2024

January

• Protest at Leinster House in support of Social Democrats motion calling on Ireland to join ICJ case against Gaza genocide (January 24, 2024)
• “Government engaging in smoke and mirrors in relation to student accommodation” – USI (January 25, 2024)

February

• Student Digs: National Survey 2023 report published (February 14, 2024)
• TCDSU protest, supported by the USI, demands Government action on student accommodation, mental health and cost of living (February 15, 2024)
• Initial Nominations for USI Executive Team 2024 (February 19, 2024)

March

• What we’ve done with the website (March 5, 2024)
• Students have no confidence in this Government and Taoiseach’s resignation should trigger general election (March 20, 2024)
• USI Coiste Gnó 2024-2025 election results (March 26, 2024)

April

• Taoiseach Simon Harris must show students of Ireland that he is not ‘all talk’ on accommodation crisis and soaring cost of going to college (April 9, 2024)
• Union of Students in Ireland welcomes scrapping of Green Paper on Disability Reform, hard fought for by disability activists (April 15, 2024)
• National Students Action Group currently occupying the Department of Finance to demand action on student cost-of-living and accommodation crisis (April 16, 2024)

May

• USI stands in solidarity with Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union encampment and pledges support for other similar student protests (May 4, 2024)
• USI, TCDSU and Trinity BDS will follow the process step-by-step to ensure Trinity keeps to today’s agreement to work towards ‘full divestment from Israel’ (May 8, 2024)
• Comhairle Náisiúnta Limerick May 2024 Documents (May 13, 2024)
• ‘The student movement is sending a very clear message that it is either full divestment or students in tents on campuses’ – USI pledges full support to UCC BDS and UCCSU (May 15, 2024)
• Union of Students in Ireland statement on official recognition by Ireland of the State of Palestine (May 22, 2024)
• Vacancy: NStEP Manager (May 24, 2024)

June

• Delays in 358 bed student accommodation project shows lack of urgency and will to address student accommodation crisis – USI and Trinity College SU (June 26, 2024)

2023

January

• USI statement on the first anniversary of the death of Ashling Murphy (January 12, 2023)
• USI statement on the first anniversary of the death of Ashling Murphy (January 12, 2023)

February

• Student Placement Survey 2023 (February 13, 2023)
• USI expresses concerns about the delay and lack of engagement with postgraduate researchers by the national PhD review (February 20, 2023)

March

• Placement Survey launched (March 9, 2023)

April

• MTU Kerry Students’ Union President elected USI President for 2023-2024 (April 4, 2023)
• USI responds to statement by National Women’s Council of Ireland on the horrific death of Geila Ibram (April 12, 2023)
• Living in Digs Survey 2023: win €100 One4All (April 24, 2023)

May

• USI Opening Statement in Joint Oireachtas Committee on Research and Innovation Bill 2023 (May 10, 2023)
• USI stands firmly with Palestinian people on the 75th anniversary of the Nakba (May 15, 2023)
• USI supports Seanad Éireann motion to provide employment rights and protections to PhD researchers (May 24, 2023)
• Urgent action needed to address abortion access inequality (May 25, 2023)
• “We need to get back to pre-pandemic Leaving Cert. results timeline” (May 26, 2023)

June

• USI calls for urgent action as review of state supports for PhD researchers falls short of addressing key issues (June 27, 2023)

July

• USI hosts Oireachtas lobby day to outline student priorities for Budget 2024 (July 14, 2023)
• Story about student renter being told not to use kitchen is digs proves we need legislation not guidelines – USI (July 24, 2023)

August

• Students disappointed by move away from student cards as valid ID for reduced train fares (August 3, 2023)
• Key student accommodation problems set out in USI submission to review of private residential sector (August 22, 2023)
• Increasing number of third-level places without extra accommodation and support services is populist and futile move by Government (August 31, 2023)

