheBoat2Vote campaigns during the marriage equality referendum last year showed that the efforts of Irish citizens abroad to be involved in shaping their country is real”, USI President Kevin Donoghue said. “We believe that many Irish citizens have left their home, for whatever reason, and many of those who left […]
[…]welcome new peopel who come to live in Ireland (Report of the TaskForce on Active Citizenship 2007 http://www.wheel.ie/sites/default/files/Report%20of%20the%20Taskforce%20on%20Active%20Citizenship.pdf) USI is committed to raising the profile of students who are active citizens and student volunteers and the excellent work being done by students throughout the year and during Raising and Giving Weeks. USI is working with Volunteer Ireland http://www.volunteer.ie/ to promote student volunteering. Active Citizenship is something that USI encourages among our membership. Under the Citizenship brief, the USI Equality and Citizenship Officer works with the USI Campaigns Officer to conduct student voter registration drives. In 2012, USI also organised Green Training with Young Friends of the […]
[…]Annie Hoey stated, “There have been 18 trial delays, and Ibrahim awaits his along with over 400 others. He spent his 21st birthday in jail. He has engaged in a hunger strike due to poor conditions. This treatment cannot be allowed to continue on a human rights basis and we can’t ignore it” USI is calling on students across the country to put pressure on the Egyptian embassy today by calling them and voicing their concern. USI are urging students to call the Egyptian embassy on +353 (0) 1 660 6718 and let them know that students support the immediate […]
[…](USI) for the 2018-2019 term at the annual Congress in Galway. The Union represents over 374,000 students across Ireland. Cahill is a graduate of a BCL Law and Sociology of Maynooth University and served two terms as Maynooth University Students’ Union Vice President for Welfare and Equality before being elected to the national position with the USI. Speaking after the election, Cahill said: “In 2018-2019, students will be a force to be reckoned with in the battle ongoing about the future and current funding of higher level education in Ireland. It’s time the Oireachtas reveal which model they recommend before […]
