[…]matter to students. “I’m excited to work with the excellent new team that has been elected today and I am very much looking forward to continuing to promote the student movement and to fighting for the liberation of higher education for all. “My immediate priorities will be working to get students re-engaged with the student movement after the COVID-19 pandemic. I want USI to help rebuild communities on campuses across the island and to getting students back on the streets in big numbers fighting for their rights and for a better society for all.” The full USI Coiste Gnó (Executive) […]
[…]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 here today to send a clear message to the Government, not just that they are angry but any attempt to cut an already drained sector will be met with resistance. Every student here today has been registered to vote, either at one of our drives or on the bus on the way here. Parliamentary TDs should take note that any cuts to […]
[…]running a mature students society on campus and will be a great opportunity for mature students to share their experiences and meet other mature students from around the country. Since Budget 2011, over 7,000 mature students have had their maintenance grants cut by 60%. These students automatically received the non-adjacent rate of the grant in recognition of the substantially higher cost of living for those supporting children, partners or elderly parents. The savagae cuts to the grant have made further education cost-prohibitive for prospective mature students. 2011 Higher Education Authority figures show that circa 15% of third-level students in Ireland […]
[…]no income. I don’t qualify for the COVID payment as I was not working prior to the date in February. My parents’ pay has been cut – this time is a very big struggle financially and mentally.” At the start of the pandemic, the USI and local Students’ Unions had called on individual colleges to refund students who had moved out of university-operated student accommodation. This happened at an early stage as most colleges and universities agreed to provide refunds for vacated on-campus accommodation. However, University of Limerick has not provided such refunds to their students and has stated they […]
