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Friday 14 November 2014 [ujicountdown id=”Nominations” expire=”2014/11/14 18:00″ hide = “true”] USI Activist Academy 2014 will take place at Trinity College, Dublin. Attendance is free and open only to USI members. Book […]
[…]the €25m withheld from colleges in the 2013 and 2014 budgets is good news for education – but represents a drop in the ocean of required investment for third level education – which will experience a 1% cut in wage related and non-wage related expenditures. However, less positive in the budget for students is the decision to stick by pre-planned increases in the student contribution fee – a major increase in the cost of college, on top of already historically high accommodation rental prices. USI welcomes announcements on provisions to build more housing, which should in due course relieve pressure […]
[…]2014 from the Union of Students in Ireland. The details in the document apply to all students – and USI members can pick up a copy from their Students’ Union when the term begins. USI Accommodation & Finance Guide by […]
[…]for the past two years. Joining Laura’s team this year as part of the USI Officer Board 2014/15 is: USI Vice President for Academic Affairs and Quality Assurance; Kevin Donoghue. USI Vice President for Welfare; Greg O’ Donoghue. USI Vice President for Equality and Citizenship; Annie Hoey. USI Vice President for Campaigns; Glenn Fitzpatrick. Leas Uachtarán Gaeilge/USI Vice President for Irish Language; Feidhlim Seoighe. USI Vice President for Southern Region; Martin Lynch. USI Vice President for BMW (Border, Midlands and Western) Region; Conor Stitt. NUS USI President; Rebecca Hall. For more information contact USI Communications and Research Executive Gráinne O […]
[…]Unions who aided in its development and we also extend our gratitude to Headstrong – The National Centre for Youth Mental Health, See Change, 3TS – Turn The Tide of Suicide and Student Sport Ireland for their valuable input. Denise McCarthy, USI Deputy President/VP for Welfare 2013/14 said: “It is with great pleasure and hope that I present the USI Mental Health Strategy 2014-2017 ‘More Talk, More Action’. It was an honour to lead the development of this strategy. I would like to take this opportunity to thank member Students’ Union Officers and various mental health organisations for their support, input and dedication in developing and […]
[…]for the 2014/2015 academic year will open on Thursday 8th May, 2014, two weeks earlier than in 2013/2014. SUSI is entering its third year of operations. Last year SUSI made significant process and resource improvements resulting in a much more efficient and effective service. It processed over 92,000 applications with almost 60,000 students (new and renewal) receiving funding for the 2013/2014 academic year. It is expected that the number of applications to SUSI for the upcoming academic year will surpass 100,000. In order to meet the challenges posed by such numbers and in building on the improvements made for the […]
[…]local candidates can take, if elected,to improve people’s mental health and well-being. The 2014 Local Elections represent an important opportunity to keep mental health on the agenda between now and the elections on 23rd May. FOUR KEY ACTIONS: Local elected representatives can promote good mental health and ensure the social inclusion of those with mental health difficulties by: 1. Demanding improved community-based mental health services locally for children and adults, and the implementation of the current mental health policy A Vision for Change. 2. Committing to funding for local community mental health groups that support recovery from mental health difficulties. 3. Ensuring that there is […]
[…]Irish investors including Telefonica and Enterprise Ireland. Richard is a UCD Commerce graduate (2011). He was recently featured in the Irish Independent’s “Top 30 Under 30” entrepreneurs. During his time in University, Richard won several prestigious business awards including 1st place in the UCD apprentice competition and 1st place in the national PWC/AIESEC Young Business Leaders of Tomorrow competition. “I think it’s essential to have co-founder(s) you can trust and rely on. There is a lot of ups and downs (emotional rollercoaster!) so it’s important to have someone you can lean on”. Richard and a few friends set up the first […]
[…]Laura Harmon has been elected as the USI (Union of Students in Ireland) President for 2014/15 with a large majority. For the first time in twenty years, USI will have a woman President. Laura has been the USI VP for Equality and Citizenship for the past two years and is a UCC (University College Cork) alumnus. There were four candidates in the running for the position, three of which are current members of USI Officer Board. The candidates were Laura Harmon USI VP Equality and Citizenship, Denise McCarthy USI Deputy President and USI VP for Welfare, Kevin Donoghue USI VP […]
[…]enquiries contact USI Communications and Research Executive Grainne O Reilly on 087 6776636 or 01 […]
[…]their statement. The statement and photo should be sent via email to: manager@usi.ie by 12 midday on Tuesday 18 March. Any not submitted by this time will not be included in the document, with no exceptions. All other live notices are available on the main Elections […]
[…]takes place in NUI Galway from today with introductions and registrations (Friday 28th February 17.30pm) and the main conference is on Saturday March 1st from 9.30am until 5pm. Modules will include Pro-Choice Activism, Trans* Activism and modules relating to reproductive health rights, anti-sexual violence campaigns and LGBTQ Health. USI Vice President for Equality and Citizenship Laura Harmon said: ”We are really delighted to be co-hosting this event with the Y-Factor. Students on campuses across the country are doing amazing work on gender equality issues and we wanted to foster links between activists and facilitate the sharing of ideas by bringing them together. […]
[…]No: 725. This is possibly the tightest result ever. The result of the referendum will see close to 11,500 members of DCU Students’ Union engage with the national union in campaigns relating to graduate jobs, third level funding, marriage equality and mental health awareness, amongst numerous other campaigns. DCUSU will now have a voice in national student affairs, the HEA (Higher Education Authority), the QQI & SUSI grants organisation and access to quality training. In joining, DCUSU will become USI’s 5th largest member. A lot of students have put their faith in USI – and we will now make it […]
[…]limited accommodation availability. It is taking place on Friday February 28th at 17:30 – Saturday, March 1st 2014 at 17:00 (GMT). Lunch wil be provided on the Saturday. The event will take place in NUI Galway with introductions and registrations on the Friday (28th of February) and the conference itself taking place on Saturday, March 1st. Modules will include Heteronormativity, Pro-Choice Activism, Trans* Activism and modules relating to reproductive health rights, men’s health and LGBTQ Health. Register your place here, spaces are limited. Email equality@usi.ie for more information. Follow #GenCon14 on Twitter to get in on the […]
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[…]information contact USI Communications and Research Executive Grainne O Reilly on 087 6776636 or 01 […]
USI will be covering the 2014 Budget via liveblog right here. This should refresh automatically – there is no need to refresh the […]
[…]contact USI Communications & Research Executive Grainne O’Reilly on 087-6776636, or […]
[…]take any more.” -ENDS- For more information contact USI President, Joe O’Connor on 087-2191862, or USI General Manager, Ben Archibald on 01-9052091, or email […]
[…]the report of the Garda Ombudsman Commission on the policing of our national demonstration in 2010. We welcome this much delayed report. Following the publication of this report, it now appears clear that in some cases, our members were targeted and had force used against them, though this was denied at the time by the Gardaí. It is now also clear that the major risk to the safety of our members was a failure in policing and accountability. The Gardaí therefore have further questions to answer about their conduct on the day of the demonstration and their subsequent failure to […]
