Category Archives: Musings

Goodbyes….

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

Ah, the end of the year, with end of year exams. Scary. But you got this far so you know you can go the distance. With everything that’s happened this year next year looks a little uncertain but there is … Continue reading →

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BTEA Campaign

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

In the December budget it was decided to change the eligibility for the maintenance grant.  Those in receipt of Back to Education Allowance will no longer qualify for the maintenance grant.  That is a cut of up to over €6000 … Continue reading →

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Times are changing……….

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

I don’t know how it looks to everyone else, but to me the future looks a little uncertain. With the government refusing to secure funding for some of the most vulnerable members of society by not protecting the allowance schemes, … Continue reading →

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The high-level group wish list

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

It seems that sometimes, when discussing the situation of non-national students in Ireland, the high authorities could use some of the ideas coming from students themselves. If only I could add a few points from a students’ wish list to … Continue reading →

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In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities

Posted on March 23, 2010 by

By Sharon Dolan at Amnesty International ‘I think being a woman is like being Irish. Everyone says you’re important and nice, but you take second place all the same’. Iris Murdoch Well dear Iris should have known, being as she … Continue reading →

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