[…]Colm O’Gorman, Executive Director of Amnesty International, said. “Over the next two weeks, efforts towards forming a government will ramp up. We will be here during lunchtime every day of those two weeks to demand that repealing the Eighth Amendment is on the table during those discussions. Today, we represent the 12 women and girls who we know will make the journey to the UK for an abortion. This doesn’t include the countless others who don’t give Irish addresses, or who travel to other countries. Each day for the next two weeks, the number of people demonstrating will increase by […]
[…]out of 10 women respondents experienced comments with a sexual overtone that made them feel uncomfortable 51% of the women surveyed discussed the issue of sexual violence with their friends, only 38% of men did. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender students LGBT students account for 14.72% of respondents. The survey data suggests that LGBT students were more likely to have experienced the behaviours examined in the study than non-LGBT students: 17% of LGB students were the victims of obsessive behaviour as against 11% of non-LGB students 22% of LGB students experienced physical violence compared to 14% of non-LGB students 25% of […]
[…]teams, academic councils and governing boards. The report is available on the HEA’s website, www.hea.ie. Key Statistics / Findings from the Review Presidents of Higher Education Institutions: Since the establishment of the first Irish university 424 years ago, there has never been a female president. Currently, 4 of the 14 (29%) Institutes of Technology have a female President. Of the 54 IoT Presidents to date, only 8 have been women (15%). Only 1 out of 5 Presidents in the Colleges (St. Angela’s, St. Patrick’s, NCAD, Mater Dei, Mary Immaculate College) is female. Gender Balance on Governing Authority […]
2022 EM (IA) 4: Ukraine Aid Proposed by Proposed by the VP for the BMW region Congress Condemns: The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian federation. The attempt to colonise by Russia to overthrow a democratic government of a sovereign state. Congress Recognises: The Ukrainians right to independence and self-governance. The huge generosity of the Irish community in donating to causes to help the Ukrainian population. That many people in Ukraine currently require and will require assistance from foreign governments and charitable organisations. The USI position against war. Congress notes with urgency: The increasing death toll in Ukraine particularly in […]
[…]change.” Speaking about the launch of the ‘Chats For Change’ campaign, HSE National Director for Community Operations, Ms Anne O’Connor said, “We are delighted to support The Chats for Campaign in its 5th year of running. The key aim of this campaign is to encourage third level students to talk about their mental health openly during normal encounters like over a cup of tea. This is something we promote through our Little Things campaign which was designed to remind all of us of the simple and powerful day-to-day steps that we can all take to protect our own mental health, […]
