[…]and was previously a student at UCCSU. He has worked closely with USI on a number of campaigns in the last year. Aoife Ní Shúilleabháin Vice President for Welfare Name Twitter Email Home SU Aoife Ní Shúilleabháin @USI_Welfare aoife.nishuilleabhain@usi.ie NUI, Galway SU The USI Vice President for Welfare is Aoife Ní Shúilleabháin , previously NUI, Galway Welfare Officer. Aoife hails from Co Kerry and in addition to her duties as VP for welfare has a keen interest in the promotion of the Irish language and culture. Jack Leahy Vice President for Academic Affairs and Quality Assurance Name Twitter Email Home SU Jack […]
[…]grants was ‘inconsistent with the national skills policy’. Speaking at Students’ Union Training in Athlone IT, Mr. Boland said the HEA did not advise the Minister for Education on the issue of postgraduate grant cuts, but in his personal opinion the decision seemed at odds with the stated policy of the government to develop a smart economy. Mr. Boland’s statement came in response to a question from the President of GMIT Students’ Union Joe O’Connor. O’Connor said that before the grant was cut students seeking to improve their employment prospects had three options. They could attain a postgraduate qualification, emigrate […]
[…]a definition for ‘affordable student accommodation’ are just two of the recommendations made in the Union of Students in Ireland’s submission to the Review of the Private Residential Sector. In its submission, USI says that the serious issues with student accommodation are critically and negatively affecting the student experience in Ireland. These issues include the failure of the current National Student Accommodation Strategy, the complete lack of rights for those living in digs or rent-a-room situations and the heavy reliance on the private sector which has not met the affordability and security of tenure needs of students. USI Vice President […]
The Union of Students in Ireland is standing in solidarity with the Teachers’ Union of Ireland who are taking industrial action on February 3rd and striking because of underfunding in the sector. USI said that underfunding ITs and understaffing classes will have a negative effect on students. Institutes of technology will face the threat of ongoing disruption as a result of industrial action by academic staff concerned over cuts to third-level funding and staffing numbers. “Understaffed classes and underfunded Institutes of Technology mean a poorer standard of teaching and in turn a poorer standard of learning.” Kevin Donoghue, USI President, […]
