[…]heard the word gay or lesbian being mentioned in a positive way by any of my teachers or peers. The only times I heard it was in a derogatory manner, and always unchallenged.” Finally, Amee simply asks the State to treat her the same as her straight family members. “I am not asking for anything special, I am asking for equality. How can the government of our country deny one of their citizens the right to marry the love of their life. I want to be given the exact same rights as my straight brother. I want to be given […]
[…]and we will protest until the Council backs down. If other Councils follow the example of Clare, then they too will see protests. Students will not accept this.” -ENDS- For more information contact USI Media and Communications Executive, Ronan Costello, on 085-1164263 or […]
[…]student voters nationwide the opportunity to link up with other voters by arranging to travel together to their polling station on May 25th. Speaking at the launch, USI President Michael Kerrigan said: “Students are the ones driving change. This carpooling campaign will help get students home to vote on Friday if they’re stuck for a lift. Millions of Irish citizens will need to travel from their homes to local polling stations – but a lot of people are registered far away from their work or study places. We’re calling on people to pledge to drive others home to vote on […]
[…]will certainly be welcome, the department needs to act fast with long term solutions to ease the Teacher supply crisis. The government needs to strongly consider reinstating the Gaeltacht grant which was erased in 2012, and would have an even wider positive affect for student teachers entering and progressing through the education system across demographics” For further comment, please contact USI Communications and Public Relations Manager: Aoife Duff: […]
