[…]broadcasting sector. There has been a dramatic rise in the levels of external television content-as opposed to Irish-made content –available to audiences. There has also been a significant change in the ways people access content”. BAI needs to be well positioned to regulate the new media era, and keep a core focus on audience in order to guide its future work. It was noted at the launch that although there has been a vast change in the way media content is now consumed, this change is fragmented demographically and traditional mediums are still strong. At the launch, Damian Loscher, Managing […]
[…]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 job doesn’t look like it will be operating as normal and so I’ll have no income. I […]
[…]firms are refusing any refunds to students that are no longer living in the privately-operated student buildings, many of whom have lost part-time jobs due to closures as a result of the pandemic. USI Vice President for Welfare, Roisin O’Donovan explained that students have had to leave accommodation for many difficult reasons, such as to self-isolate or care for vulnerable family members. Roisin said: “Along with the Students’ Unions in affected colleges and universities, we are calling on these companies to show some compassion to students that are in very difficult circumstances. Students are out of college, they’ve lost jobs, […]
[…]Organ Donation and discussing their wishes with family.’ Students should know that your “next-of-kin” will have the final decision on donation. Students are being urged to let them know your wishes now. The range of organs and tissue currently used for transplantation include the kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, corneas, heart valves, bones and tendons, small bowel and skin. Because transplantation is now so successful, more and more patients have a chance of benefiting from transplantation. There are not enough donors to match the number of patients waiting for a transplant. In the case of corneas and bone donations, age […]
[…]Organ Donation and discussing their wishes with family.’ Students should know that your “next-of-kin” will have the final decision on donation. Students are being urged to let them know your wishes now. The range of organs and tissue currently used for transplantation include the kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, corneas, heart valves, bones and tendons, small bowel and skin. Because transplantation is now so successful, more and more patients have a chance of benefiting from transplantation. There are not enough donors to match the number of patients waiting for a transplant. In the case of corneas and bone donations, age […]
