USI Congress elections nominations end today – 13/02/2014 Students’ Union Presidents seeking to nominate candidates for positions on the USI Officer Board have until 5.30 today to submit their nominations on headed notepaper as per the regulations. Get them […]
[…]support those students who feel they have no choice but to drop-out or defer their place as they live too far away from their universities and colleges to commute. Clare said: “There are thousands of students across the Island who cannot find accommodation. With waiting lists of up to 200 plus people, students are exploring the option of staying in B&Bs, hostels and hotels. There just isn’t enough purpose-built student accommodation to meet the needs of students wanting to attend third level education in Ireland today. A lot of the accommodation that was built as student accommodation is now being used […]
[…]matter to students. “I’m excited to work with the excellent new team that has been elected today and I am very much looking forward to continuing to promote the student movement and to fighting for the liberation of higher education for all. “My immediate priorities will be working to get students re-engaged with the student movement after the COVID-19 pandemic. I want USI to help rebuild communities on campuses across the island and to getting students back on the streets in big numbers fighting for their rights and for a better society for all.” The full USI Coiste Gnó (Executive) […]
[…]since the first AIDS case was diagnosed in Ireland in 1982. The Union of Students in Ireland renews its calls on Government to invest in the expansion of HIV testing services across Ireland. If we are serious about reversing HIV cases, we need to invest in HIV testing, we must ensure barrier-free access to PrEP and sexual health clinics and services across Ireland with a serious focus on ending HIV-related stigma in Ireland. As Ireland comes out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we look to the Government’s robust response to the COVID-19 pandemic and urge the Government to commit the same […]
[…]cost of student accommodation currently. USI President, Chris Clifford said: “In their speeches today, both Ministers Chambers and Donohoe talked about the importance of education and young people in our society, and yet they did nothing for third-level students. They seem to think that support for education should stop at secondary school. They talked about wanting to make Ireland the best place in the world to be a child, but between the cost of going to college, the lack of student accommodation and no mention of specific supports for students, it seems like they want to hand young people a […]
