USI Congress 2017 will take place at the Treacy’s West County Hotel, Ennis, Co. Clare from 27-30 March 2017. Are you attending? We’re expecting around 250 student delegates to discuss the issues of the day and set the policies of the national student movement. I’m attending Congress Delegates coming to Congress should check out our info page: I want my issues to be discussed You have a motion to submit to USI Congress? That’s good. Find out how to make it happen, here: It’s confirmed that I’m taking part To see what we’ll be debating at Congress and see where we […]
[…]government to clarify their commitment to providing the funding for these services in Budget 2017.” Mental Health Reform said full implementation of A Vision for Change requires investment of €37.5M per year. “The Government committed to meeting the recommendations in this policy and we are seeking clarification now as to whether this will be realised in next year’s budget.” Mental Health Reform Director, Dr. Shari McDaid, said. “In addition, in light of the commitment in the Confidence and Supply Arrangement between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, we are calling on Fianna Fáil to ensure that its budget commitment from the […]
CAO figures show a record number of students, 80,887, have applied to college this year – 877 up from 2015, but the shortage of student accommodation has never been so bad, according to the Union of Students in Ireland. With the Leaving Cert results due in five days on the 17th August, the Union of Students in Ireland is making a fresh call to the public to lease out spare rooms to students and make up to €12,000 annually tax-free. Homeowners can go to homes.usi.ie for further details. The Union of Students in Ireland said the shortage of student accommodation, […]
[…]of education includes fees, accommodation, transport, food, laptop, books, bills etc. Yes – 74.3% No – 25.7% Have you ever worked more than hours fifteen hours a week to pay for college? Yes – 75% No – 25% Have you ever worked to the point of burnout to pay for college? Yes – 61.6% No – 38.4% Have you ever worked leading up to and/ or during exams? Yes – 75.4% No – 24.6% Have you missed lectures because of work? Yes – 63% No – 37% Has your work negatively affected your academic […]
[…]more than double the rate in the UK. None of the HSE community mental health services offer a 24/7 operation and just under one-third of vacancies remain unfilled for clinical nurse specialists responsible for patients presenting to emergency departments with suicidal ideation or self-harm. The suicide rate among women increased 14.7% between 2013 and 2014, while the rate for men dropped by 6.4%, but men in Ireland are still four times more likely than women to die by suicide. In 2014, 459 people died by suicide, of whom 368 were men and 91 were women. Men, aged 50-54, are the most […]
