[…]can best move forward with the ‘Consent Framework’”. [ENDS] The survey can be found at www.usi.ie/SES Notes: The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) represent over 374,000 students across the island of Ireland The SHAG acronym stands for Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance. The SHAG packs are funded by HSE Sexual Health Crisis Pregnancy Programme (SHCPP). SHAG week is a week-long Campaign Roadshow where USI and support services will be visiting IT Carlow (ITC), Institute of Art & Design Technology (IADT), NUI Galway (NUIG) and Athlone IT (AIT) to distribute 30,000 packs and information. USI have partnered with NUI […]
[…]move in a couple of days before starting college so you are familiar with the area. Do a ‘big shop’ at the very start, get everything you will need. Sit down and write up a list of things; bed sheets, towels, cleaning products, stationery, food to get your started (not just beans) etc Get the phone numbers for a few taxi companies, the college switchboard, college health/medical centr3e, chaplain, local emergency services and Student Union officers. Familiarise yourself with local surroundings; bus route, supermarkets […]
[…]thousands of students who populate college towns sustain business both large and small. Landlords, shop owners and other business proprietors rely on these students to maintain a healthy turnover. We are encouraging everyone to attend tomorrow evening’s Public Meeting on the Cost of College because Sligo can’t afford to have its students targeted anymore by a Government that is denying the youth of this country the same opportunities that were promised to previous generations.” -ENDS- For more information contact USI Media and Communications Executive, Ronan Costello, on 085-1164263 or […]
Download full report here >> The survey was designed in online software – Survey Monkey – and distributed through a link among all the students through on-line channels, such as e-mail, website and social media. The link was active for three weeks. Out of the population of 225,641 students we collected 3,597 responses (at a level of 2% margin of error and 99% confidence level) USI President Michael Kerrigan said, “The issue of housing permeates across all groups of our society. In recent years, the shortage in student accommodation has forced students, families and professionals to race for accommodation, […]
