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USI and IFUT Condemn Government’s Third-Level Recruitment Embargo

Friday, October 9th, 2009

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) have condemned the Government’s recruitment embargo in third-level institutes.
The Higher Education Authority (HEA) demanded that, this year, all Higher Education institutes cut employment to 3 per cent below 2008 levels. The ban has affected the academic quality, as well as [...]

IFUT General Secretary addresses USI protest rally against fees

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

“Speaking as a representative of the generation that benefited from the decision of Donagh O’Malley to introduce free second-level education, I can testify to the very real difference that not having to pay fees makes to individuals and society alike,” Mike Jennings, General Secretary of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT), said, addressing a [...]