[…]Service Executive, aims to explain clearly the link between binge drinking and mental ill-health, and to encourage students, particularly those who may be older brothers and sisters, to set a good role model for the younger generations coming up behind them. The ‘Mental Drinking’ Roadshow will travel to colleges throughout Ireland this week with merchandise and information packs for students, starting in University College Cork on Monday. The USI broke its links with the alcohol industry last year and Greg O’Donoghue, USI Vice President for Welfare, said that this independence has been vital for a genuine and credible alcohol awareness […]
Union of Students in Ireland (USI) today called on Senators to support a Labour private members motion this Wednesday, rejecting any move to implement an income-contingent loan scheme but instead to publicly invest in third level education. In advance of the debate, USI President Michael Kerrigan said, “A decision to go ahead with an income-contingent loan scheme will increase emigration and sends a clear message to our future students: take your €20,000 debt, your degree, and get out. Ireland currently charges the 2nd highest higher education fees in Europe after the UK, and we’ve seen in the UK that the […]
[…]form of contraception that can protect against both pregnancy and STIs, we want people to feel comfortable using and talking about them. At Durex, we are committed to raising awareness of sexual health education and the importance of safer sex, which is why we are delighted to support the USI with such an important campaign.” Seamus Creighton, Women’s Health, MSD: “We recognise that trying to decide which contraception to use can be confusing with so many choices out there. It is so important though for every woman to be aware of the wide range of options available to her and […]
[…]www.allaboutcookies.org. GDPR GDPR Compliance The Union of Students in Ireland seeks to comply fully with the provisions of GDPR. In principle, USI seeks to handle data as follows: 1. USI will seek to avoid capturing special category information about people accessing our services, but if it does so it will: a. Minimize the data collected b. Process the information internally in a secure environment with the smallest number of operatives exposed to the information as possible c. Complete the processing of the information as quickly as possible and terminate (delete) the special category information along with non-special category information as […]
