[…]Welfare. “We want students to know that the ‘drink to get drunk’ culture that exists in Ireland comes with a serious hangover – one that can affect many areas of their lives and can have a very damaging impact on their mental health and wellbeing. Alcohol is a factor in half of all suicides in Ireland and depression is on the rise in the student community, who have the highest rates of binge drinking in the country. “We believe that we can bring about a positive change in this harmful drinking culture among the current generation of third level students […]
[…]of Irish language rights. The move by Northern Ireland’s public transport operator, Translink, to open Belfast Grand Central Station without any provision for dual-language signage is extremely disappointing and USI welcomes the action by An Dream Dearg to demand our basic language rights be upheld. An Dream Dearg have been seeking to engage with Translink on this issue since 2022 to ensure this did not happen. USI Leas Uachtarán don Ghaeilge, Bláithín Nic a t-Sithigh said: “It is very disappointing to see the biggest transport hub on the island open without any provision for Irish language signage. Translink have just […]
[…]for the second consecutive year in a row alongside campaign partners, the HSE. This campaign aims to inform students in third level education on ways to ensure that their mental health is a top priority whilst maintaining the busy student lifestyle of juggling studies, work and social lives. The three pillars of this campaign focus on: Healthy eating Physical activity Talking to someone when feeling overwhelmed Students who responded to the USI National Report on Student Mental Health in Third Level Education [2019], reported feeling experiencing extremely severe levels of anxiety (38.4%), depression (29.9%) and stress (17.3%). Mental health in […]
