[…]and Limerick have seen an increase of up to 16 per cent in the rental sector, according to the latest report by property website Daft.ie. Rents have gone over €1,000 a month nationwide for the first time since 2008. USI President, Kevin Donoghue, said the escalating cost of rent across Ireland is because of a chronic supply shortage and an increase in demand, which is forcing some students to commit to a lease they can’t afford, sleep on friends’ couches, live in poor quality accommodation or endure long commutes. “The lack of purpose-built on-campus accommodation, private sector rent increases and […]
[…]members, public representatives and varied publics. The CRE will be a core member of our staff, as comfortable photographing hundreds of students protesting, publishing groundbreaking research and supporting the president in preparations for Morning Ireland. The successful candidate relishes the challenge of taking the messaging functions of USI to the next level and appreciates the thrill of a message well communicated to our hundreds of thousands of members and our othtier diverse publics. Application deadline: THIS VACANCY HAS NOW CLOSED Role type: Initial 1 year contract after successful completion of 6 months probation The CRE will: co-ordinate USI communications […]
[…]provided by the HEA to the Union of Students’ in Ireland to progress short-term solutions for students in need of accommodation. In the short term, one of the best options to increase supply is for people to rent a spare room in their home to students. It’s a win-win situation, as students get accommodation and homeowners can earn up to €14,000 a year tax-free doing this. The funding provided was used to develop homes.usi.ie, to communicate more effectively to student and homeowners, and to carry out research into this important issue. Find out more at […]
[…]surveys normally collect data in a non-identifiable way, with an opt-in for any incentive offered for completion. When we’ve completed distribution of any incentives, we’ll delete the personally identifiable information of any person not receiving an incentive or award. We may ask recipients of incentives to consent to their name (and perhaps a photograph) being used on the USI website and social channels to prove that the incentives actually do exist! Where a user submits a failure or 404 notification to the administrator We’ll delete this information as soon as the failure or 404 is rectified and any response to […]
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