Well it’s been a pretty decent week. I’m delighted that NUI Maynooth students have taken the wise decision to rejoin the national organisation. I am looking forward to formally welcoming NUIM SU back into the fold. Well over 70% decided that USI was worth joining and I think this is a particularly impressive figure given the amount of misunderstanding of what USI does and the negative campaigning from the no to USI side.
Having NUIM back in the fold will strengthen USI standing on a national scale and ensure that some new voices will be heard in our policy decisions.
We also had our Lobby of the Oireachtas on Thursday. Again another good turnout from the members of the Oireachtas with just over 100 coming over to see us. It was a long day – with us running from 8am to 6pm. As always Mary Upton was the first one in, we also had some of the newest senators visit us – James Carroll and Niall O’Brolchain. NUIG, WIT, IADT, Carlow IT and Tralee IT brought students to talk with the politicians and we had student unions from UCC, UCD, DIT and TCD present. All in all it was a positive day and after meeting with the department of education on Monday I am hopeful of getting the Student Support Bill back onto the agenda soon.
I am writing this on a bus from Dublin back to Galway where I will be having a bit of a birthday bash and I am looking forward to taking some annual leave next week!
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