September

• On World Suicide Prevention Day, USI calls for necessary investment to bring the number of student counsellors up to recommended ‘safe and ethical’ levels (September 10, 2023)
• Students to march to Dáil on October 4 to demand Government uses Budget 2024 surplus to address accommodation crisis (September 29, 2023)

October

• USI Pre-Budget Submission Budget 2024 (October 3, 2023)
• STATEMENT: Union of Students in Ireland responds to Budget 2024 (October 10, 2023)
• PhD stipend increase falls short of level recommended in Independent National Review of State Supports for PhD Researchers published by Minister Harris, says USI (October 12, 2023)
• USI joins calls for Government to show ambition for Irish language after disappointing funding allocated in Budget 2024 (October 13, 2023)
• USI statement on the situation in Palestine (October 19, 2023)
• EMPower Registration (October 31, 2023)

November

• USI calls on students to turn out in force for this weekend’s National Demonstration for Palestine, co-organised by the union (November 15, 2023)
• Transgender Day of Remembrance call by USI for overhaul of Trans healthcare (November 20, 2023)
• Today’s anti-racism rally sends message that Ireland is for all, says USI (November 27, 2023)
• Students and supporters urged to join protest at Trinity College NOW in support of student occupation and banner drop at College Green (November 29, 2023)

December

• USI backs TUS SU campaign to stop university management removing student space (December 5, 2023)
• USI backs calls by disability activists for the Government’s Green Paper on Disability Reform to be scraped (December 7, 2023)
• ‘Important and needed’ mental health funding still leaves student services below recommended levels (December 19, 2023)
• Expansion of apprenticeship places positive, but must come with supports and resources (December 20, 2023)

2022

January

• Elections 2022 now open (January 17, 2022)
• Women Lead Registration Open Now (January 20, 2022)
• Reports of plans to reduce Student Contribution Charge welcomed by USI (January 31, 2022)

February

• Leaving Cert Reform Submission October 2021 (February 1, 2022)
• Presentation on Student Perspective of Student Success (February 18, 2022)
• USI statement on continuing Russian attack on Ukraine (February 25, 2022)

March

• EMPower 2022 Registration is now OPEN (March 9, 2022)
• USI launches ‘Open Up’ student mental health campaign (March 21, 2022)

April

• USI Accounts 2020-2021 (April 12, 2022)
• VP for Campaigns Beth O’Reilly is elected President of USI for 2022-2023 (April 12, 2022)

May

• ‘No announcement of funding for reduction in Student Contribution Charge is not acceptable’ (May 4, 2022)
• USI statement on violent homophobic assaults against LGBTQ+ community (May 26, 2022)

June

• Delay to release of Leaving Cert. results will have a negative impact on students (June 24, 2022)

July

• USI backs call for an urgent increase to postgraduate research stipends (July 28, 2022)
• Nomination to Important Roles within USI (July 29, 2022)

August

• USI seeks clarity on affect ‘hugely disappointing’ IRFU ban on Trans women will have on college rugby (August 10, 2022)
• Why Research Matters video competition 2022 (August 17, 2022)

September

• Student representatives gather in Dublin to lobby TDs ahead of Budget 2023 (September 5, 2022)
• Spreadsheet for Presidents’ Day 2022 (September 9, 2022)
• ‘Once-off’ student fee reduction in Budget 2023 will not remove barrier of high cost of college in Ireland (September 27, 2022)
• USI-IRC Why Research Matters video competition 2022 winners announced (September 30, 2022)

October

• Tens of thousands of students take part in USI Student Walkout on third level campuses (October 13, 2022)

November

• USI supports UCU Rising campaign, including possible strike action by staff in UK and Northern Ireland colleges (November 2, 2022)

December

• SETUSU Students say YES to USI (December 1, 2022)
• SETUSU Students say YES to USI (December 1, 2022)

2021

January

• Colleges must support students as public health restrictions are increased during busy exam and assessment period (January 6, 2021)
• Urgent clarity needed on student nursing and midwifery placements (January 29, 2021)
• USI statement on postgraduate stipends increase (January 29, 2021)

