[…]of emissions of any EU member state from this sector. Emissions are expected to increase by 2pc by 2020 as Government plans to ramp up food production are realised. The EU requires a 20pc cut by 2020 over 2005 levels – on the current pathway, Ireland will have reduced by just 5pc by 2020, well below the target. Students across the country are objecting to the climate change. TCDFossilFree has started a petition to call on Trinity, the Univeristy of Dublin and its subsidiaries to immediately freeze any new investment in fossil-fuel companies, and to divest within five years from […]
[…]Government as new findings from the Union show 36% of students spend one to three months looking for accommodation because of the student accommodation shortage. The Strategy outlines actions to increase student accommodation in the wake of the Rebuilding Ireland, the Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, to tackle national housing challenges and increase supply. Speaking at the launch, USI President Michael Kerrigan said, “USI has campaigned for years to get the National Student Accommodation Strategy on the agenda to rectify the shortage of student accommodation. USI welcome the significant funding proposed by the strategy to alleviate the short-term […]
[…]on the first day of USI’s Annual Congress in the Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. For comment please contact: Michael Kerrigan – President 087 691 1515 president@usi.ie www.usi.ie Notes: USI is the national representative body for the 374,000 students in third level education on the Island of Ireland. USI works to improve and protect the lives of students every day on academic and social issues through campaigns, training and research. USI addressed the Citizens’ Assembly on March 5th 2017 calling for a repeal of the Eighth Amendment and the introduction of free, safe and legal abortion services in […]
[…]relevant to the youth and community sector. Experience of working with young people and community groups in a community setting. Passion for enabling youth participation. Strong presentation, communication and group facilitation skills. Desirable Criteria: Experience of working in a collaborative manner across multiple agencies and sectors. Knowledge of theory and practice in youth and community work. Knowledge of the mental health sector in Ireland Experience of planning and evaluating projects Familiarity with local services for young people e.g. education, health, community and voluntary agencies Strong organisational, administrative and report writing skills. Ability to work as part of a team. Demonstrate […]
[…]and virtually uncontrollable samples of this before in Germany where Vattenfall, a Swedish energy company, is suing the German government for billions of euro because of its decision to phase out nuclear power plants after the Japanese Fukushima disaster, which resulted in major profit loss for the energy giant. A government’s public health policy undermined and threatened by a major corporation because of profit loss is utterly toxic and […]
