[…]are rising, with more and more students having to turn to the already pressurised private rental market. Government support for people to rent a room to students is welcome, and we’re promoting the fact of the up-to €12,000 tax free allowance for people prepared to rent their rooms to relieve the crisis.” USI is also warning that student supports need to be examined in light of accommodation issues. “The student assistance fund and the adjacency rates for grants are not sufficient to deal with the issues we will be facing in a few months time. Increased student supports […]
[…]students and a medium sized college have the power to sway this referendum. It is particularly crucial that we maximise student turn-out when we know from poll after poll and referendums that were held on campuses that young people are more in favour of marriage equality than older generations. Over 90% of students are in favour of marriage equality. To hold this referendum any later than May 1st would be an act of folly on the part of the Government – none of us want to be watching the votes coming in wishing that more people could have voted yes […]
[…]exports go to the remainder of the EU, the UK remains Ireland’s single most important export market in Europe. “The outcome of the Brexit referendum is incredibly disappointing,” Kevin Donoghue, USI President, said, “Not only for the future of Britain, but also for the future of Ireland. More than eight per cent of Irish graduates pursue work opportunities in the UK, and Brexit will affect them, as well as the students who wish to study their undergraduates or postgraduates in the UK, or do the Erasmus exchange programme there. There will be tighter border controls and more complicated visa processes […]
[…]many still need accommodation. USI continues to track significant pressure on the private rental market, particularly in college towns and cities, and there is a significant shortfall in purpose built student […]
[…]the last number of years representing students from lower-socio economic backgrounds who were struggling to deal with the constrained economic climate, increasing costs of going to college and reduced student supports. This has created a perfect storm which has left many hard-pressed students and families at their wits’ end. So without hesitation, if I could change one thing about our education system, it would be that financial barriers to accessing third-level education would no longer be a concern. Families would no longer have to sit around the kitchen table deciding if they could afford to send all or some of their children […]
