[…]VOTE The Union of Students in Ireland has written to all members of the Joint Oireachtas committee examining the 8th amendment, regarding the Committee’s final decision-making process. USI has written the letter jointly with other leading civil society organisations including the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI), the Abortion Right’s Campaign (ARC), the Coalition to Repeal the 8th Amendment, and Amnesty International Ireland, who are advocating for the repeal of the Eighth Amendment and the introduction of legislation mandating women’s and girls’ access to safe abortion in Ireland, in line with global and European good practice. USI is clearly asking representatives […]
[…]at 10.8% APR variable. The repayment period can be up to 5 years. A maintenance loan of up to €2,000 is available to those students who have previously received a maintenance grant as an undergraduate. The maintenance loan will be paid directly to the student. A key point to note in this scheme is that the credit history of parents has no bearing on the success of the application, it is decided entirely on the credit history of the student. USI believes that this stipulation will lead to applications being refused in their thousands, as students frequently make use of […]
[…]first contact manager@usi.ie. USI attributes according to the licence under which materials, content and graphics are provided. When originating materials we licence the majority of our materials from FreePik.com. Where other materials are here they are attributed on the page or where this is not possible, here. Don’t steal copyrighted materials – support creatives and creative industries. Keep In touch animation (blue icons) used on front page: https://lottiefiles.com/creatopotato […]
[…]for Ireland USI is supporting the #OneForIreland campaign this May Bank Holiday weekend, which is a campaign run by current and former TCD students, and this year has 7 projects across 7 regions in Ireland identified as charity partners for youth mental health projects. Get involved by sharing online and giving a Euro this weekend! Check out the projects here: […]
