[…]the various options laid out before them ensuring the best possible result for women’s health and reproductive choices here in Ireland. Today is an important day signifying a time for change in Ireland. The students of Ireland are ready for a referendum and we are calling on the political leadership to respond to the Citizens’ Assembly recommendation for a referendum on this issue and to take heed of their recommendations for legislation. If our leadership do not hear our call, we will come knocking and marching for an answer”. USI President Annie Hoey also stated, “since 1983 USI have been […]
[…]body of psychological counsellors in third level colleges, with a message about mental health and the counselling supports available to you during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need someone to talk […]
[…]like all events at this time, was cancelled in line with Government guidelines to protect public health. President, Lorna Fitzpatrick has been speaking with SU Presidents from across the island to ensure the union is well-informed on all the issues facing students during these unprecedented times. Lorna explained that everyone in the USI is hugely disappointed that Congress could not go ahead this week. She said: “Congress is a really important week for the student movement in Ireland and the USI. We bring over 300 student leaders together to elect the executive, debate policy and plan our programme of work […]
[…]health counselling, and to ring-fence €3m for student counselling and supports per annum. Mental health support is another key factor in retention for third-level, as 27% of students who used counselling services indicated counselling was a factor in their retention.” The union continues to campaign on other Budget 2018 issues like the funding of higher education. USI are calling on the Government to rule out any possible introduction of an income contingent loan scheme, and to reduce the Student Contribution Charge by a minimum of €250 with the aim of investing €1.26bn into higher education over the next decade in […]
[…]will explain (refresh page if not displaying correctly). Registration Process 1. Log on to http://www.dealeffect.ie/charities/new and complete the form (as shown below). If your SU does not have a Facebook or Twitter page, leave blank. (although we recommend that you set a Facebook page up for promoting your SU and communicating with students). Remember the password you create as this will be used to access your charity admin page in the future. Username will be your best SU email address. Please use a generic email address that is unlikely to change as this cannot be modified by us (or you) […]
