The Union of Students in Ireland has slammed Ógra Fianna Fáil for proposing an income-contingent loan scheme for the Irish 3rd level education system at the gates of Trinity College on Friday the 23rd October. USI said the loan system is overwhelmingly intimidating and will deter students from applying to college. Ógra Fianna Fáil said “a pragmatic approach to our declining 3rd level system is needed – one that provides a good quality education that is free at point of access and that makes higher education affordable to students.” However, the USI said that an already broken loan […]
[…]and we are calling on the political leadership to respond to the Citizens’ Assembly recommendation for a referendum on this issue and to take heed of their recommendations for legislation. If our leadership do not hear our call, we will come knocking and marching for an answer”. USI President Annie Hoey also stated, “since 1983 USI have been campaigning for full access to reproductive choice and to have the issue of women’s health taken out of the constitution. Students will lead the charge in ensuring their peers and young people are registered to vote, fully informed of the issue and […]
[…]draft Register of Electors but your details are incorrect you may claim to have a correction made by completing an application form RFA1. You can also use this form to be added on to the Register of Electors after the register is published on November 1st. This form is only to be used in the period of November 1st to 25th. So You Wanna Vote Toe Remove the Eighth Amendment? You must fill out form RFA2, have it stamped by your local Garda, and sent to your local County Council before May 8th (Tuesday) 2018 to be included in the […]
[…]draft Register of Electors but your details are incorrect you may claim to have a correction made by completing an application form RFA1. You can also use this form to be added on to the Register of Electors after the register is published on November 1st. This form is only to be used in the period of November 1st to 25th. So You Wanna Vote Toe Remove the Eighth Amendment? You must fill out form RFA2, have it stamped by your local Garda, and sent to your local County Council before May 8th (Tuesday) 2018 to be included in the […]
[…]the next Budget and despite no commitment today to do that, USI will continue to campaign and lobby for that to […]
