[…]loan scheme. ‘While the additional funding is welcomed to prop up crumbling infrastructures, and not burdening students with a new funding model based on loans and debt, there is no financial support in terms grants for students announced today. With the cost of living soaring, SUSI grant thresholds needed to be adjusted to allow middle income earners to be able to access the SUSI grant scheme more allowing for students to be financially able to attend and apply themselves in third level.’ Budget 2018 outlined the rate of the National Training Fund (NTF) levy to be increased by 0.1 per […]
[…]innovative and positive initiative which we hope will capture the imagination of the Gaelic sports world and wider society too. We want to see as many people wearing the gloves and promoting Share the gLove as possible on social media and elsewhere, so that it can have the biggest impact possible.” Member unions of NUS-USI have designed and produced the special edition Gaelic glove with the help of partners Murphy’s Gaelic Gloves. The gloves can be bought at: www.murphysgaelicgloves.com For more information please visit our Facebook or Instagram page, Tweet us: @SharethegLOVE_, Or Contact us at: […]
[…]at present. Globally, we are already witnessing a steady rise in average temperatures both on land and sea. We can also measure the retreat of glaciers and the incremental increases in sea levels. In Ireland, our weather conditions have undergone significant changes in recent years. the average temperature has increased by 0.7 oC during the period 1890-2013 and according to Ireland’s Climate: The Road Ahead, 2013, a further increase in mean temperature of around 1.5oC above the 1981-2010 mean is anticipated by mid-century. Congress notes The Irish government needs to take action on climate change and climate injustice in Ireland […]
[…]to ensure they are registered to vote. USI and local Students’ Unions usually register thousands of students every year through on-campus voter registration drives. That has not been possible in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, it is still extremely important that students ensure they get on the register. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said: “A lot of students first get on the Register of Electors by signing up at these registration drives held all over the country by USI along with local SUs. We would hate to think of students not getting registered this year because these events can’t happen and so we […]
