[…]move. “We already know how bad the accommodation situation is, but these extra places did not come with one extra student bed. Nor did they come with extra university or college staff or extra mental health counsellors. USI is in favour of increasing places, as long as they come with increased resources and supports and properly funded third-level institutions that can actually cater to their needs. Otherwise, students are being given false expectations that will not be matched in reality, which in our opinion, is doing them a complete […]
[…]from only offering 51-week leases passed through the Oireachtas yesterday (July 11), is welcomed by the Union of Students in Ireland. USI had brought the issue to the attention of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in January when a number of students came to the union saying they were only being offered 51-week leases instead of the usual term-time leases for the next academic year. At the time, USI was advised that this practice could not be enforced under the existing USI Student Accommodation Bill, which was enacted in summer 2021, after being tabled by Sinn Fein and accepted […]
[…]is suicidal, with the process broken down into our 3Steps. These wallet cards are available to download on www.3ts.ie or to request a copy by post, email: info@3ts.ie.” 3Ts also took the opportunity today to highlight their complementary ‘3Steps to Mental Health’ programme which aims to foster a better understanding of mental illness; suggests ways to approach the topic if you are concerned for someone and teaches us how to access crisis and specialist supports. In addition to activities such as these, 3ts also offers 3Ts TALKs on a variety of aspects of mental health and safeTALK Suicide Alertness training. […]
[…]and no one should be denied the right to donate blood based on their sexuality.” The latest USI motion, passed in 2019, mandated that: “The VP Equality and Citizenship campaign for the abolishment of the deferral period to ensure that MSM who meet all other eligibility criteria will be eligible to donate blood in […]
[…]they want to receive their predicted grades, when they have already opted into the system? This latest delay seems unnecessary to us and we feel that not enough was done to prevent this from […]
