[…]by an online awareness campaign. Attractions for students include interactive and educational stands run by sexual health organisations, Think Contraception branded Eco Cabs & digital game, promotion of STI tests and contraception choices, sexual health workshops, a sexual health magician, a chance of winning a Durex hamper and much more! Findings from the Irish Contraception & Crisis Pregnancy study (ICCP, 2010) shows that consistent use of contraception among young adults 18-25 is high and increasing with 80% saying they use contraception every time they have sex. However, 20% of 18–25 year olds did not report consistent use of contraception in the […]
[…]anxiety, while 30% reported symptoms of depression. This funding was urgently needed before the pandemic and so is now required more than ever. We made additional representations to the Department and to the Minister on the need to support student mental health during this academic year so we are very glad to see that the €3 million announced in July is in addition to the €2 million. “The increase of funds into the student counselling services is vital to tackle the waiting lists that were already there and would only get worse due to the fall-out of the pandemic. The resources being […]
[…]anxiety, while 30% reported symptoms of depression. This funding was urgently needed before the pandemic and so is now required more than ever. We made additional representations to the Department and to the Minister on the need to support student mental health during this academic year so we are very glad to see that the €3 million announced in July is in addition to the €2 million. “The increase of funds into the student counselling services is vital to tackle the waiting lists that were already there and would only get worse due to the fall-out of the pandemic. The resources being […]
[…]Hoey said, “It plays a vital, central role in the preservation and promotion in all that is truly and uniquely Irish. It is absolutely vital for those teaching Irish to have a strong grip of the spoken language, and this is best achieved through submergence in the Gaeltacht. Student teachers are already crippled under the cost of college, and they shouldn’t face further costs to improve their Irish, which will improve the quality of their teaching, and, in turn, the quality of the students’ […]
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