[…]key facts about student nurses and midwives and the issues they are currently facing. Sign and share the INMO petition – and encourage your friends and family to do the same. Email your local representatives, particularly those in the Government parties (Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party) and encourage them to do more to support student nurses and midwives. How do I contact them? You can find the full membership of the Oireachtas Committee on Health below. You can also find TDs in your constituency here. The easiest way to contact them is via email, but you could also contact their constituency office. Oireachtas Joint Committee […]
[…]We think it’s time for College Times to call it a day on a tired formula which, we saw today, amuses […]
[…]Mental Health Services, See Change’s Please Talk campaign for students and Twitter, thousands of “Chats for Change” tea packs will be distributed across college campuses nationwide to facilitate open conversation of mental health. The “Chats for Change” tea packs also include tips on taking the fear out of taking about mental health and useful support service contacts all aimed at encouraging students to make time and space to chat about their mental health while enjoying a cup of tea. The Chats for Change campus tour will include interactive and educational information stands and expert advice from Please Talk, Jigsaw, Spun Out, HSE and one to […]
[…]all its forms. The aim of #TogetherAgainstRacism is to show that racism has no place in Ireland and share a positive message of inclusion, diversity, equality and togetherness. This campaign has been running since 2018 and now more than ever we need to stand against racism and show that Ireland will not tolerate racism, xenophobia and far-right ideologies. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said: “Today, we are joining INAR and supporting the #TogetherAgainstRacism campaign. USI joins INAR and all its members in calling for an end to racism, xenophobia and far-right ideologies and we stand in solidarity with those affected. “For many years USI has been leading social change […]
[…]as being long-term unemployed. The key conclusions of the latest Economic Survey of Ireland and a new report ‘Local Job creation: How Employment and Training Agencies can help’ state that while the unemployment rate in Ireland has begun to decline, joblessness remains a serious concern. With more than one-in-ten 15-18 year olds not employed or in education, youth unemployment at 28%, and more and more well-educated graduates being forced to emigrate to find work, the OECD has told the Government they must do more. The OECD said that while it is working closely with the Department of Social Protection to […]
