[…]DCU, WIT, IT Sligo and QUB with the HSE, Think Contraception, IFPA, HIV Ireland, SpunOut.ie, BelongTo and Man2Man. #SHAG17 trended on Twitter for 7 hours in Ireland and reached 1.4 million people. The Vice President for Welfare handed out 11,000 condoms to students across 4 campuses. USI launched a retro-video arcade shooter called Sexually Transmitted Invaders. USI launched shag.usi.ie with information on consent, STIs and information on safer sex. USI became official partners with the HSE and Health Ireland this […]
[…]traditional mediums are still strong. At the launch, Damian Loscher, Managing Director of the research company Ipsos MRBI said: “How we consume TV and radio is changing, but not at the frantic pace we have been led to believe. By and large, we remain creatures of habit in terms of where, when and what we watch and listen to.” The BAI is keen to hear the views of young people on the future of media content viewing and listening. USI (Union of Students in Ireland) encourage our members to participate in the consultation, it is vital to take part in […]
Many students in Ireland are worried they “may not be able to afford college next year” and are “extremely stressed” due to the lack of refunds for accommodation they now cannot use. In association with its Students’ Union members across Ireland, the USI has been campaigning for the operators of all student accommodation to refund students for accommodation they cannot use for the remainder of the academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this campaign, the USI had been inundated with messages from students who are losing thousands of Euro in rent they had to pre-pay. And […]
[…]and educational/child psychologists.” “Funding is needed urgently to eliminate this inequity and to ensure we have the psychological workforce we need to begin to meet the psychological needs of our country.” PSI Past President, Mark Smyth said: “There is no justifiable reason why trainee counselling or educational psychologists should not also be paid during training while they support the mental health and emotional and educational needs of the most vulnerable. “There is no integrity in a system that has a 100 per cent plus pay differential between colleagues providing a similar service. An immediate plan is needed from Government detailing when, […]
[…]help a friend that has been spiked, is being rolled out by USI and Students Unions across the island today. USI President, Clare Austick and Vice President for Welfare, Somhairle Brennan also took part in a photocall with Minister Simon Harris TD and Minister Helen McEntee TD this morning, to back the USI campaign. USI is also working with the nightlife industry and SUs on plans to make venues safer for students and others, looking at actions such as further training for staff, monitors looking out for spiking and bag and person searches. USI Vice President for Welfare, Somhairle Brennan: […]