February

• USI Elections 2021 (February 1, 2021)
• Call for Submissions – Student and Learner Wellbeing and Engagement Working Group (February 10, 2021)
• Statement on social care student placements (February 12, 2021)
• USI backs Labour Party bill to regulate gambling advertising and calls for action from Government (February 17, 2021)
• Action needed on Gaeltacht fees for Hibernia students (February 19, 2021)
• USI and Dáil opposition Bill to protect student renters launched (February 25, 2021)

March

• Union of Students in Ireland statement (March 3, 2021)
• Union of Students in Ireland statement on Limerick (March 3, 2021)
• Tuairisc ar Mhúineadh na Gaeilge / Teaching of Irish report (March 10, 2021)
• Tuairisc ar Mhúineadh na Gaeilge AMLÉ // USI Report of the Teaching of Irish (March 10, 2021)
• USI response to announcement of changes to fees for students living in Direct Provision (March 12, 2021)
• USI is #TogetherAgainstRacism with INAR (March 18, 2021)
• Online protest calls for Government action on key student issues, including an end to highest fees in the EU (March 24, 2021)
• USI Website Refresh 24 March 2021 (March 24, 2021)

April

• Galway woman elected new President of the Union of Students in Ireland at Congress (April 8, 2021)
• USI supports calls for reopening of Gay Mens’ Health Service (April 9, 2021)
• Government funding needed to address pay inequality among trainee psychologists (April 20, 2021)
• Government urged to support USI student accommodation bill in Dáil debate (April 27, 2021)
• USI tenders wide-ranging submission to Government review of SUSI (April 29, 2021)
• Student leadership and activism recognised at Student Achievement Awards Ireland 2021 (April 30, 2021)

May

• Accessibility Functions Degraded 05/05/2021 (May 5, 2021)
• USI marks third anniversary of repeal of the Eighth Amendment (May 25, 2021)

June

• USI writes to Government on World Eating Disorders Day 2021 (June 2, 2021)
• USI welcomes cabinet decision to act on Student Accommodation Bill (June 9, 2021)
• #WhyResearchMatters (June 14, 2021)
• USI welcomes plan for holistic re-opening of third-level campuses (June 15, 2021)
• Union of Students in Ireland statement on Irish AIDS Day 2021 (June 15, 2021)
• Registration for SUT summer training is now open (June 18, 2021)
• USI urges Minister for Health to back international students health insurance bill (June 28, 2021)

August

• Blood For All campaign to end donation ban on MSM backed by USI (August 13, 2021)
• Government must invest in underfunded third level system to ease significant burden of costs on students (August 18, 2021)
• Give Us Our Grad! Open letter to universities and colleges (August 19, 2021)

September

• Thousands of students left abandoned due to Government’s failure to tackle “worse than ever” student accommodation crisis (September 15, 2021)
• USI sleep-out at Dáil Éireann to demand urgent action on student accommodation crisis (September 23, 2021)

October

• REBOOT: Funding Ireland’s Future Education and Beyond (October 5, 2021)
• Mature Students’ Seminar Registration now open (October 12, 2021)
• Disappointing Budget 2022 confirms USI view that Government has no interest in addressing the hardship many students face (October 12, 2021)
• ‘Supporting Wellbeing in Practice’ webinar and report (October 14, 2021)

November

• USI to hold three student protests over three days this month as student anger at Government inaction soars (November 8, 2021)

December

• USI launches anti-spiking awareness campaign, backed by Ministers for Justice and Higher Education (December 15, 2021)

2020

January

• India – Statement on Citizen Amendment Act Protests (January 10, 2020)
• India – Statement on Citizen Amendment Act Protests (January 10, 2020)
• USI Releases Student Manifesto for General Election 2020 (January 15, 2020)
• RIA Election Debate (January 22, 2020)
• IUA, THEA and USI recommend using the National Training Fund to address higher education funding crisis (January 23, 2020)
• Submission to the Department of Justice and Equality on the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989 (January 27, 2020)
• USI Elections (January 31, 2020)
• Connecting Minds – Sign up today (January 31, 2020)

