[…]October 4th. With the budget fast approaching, students across the country are preparing to fight the rumored 100 million euro cuts to education. Students are mobilising their voting power via SERD, more cuts will be met with targeted voting ahead of next year’s Local and European Elections. It is imperative for the Government to listen and have the cost of college top of the agenda when making budgetary decisions. Fighting for the future of students now is crucial to the economic recovery of Ireland. Paddy Guiney USI VP for Campaigns said: “Students today face many challenges and that’s even before […]
[…]Budget fast approaching, students in the BMW region and across the country are preparing to fight the rumored 100 million euro cuts to education. Students are mobilising their voting power via SERD, more cuts will be met with targeted voting ahead of next year’s Local and European Elections. It is imperative for the Government to listen and have the cost of college top of the agenda when making budgetary decisions. Fighting for the future of students now is crucial to the economic recovery of Ireland. Kevin Donoghue USI VP BMW Region says: “Students from across the BMW region have come […]
[…]above pre-industrial levels. Congress Notes with Concern That Ireland was the second country in the world to declare a ‘Climate & Biodiversity Emergency’ in 2019, however, in the exact same year, Ireland exceeded its annual EU emissions target by 5 million tonnes, with little incentivisation to present in order to commit to carbon neutrality and achieving goals set out respectively in both 2030 and 2050, with a particular highlight to exploring the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement being explored as of February 2021, which presents catastrophic results to eco-activism and climate change commitments, allowing companies take legal action against Ireland’s […]
[…]have been so deep that the only aspiration of Ministers and their officials is to get through to the other side of the Budget without making a U-turn. This is the political equivalent of that old game of ‘Operation’, where the objective is to remove vital organs from a patient without touching the sides and setting off a buzzer. Many of us who are arguing for the protection of aspects of government spending have been trapped into a circular discussion about why our issue is more worthy than another. The cuts aren’t going to be visited on those who caused […]
It’s four years today since his imprisonment. USI will be outside the Egyptian Embassy today with Amnesty International, along with actress and activist Pauline McLynn, calling for his immediate release. Speaking ahead of the protest, USI President Michael Kerrigan said, “Beyond all doubt, Ibrahim’s detention has gone on far longer than justifiable, and very little pressure seems to have come from Government to resolve the situation and have a fair trial or release secured for Ibrahim, who is an Irish citizen. “If his name was Brian and he was from somewhere in Dublin or Kildare this wouldn’t have […]
