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USI adopt a Sexual Consent Strategy for the upcoming college year

April 10, 2019 By SIN Staff

USI adopt a Sexual Consent Strategy for the upcoming college year

By Conor Brummell Students who attended the Union of Students Ireland’s annual congress 2019 voted overwhelmingly to adopt a national consent strategy campaign to be introduced in all campuses around Ireland. Following a mandate that was passed at the 2018 congress, which SIN have previously reported on, the Consent Strategy was proposed by USI’s outgoing Vice President … [Read more...] about USI adopt a Sexual Consent Strategy for the upcoming college year

USI Congress 2019: A round-up

April 10, 2019 By SIN Staff

USI Congress 2019: A round-up

By Conor Brummell The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) held their Annual National Congress from the 1- 4 of April in The Breaffy House Hotel in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. Students’ Unions from all over Ireland attended the congress to debate, discuss and vote on important motions and mandates that will be implemented by Member Organisations in the upcoming year with the … [Read more...] about USI Congress 2019: A round-up

“We need to keep educating students so that they are aware that this is not a status quo”: Students turn out for Fund The Future protest

April 2, 2019 By SIN Staff

“We need to keep educating students so that they are aware that this is not a status quo”: Students turn out for Fund The Future protest

By Cathriona Coleman There was a huge turnout on Thursday 21 March for the national ‘Fund the Future’ campaign on the grounds of NUI Galway at the Quad. At 1pm both second and third level students and staff left their desks to join the nationwide walkout in a bid to get the government to reinstate the maintenance grants and other key services in line with the cost of … [Read more...] about “We need to keep educating students so that they are aware that this is not a status quo”: Students turn out for Fund The Future protest

USI condemns delay in enacting legislation affording more tenant rights to students

February 26, 2019 By SIN Staff

USI condemns delay in enacting legislation affording more tenant rights to students

  By Áine Kenny On Wednesday 20 February, the Union of Students in Ireland Vice President Michelle Byrne and NUI Galway’s Students’ Union President Megan Reilly spoke in the Oireachtas about the Residential Tenancies (Greater Security of Tenure & Rent Certainty) Bill 2018. The two Presidents were dismayed to see the delay in enacting the legislation, which … [Read more...] about USI condemns delay in enacting legislation affording more tenant rights to students

Student teachers to benefit from more government aid

February 4, 2019 By SIN Staff

Student teachers to benefit from more government aid

By Martha Brennan  The Minister for Education has announced the addition of an extra €1 million in financial aid for student teachers.   The money is being allocated to the Student Assistance Fund, which gives funding to students completing professional Masters of Education courses.  The Fund helps student teachers who are struggling with the cost of tuition fees and … [Read more...] about Student teachers to benefit from more government aid

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