February

• USI: Sexual Health and Empowerment is in your hands (February 11, 2020)
• USI Student Accommodation Position Paper (February 13, 2020)

March

• Student action to demand an end to gender-based sexual violence (March 5, 2020)
• Urgent clarity needed on position of student nurses and midwives dealing with COVID-19 (March 24, 2020)
• Students should be refunded for accommodation they cannot use due to pandemic (March 25, 2020)
• Usit Travel Liquidation Statement (March 27, 2020)
• Usit Travel Liquidation Statement (March 27, 2020)

April

• Union of Students in Ireland teams up with UPLIFT to call for signatories to open letter demanding student rent refunds (April 1, 2020)
• Statement on student concerns regarding assessment (April 2, 2020)
• Statement on student concerns regarding assessment (April 2, 2020)
• Executive uses cancelled Congress week to virtually meet student reps (April 9, 2020)
• Rents refund for after May 2 too late – USI President (April 14, 2020)
• Vulnerable students should be housed in empty accommodation (April 17, 2020)
• Student Achievement Awards move online (April 20, 2020)
• USI Students on the Frontline campaign (April 21, 2020)
• Pandemic impact must be provided for in SUSI process (April 23, 2020)
• Counselling supports for students during COVID-19 (April 27, 2020)

May

• May Day 2020: USI renews it calls for Living Wage to become Minimum Wage (May 1, 2020)
• Students facing ‘extreme stress’ over lack of rent refunds (May 1, 2020)
• Deferral period ban on giving blood for men who have sex with men should be abolished after moves by Northern Ireland (May 6, 2020)
• Submission to the Citizen’s Assembly on Gender Equality 2020 (May 8, 2020)
• International students must be considered in COVID-19 measures (May 13, 2020)
• Archive of student activism for Marriage Equality launches on fifth anniversary of vote (May 22, 2020)
• Making Grá The Law! (May 24, 2020)
• Students warned against committing to accommodation without clarity on college attendance (May 27, 2020)
• USI elects second term President for first time in almost a decade (May 27, 2020)
• Why Research Matters – Video Presentation Competition (May 28, 2020)

June

• Why Research Matters – Competition Now Open (June 3, 2020)
• Union of Students in Ireland statement (June 4, 2020)
• Students set to be badly hit by Pandemic Unemployment Payment cuts (June 5, 2020)
• No plans in Programme for Government to reduce the highest college fees in EU disappointing (June 18, 2020)
• National campus climate survey of university students’ experiences reveal high levels of sexual violence and harassment (June 22, 2020)

July

• USI meets new Minister for Higher Education, Simon Harris (July 2, 2020)
• USI publishes student priorities for new Government & COVID-19 research report (July 8, 2020)
• New USI Executive hosts Students’ Union Training for 2020-2021 (July 15, 2020)
• Urgent clarity and engagement needed in light of Leaving Certificate delay (July 17, 2020)
• USI calls for key supports for students ahead of the new academic year (July 21, 2020)
• Re-opening funding package welcome, clarity needed on some aspects (July 22, 2020)
• Students’ deportation order and hunger strike ‘explicitly demonstrate why the Direct Provision system must be ended’ (July 30, 2020)
• Banning of ‘Tampons and Tea’ advertisement sends dangerous message and should be reversed – USI (July 31, 2020)

August

• Increased funding to support student wellbeing and mental health welcomed (August 25, 2020)
• Increased funding to support student wellbeing and mental health welcomed (August 25, 2020)
• Six emergency measures required to protect student renters (August 25, 2020)
• Action needed to show zero tolerance for sexual violence and harassment in third level education (August 28, 2020)
• #knowingthesigns of drug overdose (August 31, 2020)

