[…]to the position last year. Chris will take up the role with USI on July 1, along with the rest of the new USI Coiste Gnó. Speaking on his election as President, Chris said: “It feels a bit surreal to have been elected. Sai is a great guy and it was very close, with only four votes in it in the end. I hope to hit the ground running and am looking forward to getting going and delivering the change I promised in my speech at hustings. “I did run a bit of a snuff campaign at the start, but that […]
[…]that graduates are more likely to become employers, will pay considerably more tax over their lifetimes, and make an economic contribution far greater than the initial State investment. Our society benefits, our economy benefits, we all benefit. In 2011, our student maintenance grant system was described by officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform as being “generally regarded as insufficient to meet the maintenance costs of going to college”. 2 years and 2 further cuts later, and our student grant has been pared to the bone and beyond. Before the economic downturn, this posed somewhat less of a […]
[…]higher education is the only option that keeps social mobility on a level playing field, strengthens the economy, reduces minimum subsistence levels and decreases breadline anxieties. USI welcomes the inclusion of the free education option in the report. The Cassells report will suggest that the current situation in third level education funding is unsustainable and that the existing state of affairs – referring to the dramatically decreased government funding, and a €3,000 student registration fee – is not an appropriate or endurable option. Annie Hoey, USI President, said there will be three main suggestions put forward as solutions for funding third […]
[…]to lose their voice from the national union, we respect their decision. It is regrettable that the rules for this referendum prevented all USI officers, except for UCD alumni, from discussing the issues with students on campus. As a result of this, I feel that students were not granted the opportunity to hear the full case for continuing membership of their national union. USI now awaits notification from UCDSU of its intention to disaffiliate, which according to the constitution voted on and supported by UCDSU, will take place one calendar year after the notification is made to USI National Council. […]
[…]Donoghue, said, “Since the marriage referendum in Ireland, young people have seen for themselves the power their vote has and the impact is has on society. We have registered tens of thousands of new student voters in the past three years with the help of organisations like SpunOut. We want to empower young people again in this General Election.” The Voter Motor campaign encourages students to travel home together to vote in their local constituencies. As part of the campaign, USI are giving away four free return train tickets a day until the 26th February to students who use the […]
