[…]applicants, are still waiting on their first grant payment. An external review of SUSI will begin in the coming weeks in order to implement a major overhaul of the agency ahead of the next academic year. The centralised grant awarding agency has singularly failed to make the grant processing system more efficient and, as a result, many students are in serious financial difficulty. John Logue, President of the Union of Students in Ireland said: “As students return for the second term of the year, over 5,500 are still desperate for financial assistance. In order to alleviate some of the hardship […]
[…]spaces for students may increase by 15,000 until 2024. A large proportion of those projects are in the planning process or early stages and if further limitations and restrictions are implemented, those developments may never evolve.’ Cahill went on to say, ‘Councillors jumping in on this discriminatory blockade are helping to fuel the student accommodation crisis spreading through families, students and other groups with rents going through the roof. More student beds will alleviate the pressure from students scrambling for somewhere to sleep and even free up the private rental sector. ‘A few years ago redevelopment and increasing capacity of […]
[…]to repeal the Eighth Amendment in it’s current form. Speaking at the Citizens’ Assembly meeting today, USI President Annie Hoey said, “the results from the Citizens’ Assembly today show that Ireland is ready and wants change to our abortion laws. Access to reproductive healthcare is clearly the desire of the people. The members of the Citizens’ Assembly showed incredible consideration and due diligence trying to work through 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 USI Website will be down for migration from 3.00pm today and will re-emerge (at the latest) on Monday 4 March 2013 at 8am. As a result, USI email will be disrupted until that time. You should not expect any responses from USI officers from their emails during this necessary maintenance. If you have any urgent requests for information on the website, please contact the USI General Manager on 01 709 […]
[…]who study in the area. This type of accommodation is commonly referred to as Digs. What is the USI Finance & Accommodation Guide? The USI Finance & Accommodation Guide is a useful source of information for students moving out of home and renting during college with checklists, tips, space to record inventory and space top keep a record of rent paid. Where do I get my free copy of the USI Finance & Accommodation Guide? Please visit your local Students’ Union for your FREE copy or you can read the online copy on https://usi.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/A5-Web-version.pdf What should I check when I’m […]
