[…]2022. Over 200 delegates from colleges and universities across the island have come together in the Knightsbrook Hotel in county Meath for the first in-person USI Congress since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Beth was elected Vice President for Campaigns at USI in 2021, having previously served as Commercial and Fundraising Officer in UCC SU – Beth graduated from UCC with a BA in Politics and History. USI Vice President for the Southern Region and former WITSU student, John Fortune was elected Vice President for Equality and Citizenship, while the rest of the Coiste Gnó next year will be new to […]
A demonstration drew 20,000 students to Dublin on Wednesday the 4th of October demanding Minister for Education Richard Bruton delivers a timeline on the future of higher education funding. It has been announced by the Minister for Education that there will be no long-term outline of a third-level funding model in next week’s budget. The demonstration left Custom House Quay at 1pm and marched to the Department of the Taoiseach. Second-level student Jane Hayes-Nally from Cork, IT Tallaght lecturer Dr Martin Marjoram, and parent Annette Quijney from Dublin were some of the speakers calling on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on […]
[…]the Rental Report by Daft.ie released today, ‘Quantities, not prices are where the problems lie in the Irish rental market’ but the Union of Students in Ireland said the peaking rental costs in Ireland from the supply and demand ratio could push students out of the private rental sector and away from third level institutions. According to the latest quarterly report by Daft.ie, rents rose nationwide by an average of 3.2% in the third quarter of 2015, the largest three-month increase since early 2007. Supply on the market is at its tightest on record, with just over 4,000 properties available […]
[…]spike in rental costs is making student accommodation unaffordable for students, and is pushing them back into the already overcrowded private rental sector and away from third level institutions. By introducing a system of rent regulation to purpose built student accommodation owned by colleges and by private companies, we can stop increases of 27% every year. It’s time we stopped treating students like cash cows.” “With thousands of new units of student accommodation being built across Dublin, many of them are run by private companies like Shanowen”, Kerrigan said. ”There is no point in trying to catch up with the […]
[…]and Students’ Union representatives have been taking place all week despite the biggest event in the organisation’s calendar being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. USI Congress was due to take place in county Meath this week, but like all events at this time, was cancelled in line with Government guidelines to protect public health. President, Lorna Fitzpatrick has been speaking with SU Presidents from across the island to ensure the union is well-informed on all the issues facing students during these unprecedented times. Lorna explained that everyone in the USI is hugely disappointed that Congress could not go ahead […]