September

• USI President sets out student choices for the future of higher education in Ireland (September 3, 2020)
• Avoid accommodation scams – ask for the PSRA licence. (September 4, 2020)
• USI marks World Suicide Prevention Day 2020 (September 10, 2020)
• ‘Leaving Cert. and CAO model is unfair and focus must be placed on reforming this system’ – Fitzpatrick (September 11, 2020)
• Urgent action required for student renters as COVID-19 measures step-up (September 18, 2020)
• Urgent action required for student renters as COVID-19 measures step-up (September 18, 2020)
• Students across island of Ireland urge TDs to sign pledge and join USI’s new Education for All campaign (September 21, 2020)
• Students asked to consider if they should travel to rented accommodation by USI (September 25, 2020)
• USI asks students to ‘Leave A Light On’ for those in substance misuse recovery (September 30, 2020)

October

• USI and ISSU write to Ministers requesting urgent meeting on Leaving Cert calculated grades (October 2, 2020)
• USI publishes views on higher education delivery for rest of semester one (October 7, 2020)
• Union of Students in Ireland marks World Mental Health Day 2020 with day of action and letter to Minister Simon Harris (October 10, 2020)
• Budget 2021 ignores barriers preventing student access to higher education in favour of piecemeal one-off funding (October 13, 2020)
• USI Pink Training 2020 Registration (October 30, 2020)

November

• Livestream: I wish I could speak Irish but… (November 6, 2020)
• Students urged to register to vote ahead of November deadline (November 16, 2020)
• All students must be treated equally in relation to €250 COVID payment (November 19, 2020)
• USI condemns image-based sexual abuse and highlights need for legislation and cultural shift (November 19, 2020)
• Migrant Minds Matter campaign launched (November 24, 2020)
• Students taking action to end image based sexual abuse (November 26, 2020)

December

• Lobbying Your Representatives – Top Tips (December 10, 2020)
• Take action to support our student nurses & midwives (December 10, 2020)
• New review of Student Grant Scheme welcomed by USI (December 14, 2020)
• USI demonstration urges TDs to sign Education for All pledge and action from Minister (December 16, 2020)

2019

January

• (January 10, 2019)
• Student Challenge (January 13, 2019)
• EU Affairs (January 13, 2019)
• EU Elections 2019 (January 13, 2019)
• National Student Accommodation Survey (January 14, 2019)
• USI welcomes €1 million additional funding to Student Assistance Fund (January 14, 2019)
• ROLE DESCRIPTIONS (January 18, 2019)
• USI Re-Launch Postgrad Survey (January 21, 2019)
• USI launch Pharmacy Students’ Campaign Report 2019 (January 24, 2019)
• USI Lead over 500 Pharmacy Students’ as Payment Ban is Lifted (January 24, 2019)
• USI Support for INMO Nursing and Midwifery Strike Action (January 29, 2019)
• USI Support for INMO Nursing and Midwifery Strike Action (January 29, 2019)
• Irish Marriage Equality Leaders speak out about need for action urgently in Northern Ireland (January 29, 2019)

February

• USI Launch Highly Anticipated SHAG Week 2019 (February 9, 2019)
• USI Launch Highly Anticipated SHAG Week 2019 (February 9, 2019)
• Students can’t wait any longer – rent pressure zone legislation still not passed almost one year after bill proposition. (February 20, 2019)
• Students Prepare for Fairtrade Fortnight (February 25, 2019)

March

• Students call for urgent awareness and education around self harm (March 4, 2019)
• “Cost is a barrier to safe sex” says USI (March 4, 2019)
• SU Presidents Sign Joint Letter to #FundTheFuture (March 12, 2019)
• USI welcomes Taoiseach’s comments in favour of publicly funding Higher Education (March 27, 2019)

