[…]Promotional Material including newsletters Create / maintain, audit and review public content on Social Media Sites Engage in Dialogue and Monitor Online Activity for the organisation Monitor Trends An ability to demonstrate versatility, and enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary environment All day to day administration in relation to Communication Establish and maintain good relationships with key members of the media Identify specific stories /works/angles that can be used to promote the work of USI Write press releases and articles to highlight the work of USI Handle media enquiries Manage the […]
[…]Michael Murphy is now on record saying that he finds it ‘challenging’ to live on €232,000. Dr Murphy is the highest paid university President in the country. His comments come after a Deloitte and Touche report detailed the spending splurge of former WIT President Kieran Byrne and the comments of Dr Ed Walsh, founding President of UL, on Prime Time, who dismissed examples of overspending in the sector as ‘red herrings’. Writing in the Sunday Independent, Labour Party MEP Nessa Childers said, “[Labour’s] mandate with [its] members and the public is being stretched to breaking point.” She wrote of the need […]
[…]Ireland and the National Women’s Council’s Y-Factor Projecthave teamed up to bring you GenCon 2014. The event is the first national student conference on gender in Ireland. The event is free of charge and takes place in NUI Galway from today with introductions and registrations (Friday 28th February 17.30pm) and the main conference is on Saturday March 1st from 9.30am until 5pm. Modules will include Pro-Choice Activism, Trans* Activism and modules relating to reproductive health rights, anti-sexual violence campaigns and LGBTQ Health. USI Vice President for Equality and Citizenship Laura Harmon said: ”We are really delighted to be co-hosting this event with the Y-Factor. […]
[…]are resources available 24/7 if you need some additional support. You can text ‘Hello’ to 50808 any time, day or night, to speak with a trained volunteer. It is an anonymous and free service and encourage students to use it when […]
[…]remove the Eighth Amendment from the Irish constitution. Today marks three years since almost 1,500,000 people voted yes for a more compassionate Ireland where women can make their own decisions in pregnancy and access abortion in Ireland. While we look back on the struggle for bodily autonomy and access to abortion care here in Ireland that resulted in that referendum win, we continue our fight – many counties across Ireland do not have access to abortion care and many women still have to travel to receive this healthcare. It has now been one year since the UK Parliament voted to […]
