[…]students to Dublin on Wednesday the 4th of October demanding Minister for Education Richard Bruton delivers a timeline on the future of higher education funding. It has been announced by the Minister for Education that there will be no long-term outline of a third-level funding model in next week’s budget. The demonstration left Custom House Quay at 1pm and marched to the Department of the Taoiseach. Second-level student Jane Hayes-Nally from Cork, IT Tallaght lecturer Dr Martin Marjoram, and parent Annette Quijney from Dublin were some of the speakers calling on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills to […]
[…]supreme governing body of the Union of Students in Ireland. It decides the policy of the union and holds the National Council, officers and committees of the union to account. Every year around Easter, the Union of Students in Ireland gathers representatives of all the member colleges together in one place to decide on the policies of the union, the future plans of the organisation and to elect the core of its Officer Board – the group of officers whose job it is to lead the whole organisation. Delegate entitlement Each students’ union in membership can send a number of […]
[…]USI will be cutting all ties from now on until Cura faces the reality that abortions happen in Ireland, and that people need support here at home before, during and after an abortion.” USI will ensure that all information disseminated from USI is from organisations that provide all options to those seeking counsel on information relating to pregnancy like the Irish Family Planning Association. USI and its member will not disseminate Cura information in any USI materials or campaigns relating to sexual health and support. USI recommends the following services to students for abortion care and support: Irish Family Planning […]
[…]transplantation include the kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, corneas, heart valves, bones and tendons, small bowel and skin. Because transplantation is now so successful, more and more patients have a chance of benefiting from transplantation. There are not enough donors to match the number of patients waiting for a transplant. In the case of corneas and bone donations, age does not matter. For organs, it is the person’s physical condition, not age, which is the determining factor. Doctors decide in each case whether it is possible to use them. An Organ Donor Card can to be sent to you by […]