[…]the country to change the hearts and minds of the Irish population. This is the story of the 30,000 young people who registered to vote ahead of the referendum, recognising their chance to make a better Ireland for the future. Itâs the story of the young LGBT+ couples who came forward and publicly shared stories of their love. Itâs the story of the students and officers who gave it everything they had to make grĂĄ the law. Timeline Early involvement 1977: The then President of USI, Eamon Gilmore, calls for Marriage Equality 1992: Pink Training is established. Founded in […]
[…]supports improving the mental health of the whole population in line with A Vision for Change (2006), Healthy Ireland Framework (2013) and Connecting for Life (2015). This will require adequate funding, structures for good governance and oversight in place. The implementation of a 24/7-intervention service within our health service and local communities is important, and should be a priority alongside annual ring fenced funding from Budget 2018. The suicide prevention framework Connecting for Life (2013) has made a commitment to running out a national quality assured and co-ordinated 24/7 service for individuals in need of mental health care. Currently individuals […]
[…]President Michael Kerrigan said, âThis major inconvenience caused by management is forcing 1,900 workers on the picket lines, and is disrupting tens of thousands of studentsâ travels to get to college and work. The state of the Irish public transport system already sees students struggling to travel to learn, and earn. If the irresponsibility of management allows these strikes to continue right into December, students in rural areas will be denied the chance to sit their exams.â Mr Kerrigan went on to say, âStudents stand in solidarity with Irish Rail workers. We are urging management and Government to resolve issues […]
[…]milliĂșn sa bhliain a chosnĂłdh sĂ© costas iomlĂĄn a dtrĂ©imhsĂ sa Ghaeltacht a Ăoc don 1,200 ĂĄbhar oide. TĂĄ gĂ©archĂ©im ann maidir le heaspa mĂșinteoirĂ Gaeilge agus maidir le heaspa mĂșinteoirĂ le Gaeilge lĂofa. NĂ fĂ©idir Gaeilge a mhĂșineadh mura bhfuil Gaeilge ag na mĂșinteoirĂ fĂ©in. TĂĄ na mac lĂ©inn ag iarraidh an teanga a foghlaim, ach tĂĄ gĂĄ le tacaĂocht chun dulâ Notes: The Gaeltacht Grant was cut in 2012 and there has been no talk of reinstatement from the Government since. When Parliamentary questions were asked (twice) during the Summer of Minister for Higher Education, Richard Bruton he […]
[…]are absent. Since the SU secretary retired, the 3 sabbatical officers have committed over 600+ hours of unpaid overtime to battle the workload and arising issues from the lack of a secretary. This has led to spontaneous Studentsâ Union closures, services withdrawn and restricted access to the only recreation area for students. After several meetings and correspondences with HR, the Registrar and the student services manager, little progress has been made. The talks began with an offer of a 3 day a week secretary for the SU building, this was rejected and more was to be done. USI support ITTSU […]
