[…]do not have the space to study. USI Equality and Citizenship Vice-President Megan Reilly welcomed news that the Department of Justice and Equality has written to university presidents urging them to provide alternative accommodation for students in Direct Provision. Megan said: “Students in Direct Provision are in very tough circumstances during these times. They do not have the space or privacy in which to study and get their college work done. They are most likely sharing rooms with the rest of their family or others. There are empty rooms now in a lot of student accommodation buildings and they should […]
[…]to student leaders and activists across Ireland, who feared that efforts were being made to frustrate the process and lead to a referendum date outside of term time, when many students would be unavailable to vote due to J1 visa commitments as well as the timing of state examinations. USI President Michael Kerrigan welcomed the news, saying: “Student activists of all political views and all positions on the subject of the referendum will be happy that their voices will be heard on this defining issue of our time. There was certainly a push to prevent students being able to express […]
[…]your story in confidence. The Vice President for Welfare met with Problem Gambling Ireland and Rutland centre on Gambling control bill lobbying and campaign. Finalised preparations for the Irish Survey of Student Engagement (studentsurvey.ie) starting next week. The Vice President for Equality & Citizenship was appointed to National Advisory Panel for the ESHTE (Ending Sexual Harassment and Violence in Third Level) Project by the National Women’s Council of Ireland this week. The project will formally launch early April. USI completed and submitted a submission to the National Women’s Council. You can read our submisison here. The Vice President for Equality […]
[…]even consider introducing Income Contingent Loans and putting students into €20,000 debt while trust in how funds are managed are now shaken”. USI is the national representative body for the 354,000 students in third level education on the Island of Ireland. See RTÉ Investigates here: http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/rte-investigates-30003696/10730932/ Image […]
[…]Vice President for Campaigns, and former chair of Trinity BDS, Zaid Al-Barghouthi said: “While today is just the start of the full divestment process, it is important that we acknowledge the success of what was agreed today. We are proud of what TCDSU, Trinity BDS members and Trinity students have achieved this week – this is a win for collective action and protest. The college has been forced to come a long, long way on this issue. Even just over the last week, we have seen management go from fining the SU €214,000 and making threats of sanctions against individual […]
