[…]consent a crime via sections 50-53 of the Justice Act, Northern Ireland 2016. Students who live or study on both sides of the boarder should have the same protections under law. What can I do? Email members of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice before the debate on the 1st of December. We would encourage you to tell them why you wish to see this Bill progressed. You can refer speak about why you think it is important. Here are some other points that you can include: Introduce yourself, tell them your name and if you happen to live in their Constituency be sure […]
[…]the threatened increases to fees and cuts to the grant. Quick Statistics Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn has said that families will have to pay €3,000 in fees per student every year by 2015. By the end of Quinn’s tenure, he will have increased fees by €1,000 despite pledging to oppose any increases. This constitutes the largest increase to fees made by a Minister for Education since fees were abolished in 1996. Since Budget 2010, the maintenance grant has been cut by 11%. The average weekly rate of the maintenance grant is now €84, yet the absolute minimum the State […]
The Union of Students in Ireland has today released an update to the homes.usi.ie website, which connects students to spare rooms across the country. Home owners can benefit from a tax free €12,000 ‘rent-a-room relief’ if they take on a lodger. Speaking as the site was released, USI President Kevin Donoghue was keen to stress the benefits of the system. “This site is designed to provide quality, affordable accommodation to students while easing the stress on the rental market as a whole. It will also help families who are struggling to make ends meet.” Donoghue made clear that, whilst the […]
[…]per cent, a new survey from Durex reveals. In time for National Condom Week, (October 15-21), the world’s leading condom maker Durex has revealed just 55 per cent of Irish 18-year-olds will leave secondary school withany formal sexual health education, while another 15 per cent cannot remember receiving theirs. What’s more, more than 80 per cent of Irish men and women risk STIs and unplanned pregnancy by not always using a condom with a new partner or someone who is not their main partner. The global survey found that just 12per centwill always use a male condom with someone who […]
[…]on workers rights and the Irish language. Topics like sexual health from the HSE, alcohol, drugs and substances from Drugs.ie, accommodation rights from Threshold and student finances from Mabs were covered for Welfare Officers. To add, Jigsaw ran a session mental health followed by a session on boundaries by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. Digital native Malachy Callan from Broadlake delivered a module on digital marketing and branding with Eric Fitzgerald handing over tips on booking acts and marketing events. The Director of Education at the European Institute of Communications, Eugene Grey, offered training on getting media for campaigns and […]
