Gambling is a pastime which many Irish people enjoy. It is deeply engrained in our culture. In fact, Ireland has the second highest spend, per person, on gambling – in the world. While for the majority of people who gamble, it is a relatively harmless bit of fun, there are many who experience harm from […]
September 2016 Monthly Archives
Problem Gambling – How Students are Affected
Gambling is a pastime which many Irish people enjoy. It is deeply engrained in our culture. In fact, Ireland has the second highest spend, per person, on gambling – in the world. While for the majority of people who gamble, it is a relatively harmless bit of fun, there are many who experience harm from […]
USI and PleaseTalk launch Student Support card ahead of Suicide Awareness Day
USI and PleaseTalk have launched the national student support card ahead of Suicide Awareness Day on Saturday the 10th September. There will be 20,000 student support cards distributed across Irish college campuses on Friday, the 9th September. According to the National Suicide Research Foundation Annual Report 2014 there were almost 11,126 cases involving 8,708 individuals presenting to […]