[…](EEC) in 1973, over 50% of Irish exports went to the UK. That figure has dropped to just over 16% today. Although over 40% of Irish exports go to the remainder of the EU, the UK remains Ireland’s single most important export market in Europe. “In many ways, the Brexit vote is more important for the British than their general elections.” Kevin Donoghue, USI President, said. “If they decide to vote Tory or Labour and don’t like them in power, they can change their mind in five years. In the Brexit vote, they can’t change their mind. The Referendum […]
[…]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 make […]
[…]thousands of euro out of pocket if the new public health measures due to be announced for Dublin today are in line with reports, says the Union of Students in Ireland. The USI has been repeatedly calling for Government to protect students who had to make decisions on whether to rent accommodation near their colleges, having been left all summer with no clarity on what the new academic year would look like and how much time they would be spending on campus. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said: “Student safety is our first priority and we will always support and promote […]
[…]thousands of euro out of pocket if the new public health measures due to be announced for Dublin today are in line with reports, says the Union of Students in Ireland. The USI has been repeatedly calling for Government to protect students who had to make decisions on whether to rent accommodation near their colleges, having been left all summer with no clarity on what the new academic year would look like and how much time they would be spending on campus. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said: “Student safety is our first priority and we will always support and promote […]
IUA, THEA and USI recommend using the National Training Fund to address higher education funding crisis Higher education stakeholders unite to campaign for investment in the sector State Funding per student to third level institutions is now 40% less than it was a decade ago For the first time the representative bodies for the public higher education system – institutions and students – have united under a single cause. The IUA, THEA and the USI – representative bodies for universities, institutes of technology and students – have come together to make the case for investment in higher education by the […]
