[…]Senator Mullen’s stance on abortion, saying his comments were unfounded and inaccurate. Over 10,000 women joined the March for Choice in Dublin on Saturday the 26th September. Despite this, Senator Mullen spoke about the “grizzly realities” of abortion and said “the momentum to further legalise abortion in Ireland is largely a media swell rather than any ground swell, as the rather modest turn out at the protest showed.” Ronan Mullen was elected to the Seanad in the National Universities of Ireland constituency in July 2007. Every University and college across Ireland that held a referendum on their stance on the […]
[…]one message, Orla, a student in St Angela’s College said: “Having to pay over €1,000 for accommodation that I can’t be in is very upsetting and challenging. Now I have to start paying a deposit for next year’s accommodation not knowing if I’ll be able to afford it. My usual summer job doesn’t look like it will be operating as normal and so I’ll have no income. I don’t qualify for the COVID payment as I was not working prior to the date in February. My parents’ pay has been cut – this time is a very big struggle financially and […]
[…]the day’s work is done (and Congress sessions can go on from the early morning until 10.00pm), it’s time to socialise. USI Congress is a great social occasion for students from all over the island to get to know one another, share their experiences and have […]
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