April

• Lorna Fitzpatrick Elected President of the Union of Students in Ireland, 2019/2020 (April 2, 2019)
• USI welcomes €400,000 funding allocated to Third Level Institutions for consent education (April 5, 2019)
• Students Victorious with 4% Rent Caps in PBSA (April 11, 2019)
• Students and Youth Organisations Launch #GenerationVote Campaign, Pledging to Register to Vote Before May 7th (April 18, 2019)
• Students Nationwide Stand Against Coca-Cola in #TasteZeroRights campaign (April 26, 2019)
• Students Demand the Right to Access Third-Level Education in Ireland as part of Global Campaign (April 29, 2019)
• Vacancy: National Student Engagement Programme Manager (April 30, 2019)

May

• Student Manifesto – Local and European Elections (May 2, 2019)
• USI SAVES programme tackling energy waste and climate change (May 7, 2019)
• Midlands North West #EP2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 7, 2019)
• South #EP2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 7, 2019)
• DUBLIN #EP2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 8, 2019)
• Cork City #LE2019 Candidates signed up to Student Manifesto (May 8, 2019)
• Waterford #LE2019 Candidates signed up to Student Manifesto (May 8, 2019)
• Meath #LE2019 Candidates signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 8, 2019)
• Donegal #LE2019 Candidates signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 8, 2019)
• Dublin #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 8, 2019)
• Kerry #LE2019 Candidates signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 8, 2019)
• Louth #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 9, 2019)
• Cork #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 9, 2019)
• Kildare #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 9, 2019)
• Galway City Central #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 9, 2019)
• South Dublin #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 10, 2019)
• Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 10, 2019)
• Dublin City #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 10, 2019)
• Fingal #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 10, 2019)
• Cavan #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 10, 2019)
• Mayo #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 10, 2019)
• Wicklow #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 10, 2019)
• Carlow #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 12, 2019)
• Sligo #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 13, 2019)
• Student Manifesto – Local and European Elections (May 14, 2019)
• South #EP2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 14, 2019)
• Limerick #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 16, 2019)
• Forbidden Fruit Competition Winner (May 16, 2019)
• Wexford #LE19 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 20, 2019)
• Longford #LE19 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto (May 20, 2019)
• Students Voting YES in Divorce Referendum, May 24th (May 22, 2019)
• Global Undergraduate Awards (May 30, 2019)
• APPLICATIONS OPEN: Student QA Reviewer’s Pool 2019 (May 31, 2019)

June

• USI Launches Pre-Budget Submission Ahead of Budget 2020 (June 20, 2019)

July

• Our Projects: Saves 2 (July 1, 2019)
• Our Projects: Saves 2 (July 1, 2019)
• Our Projects: Mental Health (July 1, 2019)
• Our Projects: Homes.USI.ie (July 1, 2019)
• Students warned of rental accommodation scams ahead of Leaving Cert results (July 25, 2019)
• Newsletter test launch (July 31, 2019)

August

• Break the Barriers (August 15, 2019)
• Students Register to Vote Ahead of 2019/2020 Elections (August 23, 2019)

September

• Ciarán McKeown (September 3, 2019)
• Students Have Been Driven to Drop out of College – as Car Insurance Costs Soar (September 5, 2019)
• Lobbying your TD’s and Senators (September 23, 2019)
• Students March to Break the Barriers to Higher Education on October 3rd (September 30, 2019)

October

• USI & SIPTU Renew Joint Agreement (October 7, 2019)
• USI & SIPTU Renew Joint Agreement (October 7, 2019)
• Budget 2020 Does Not Reflect Student Needs  (October 9, 2019)
• (October 14, 2019)
• USI Policy File (October 17, 2019)
• (October 18, 2019)
• Minutes of USI Finance Committee (October 18, 2019)
• USI & SIPTU Launch Charter for Postgraduates  (October 30, 2019)

