[…]download the TravelWise app, which has up to date travel information and consular advice for over 200 countries. The President and the VP Campaigns presented to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on the Banded Hours Bill, and the impact “If and When” contracts have on students. See statement here. On Tuesday, the VP Welfare met with the HSE and presented the evaluation report of the #SHAG17 campaign held in February. The evaluation is a process in a long-term partnership with the HSE in promoting sexual health at third-level USI has been accepted as […]
[…]to secure these options and women who do not have the finances to fund these options. Over 4,000 women every year travel outside of Ireland to access abortion services. And over a quarter of these are under the age of 24. Not all of these women are victims of terrible circumstances- rape, incest and fatal foetal abnormalities. Many simply do not want nor feel ready to carry the pregnancy to term. These women should have a right to choose what happens to their body. That is the very basis of bodily autonomy. And we as women should not be […]
[…]Bank of Ireland in Galway with student start-up Make A Mark going to the final round to win €3,000 on March 21st. Policy and Campaigns: USI supported the new HSE backed campaign around alcohol harm reduction which will be launched next week. Find out more information on www.askaboutalcohol.ie. The Vice President for Equality & Citizenship chaired a panel discussion on Repeal the 8th in Maynooth University on Thursday 9th of March, with panelists Anna Cosgrave, Tara Flynn, James Kavanagh and Clare Rose Thornton. The video of the panel can be watched here. Thousands of students across the country participated in #Strike4Repeal and […]
[…]on the 23-26 May 2019. A total of 751 Members of the European Parliament currently represent some 500 million people from 28 member states Did you know that voting at EU eu level is actually easy? In the Republic of Ireland MEPs are elected via Single Transferable Vote which is conducted by ranked voting in multi-seat constituencies Each voter has a single vote and can allocate this vote to their most preferred candidate This voting system is used in an attempt to limit “wasted” votes and allows voters to vote for individual candidates, rather than parties The Republic of Ireland […]
