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So the site has been laid out and ready to go for some time. All with the standard krismac.com blog template of course. Now all I have to do is think if there is anything I could possibly add to the world by me posting here. It might be empty for some time. Or at least until I have exams coming up. Its amazing what motivates me. The theme is divided neatly into three – dotcommunism; my own [...]

Saturday saw the first unanimous election of a Southern Area Officer in the history of the national union of students for Ireland. The Union of Students’ in Ireland (USI) represents over 250,000 students across the 32 Counties of Ireland. Kris McElhinney, from Passage East Co. Waterdord was elected to direct the affairs of southern students as Southern Area Officer In the 50th year of USI, [...]

A FORMER Ramsey Grammar School student is set to become the first unanimously elected southern area officer in the history of the Union of Students in Ireland. The Union of Students’ in Ireland (USI) represents more than 250,000 students across the 32 counties. Kris McElhinney (pictured left), of Greenlands Avenue, Ramsey, was recently elected to direct the affairs of southern students as [...]

My name is Kris McElhinney and I am a candidate for the post of Southern Area Officer of USI in the elections to be held at Southern Area Council on Saturday May 17th. I currently serve as President in UCC – In my time in UCC I have also served as a full time Communications officer and as a voluntary Societies Officer/ Societies Guild President. I was elected to this following a number of years [...]

I have long believed in an effective and efficient National Union. In my time in UCC, particularly as an officer, I have rarely seen this vision converted into reality. Recent years have been tough for USI. I believe that it is only when officers bring the commitment and experience to implement the change they wish to see that it will ever happen. I believe that I will be the most effective of [...]

Having been involved heavily in Constitutional reviews and having seen USI operate for a number of years I believe the upcoming special congress presents us with an exciting opportunity but even aside from that there is a lot to be done. In 2006/07 – we had a 254 page Policy manual. I expect that the new policies will be added shortly from this years Congress. There is no end of work to be done [...]

UL is an issue – time has been spent wooing them – it is important it continues but not at the expense of the other institutions in the South. Those affiliated already and others who are not. There are a number of smaller, but no less important institutions, like the Cork College of Commerce, who would have only 3 less votes than WIT if they were actively associated. For USI, the FE sector should [...]

REFERENCES Denis MacDonald Administrative Officer, UCC Students’ Union 021 490 1869 / suadministrator@ucc.ie Diarmuid Angland Deputy President, UCC Students’ Union 021 490 2953 / suacademic@ucc.ie Aidan Healy VP Support, UCC Students’ Union 021 490 2181 / susupport@ucc.ie