[…]2013 after he was arrested and detained at a protest in Cairo. The demonstration was in support of the Muslim Brotherhood which had been ousted from power by the Egyptian military. The Egyptian authorities have chosen to trial Halawa in a mass trial along with almost 500 other people, a process USI said is deeply unjust and unfair. “A mass trial in itself is a complete violation of human rights, dignity and justice.” USI President, Annie Hoey, said. “The fact that the trial has been postponed for 15 times is deferring the outcome of the trial, which has, in the […]
[…](Thursday) that a combination of a shortfall of purpose-built accommodation for students and the current state of the private rental sector will inevitably lead to students being forced to drop out of college. The Union believes that Government intervention is now essential so that students can avail of homes conducive to study. Speaking ahead of a demonstration in Dublin’s Grafton Street on Thursday morning, Ms Harmon said: “There is already growing evidence of students commuting daily to Dublin from extremely long distances. If you’re fortunate enough to find somewhere to live, the likelihood is that it’s costing significantly more, at […]
[…]and down the country, determined to see their sons and daughters through third-level education as they see the value that it brings, are clearly making enormous sacrifices in order to bring this about. The increasing borrowing of these parents highlighted in the survey continues a worrying trend whereby the most vulnerable families are trapped in a spiral of more and more debt. Any further increases in the costs of college through increased student charges or reductions in the maintenance grant will merely serve to further attack struggling families already crippled by wider recessionary measures. We would call on the Government […]
[…]on publicly funded education and increases to student supports on the 11th March, 2019. Together, we are calling on the Government to act on publicly funded education, and to bring SUSI grants in line with the soaring cost of living and rents. Join us on campuses across Ireland for our lunchtime action on […]
[…]the Irish people real and meaningful political reform. The referendum outcome clearly reflects the will of the people for radical reform of both chambers, not just Seanad Eireann but Dáil Eireann also. The Government should respond by immediately referring the question of Seanad reform, and the many proposals for such which exist, to the Constitutional Convention. When multiple methods of achieving a common desired outcome are put forward, the correct response is to seek to achieve consensus, not take this as a justification for doing nothing. It is clear that there is broad agreement that the extension of the franchise […]
