At USI Congress, held last week in the Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe (Co. Galway), the Officer Board for next year’s Union of Students in Ireland Officer Board (USI OB) were elected. Delegations, formed of incoming & outgoing SU officers and class reps, would vote on behalf of their student bodies, with some delegations being mandated in…
Trinity College Dublin A series of rallies and demonstrations have taken place in Trinity to protest against the proposed implementation of a €450 flat supplemental examination fee. The ‘Take Back Trinity’ campaign team, an estimated 50 students, occupied Trinity College Dining Hall for 3 days last week, with further demonstrations planned around campus in the…
While the government is still deciding on the funding of third level education, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is approaching local county councils in an effort to gain support for increasing spending in the sector. Since the middle of 2017, USI officers have been contacting county councils to lay out their argument for…
On Saturday 10th March, the sixth-annual JAILBREAK fundraiser began at Dublin Castle, with ninety teams departing on a race to make it across Europe while raising money for charities St Vincent de Paul and Amnesty International. This year’s challenge ended up being the tightest race the competition has seen since it began. Of the ninety…
Cork councillors are set to meet with residents who object to the building of a 146-bed Student Accommodation complex on Farranlea Road, Sunday’s Well. Residents have sent over 50 letters to the council objecting to the development, largely due to complains about the building’s height, parking arrangements and the prospect of antisocial behavior & property…
UCC engineering student Diarmuid Curtin, who last year won the first prize “Science for Development Award” at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition, had the opportunity to test his invention on a recent trip to Malawi with development agency ‘Gorta-Self Help Africa’. As part of the Irish Aid-sponsored award, the Newcastle West student won a travel…
Seoladh foclóir aiteach i dteanga na Gaeilge inné in Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath mar chuid de chomhoibriú idir Aontas na Mac Léinn in Éirinn (AMLÉ/USI), BeLonG To Youth Services, agus an Transgender Equality Network of Ireland (TENI) le tacaíocht ó Joe McHugh, Aire don Ghaeilge, don Ghaeltacht, agus do na hOileáin. Is é ‘An…
With an approximate 30% increase in turnout, and a 1/3rd increase in amount of candidates, this round of UCC Students’ Union elections became a hectic time, particularly for the candidates, their teams, the people in the count, and the poor journos trying to cover all the chaos. The increased turnout & candidate levels meant that the…
Wild Youth have been announced as the headliner for Ireland’s biggest student event, the Leopardstown Student Race Day, on Wednesday April 4th. With 12,000 students set to travel to Leopardstown for the event, the announcement of one of Ireland’s premier new bands as headliner is sure to lead to another sell-out crowd. The group, formed…
Today (right now, as I write this) UCC student council meets to, among other things, decide where UCC’s votes at USI Congress will go. As with the SU elections, RON (Re-Open Nominations) is a candidate in all elections. Síona Cahill, current USI VP for Equality & Citizenship, is unopposed for President and, due to her…