[…]Award, Gaisce Awards are also recognised internationally. Since its inception in 1985, over 370,000 young people have participated in the Gaisce programme. Today, more than 25,000 young people register for the Gaisce challenge each year, pursuing the award through more than 850 organisations (Gaisce Award Partners) located right across the country. In any one year, Gaisce supports these organisations and the more than 1,200 President Award Leaders (PALs) working and volunteering in them to mentor young people through their Gaisce journey. Gaisce celebrates the individuality of each participant and ensures while there are many pathways to achieving a Gaisce Award, […]
[…]student numbers and accommodation.” Kevin Donoghue, USI President, said. “This is the second consecutive Fine Gael-led government and we still don’t have clarity on the plan for higher education in Ireland. There’s a lack of commitment and certainty around funding and it reflects how the government doesn’t prioritise higher education. “The lack of vision, action and investment isn’t just counteractive and damaging for students. Institutions, staff unions, teachers unions, stakeholders and student bodies have a range of concerns that aren’t reformed or improved such as pay, working conditions, support and accommodation. The lack of funding and under-prioritisation in higher education […]
[…]they had worked to the point of burnout to pay for college. USI said the registration fee of €3,000, which is already the second highest in Europe, should be reduced to make college affordable for every young person who wants to progress to third level education, and to make funding college less stressful. “It’s extremely worrying that so many students are working to the point of burnout, during exams and missing lectures to pay for college.” Kevin Donoghue, President of the Union of Students in Ireland, said. “The cost of education is pushing students to breaking point. It’s unaffordable […]
[…]sector, according to the latest report by property website Daft.ie. Rents have gone over €1,000 a month nationwide for the first time since 2008. USI President, Kevin Donoghue, said the escalating cost of rent across Ireland is because of a chronic supply shortage and an increase in demand, which is forcing some students to commit to a lease they can’t afford, sleep on friends’ couches, live in poor quality accommodation or endure long commutes. “The lack of purpose-built on-campus accommodation, private sector rent increases and the shortage of rental properties continues to fuel a dropout culture in third level education.” […]
[…]year. With roughly 1350 participants, the overall cost of the grant was in the region of €860,000 per year. “Fluency is best achieved through submergence which is best refined by spending time in the Gaeltacht,” Annie Hoey, USI President, said. “There have been a lot of positive changes made to the leaving cert over the past few years, such as placing a greater focus on the oral element of the language. Verbal fluency in pupils is best refined when it stems from verbal fluency in teachers.” In May 2012, a Gaeltacht Placement Working Group report to the Teaching Council warned […]
