[…]Student Expertise within the Union Congress notes: As an organisation representing over 356,000 students, USI has much considerable specialised work outsourced to external contractors, for example design and translations, ect. Congress further notes: That Ireland has one of the highest youth unemployment figures in the EU. Congress Mandates: Officerboard to seek to have this specialised work, particularly design and translation work, where practicable, contracted to members of the union to undertake. 15 UO 32 National Charity Congress notes The importance of USI and Member Organisations engaging with charities each year by contributing, and giving back to the wider community. […]
[…]to afford the significant costs of traveling abroad for an abortions. It costs at least €1,000 to travel to England for a termination, including clinic costs, travel and accommodation. Young women or girls, whether students or not, usually do not have ready access to such funds.’ USI will be attending a rally organised by Action on X outside Dáil Eireann this evening at 6pm. Notes: The Union of Students in Ireland is a pro-choice organisation. Pro-choice policy was re-affirmed at USI Congress in March 2013. USI regards this as an issue which affects many students. In 2011, UK Department of […]
[…]graduates already knows – the recent fall in the Live Register owes more to the emigration of 35,000 of our best and brightest than it does to new job creation. An Taoiseach Enda Kenny recently told European leaders that youth unemployment is ‘an abomination’. Tánaiste Éamon Gilmore tells us he has reached an agreement with the OECD to develop an action plan for Ireland, to tackle a crisis that has left nearly 30% of Irish 15-24 year olds unemployed. Words and gestures like these won’t console the 51% of Irish students who expect to have to emigrate after they complete […]
[…]online daily deals in Ireland? If you were to take away 11% of that it would amount to €2,970,000. With DealEffect.ie 11% of all purchases are donated to charity or an NPO of your choice. Tell me more. DealEffect.ie has the motto “Buy, Donate, Enjoy” at its heart, it is an innovative daily deals website for Ireland that has partnered with many Irish charities and NPO’s to donate 11% of all deals bought to a charity of your choice. DealEffect.ie’s commercial business will be to supply quality deals at discounts greater than 50% of their recommended retail value. DealEffect.ie aims to raise €2.1million+ in […]
USI is proud to back the Blood For All campaign, which is calling for for an end to the ban on men who have sex with men donating blood for a year after sex. This should be done to end the unfair discrimination. However, would also help to tackle the shortage of donated blood available in Ireland right now // // // Tá AMLÉ ag tacú leis an bhfeachtas Blood For All atá ag iarraidh go gcuirfear deireadh leis an gcosc ar fir a mbíonn caidreamh collaí acu le fir eile fuil a dheonadh ar feadh bliain i ndiaidh chollaíochta. […]
