[…]digs accommodation proper renters’ rights. We have been saying that guidelines are not enough. And this story is a perfect example of why. If we can’t even trust an elected representative for a party that is in government to treat students in digs properly, then how can we trust anyone to follow ‘guidelines’. Students are paying over a lot of money for a bed to sleep in while they put themselves through college or complete necessary internships and they deserve to be treated like any other renter. We will not put up with politicians essentially saying ‘stop, no student rights […]
[…]bar the low-key addition of a sentence on the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) and Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) homepages last week. The absence of notice in relation to this fee increase will mean that some non-EEA students who have registered before this week will be paying double the fee of their peers who have already registered. These students have not planned for this increased cost and should not be expected to a pay a fee which is double what they would have budgeted for before arriving in Ireland. USI believes that this decision and the lack of consultation […]
[…]in its third year, Why Research Matters is a joint campaign by the Union of Students Ireland and the Irish Research Council that invites postgraduate students to submit a video explaining their research and why it matters. Video entries are judged on the communication of the research project, how they engage the viewer, and in the originality and creativity of their presentation. David Nolan was judged the overall winner. David’s video, ‘Sex Differences in Adaptation to Exercise,’ explains their doctoral project at the School of Health & Human Performance, Dublin City University. The video focuses on the broad area of […]
[…]for marriage equality into a positive referendum result. USI has a critical role to play in this and is currently preparing a national student voter registration drive. USI registered over 15,000 students prior to the General Election in 2011 and intends to surpass that number over the coming year.” -ENDS- For more information contact USI Media and Communications Executive, Ronan Costello, on 085-1164263 or […]
