[…]said Mr O’Donoghue. “Despite the huge concerns surrounding alcohol’s impact on the mental health of young people, it’s clear that they remain a key target of alcohol marketing and advertising and that cheap alcohol is being promoted relentlessly at students. That is why we would like to see the Government take decisive action as part of the Public Health Alcohol Bill and regulate to ensure that students and younger generations are adequately protected from alcohol harm.” Suzanne Costello, CEO of Alcohol Action Ireland, said it was very encouraging to see students leading by example on what is a serious problem […]
[…]think they can just take a space that is used for vital welfare resources like condoms and periods products, without any dialogue or discussion with the local SU. “Is this what they think of the work that the SU does for the students in their college? USI Vice Presidents joined last week’s protest against this move, and we will continue to support the local officers in opposing both the taking of this space and the way the college went about it.” TUS SU Deputy President for the Midlands, Darcy Lawless said: “Our students are really angry at this move by […]
On the day USI waves goodbye to its home in Crumlin, we present this new website, which we’re calling 5.01 beta. We hope you like it better than the last one. Our new physical address is: USI Ceann Áras na Mac Léinn Portview House York Road Dublin 4 The roadmap for the site This site is firmly in Beta testing mode – There are whole sections not yet implemented and some surprises coming, but we’re now testing real-life use of the site. In the coming weeks, you’ll see: Direct student consultation A section for each member organisation (MO) Dedicated section for […]
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[…]to the following domains: usi.ie What are cookies ? Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. The cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make the website more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement. How do we use cookies ? As most of the online services, our website uses cookies first-party and third-party cookies for a number of purposes. The first-party cookies […]
[…]from the Department of Education and Skills. The Department has clarified that the courses have approved status on the basis that they were approved under previous schemes. As a result, payments will be restored to eligible students and any arrears paid as soon as possible. The decision follows close consultation with the Union of Students in Ireland, aimed at bringing the issue to a satisfactory conclusion for the students studying these courses. The SUSI helpline number is 0761 087874. Email: support@susi.ie Media queries to caroline.erskine@susi.ie Tel: […]
[…]for Government, many that are in-line with USI policy, but we recognise that it has to be approved by the membership of the parties involved. But if the programme is approved and a government formed, they still remain plans and the student movement will campaign, lobby and hold the government to account as it has always done, to ensure the promises that are in line with our policy become a reality. Furthermore, there is much missing from this Programme for Government that was lobbied for in the Student Manifesto for General Election 2020, and as such, much more work to […]
[…]in the pursuance of an intended and notified objective of the organisation. In each case, USI will store (a form of processing), apply data management and analysis techniques (another form of processing) and eventually delete (the final form of processing) data when it has been used for its intended business purpose, and will not hold on to data beyond the close of its intended business purpose. USI discourages the passive collection or collation about individuals accessing our services or seeking to communicate with us and will take steps to avoid this. USI occasionally receives information from persons accessing our services […]
[…]Ireland (USI) & Mental Health Reform have joined forces to ask voters to help make mental health a priority this May. 4MentalHealth is a 4 week campaign, with 4 key actions local candidates can take, if elected,to improve people’s mental health and well-being. The 2014 Local Elections represent an important opportunity to keep mental health on the agenda between now and the elections on 23rd May. FOUR KEY ACTIONS: Local elected representatives can promote good mental health and ensure the social inclusion of those with mental health difficulties by: 1. Demanding improved community-based mental health services locally for children and adults, and the implementation of […]
[…]possible of happening. We are glad to have been involved in preparing this plan – which has been approved by public health leaders – as it aims to do just that.” USI also says it is vital that higher education institutions work with students and student representatives locally to develop and communicate their plans for how the strategy will be rolled out in their college and that these measures are properly funded and resourced. Lorna said: “It’s extremely important that funding is made available to support this return, particularly for student wellbeing and engagement. While the publication of this document […]