November

• Minister Bruton Launches USI 21 Day Challenge with a Smart Brew (November 4, 2019)
• Minister Harris Launches National Condom Distribution Service in Third Level Colleges (November 5, 2019)
• USI Launch 21 Day Energy Saving Challenge in GMIT (November 11, 2019)
• Students Pass Motion to Support Rent Strikes at USI National Council (November 15, 2019)
• The Union of Students in Ireland Launch Mental Health Text Line (November 18, 2019)
• USI Encourage Students to ‘Share the Load’ on International Men’s Day (November 19, 2019)
• USI Urges Senators to support bill on Industrial Relations to help support working students (November 27, 2019)
• USI Urges Senators to support bill on Industrial Relations to help support working students (November 27, 2019)

December

• Sainordaithe don Ghaeilge AMLÉ USI | Irish Language Mandates (December 10, 2019)
• USI Highlight the Barriers That Students Still Face with 2020 Just Around the Corner  (December 12, 2019)
• USI Fighting to Keep Insurance Rates for International Students Down (December 17, 2019)
• NStEP Recruiting Development Co-ordinator (December 18, 2019)
• Vacancy: Communications & PR Manager (December 20, 2019)
• Vacancy: Communications & PR Manager (December 20, 2019)

2018

January

• Student Teachers Priced Out Of Teaching Courses (January 12, 2018)
• Government Must Respect Recommendations On Repealing The Eighth Amendment (January 15, 2018)
• Have Your Say: Gender Recognition Act Review (January 16, 2018)
• Hiring: Student Housing Project Executive (January 23, 2018)
• Letter: Cabinet Ministers – “Please opt for a May date for referendum, and no later.” (January 29, 2018)
• Mental Health Campaign Celebrates 5th Year Of Getting Students Talking About Mental Health (January 29, 2018)
• USI Welcome Cabinet Decision To Hold Referendum On Eighth Amendment By the End Of May (January 31, 2018)

February

• VideoDoc To Provide USI Students With Free doctor Care (February 5, 2018)
• NUI Galway Students Pledge To Save Energy On Campus (February 9, 2018)
• Union of Students Ireland and HSE launch safer sex campaign ‘Are You Getting It?’ (February 12, 2018)
• USI Policy Manual (February 13, 2018)
• Development of App & Development of Interactive Map (February 13, 2018)
• Seanad Voter Registration (February 14, 2018)
• College stress can lead to eating disorders, warns USI (February 26, 2018)
• College stress can lead to eating disorders, warns USI (February 26, 2018)

March

• USI Condemns €450 Exam Fee Placed On Students (March 6, 2018)
• Students Rally To Demand May Vote To #RepealThe8th (March 8, 2018)
• 86% Of UCC Students Say Yes To USI (March 8, 2018)
• Students Concerned Opportunity To Have Vote On 8th At Risk (March 9, 2018)
• First English-Irish Language LGBTQ Dictionary Launched (March 21, 2018)
• An Chéad Fhoclóir LADTA Béarla-Gaeilge Seolta (March 21, 2018)
• Students Support National Campaign To #RepealThe8th (March 21, 2018)
• USI condemns drastic increases in student accommodation near DCU (March 27, 2018)
• USI Welcomes May Referendum Date (March 28, 2018)
• Student Teachers Placement Report Launched (March 29, 2018)

April

• Students Launch National Campaign To Remove Eighth Amendment (April 3, 2018)
• Students Launch National Campaign To Remove Eighth Amendment (April 3, 2018)
• Síona Cahill elected new USI President (April 4, 2018)
• Students vote to support justice and human rights for Palestine by backing BDS campaign (April 5, 2018)
• USI welcomes 20 years of the Good Friday Agreement (April 10, 2018)
• USI mobilising tens of thousands of students ahead of referendum on the Eighth Amendment (April 16, 2018)
• 460,000 Young People Warned to ‘Check the Register’ Before May 8th Referendum Deadline (April 17, 2018)
• USI to protest 27% in rent hike for DCU students (April 17, 2018)
• Student Achievement Awards Ireland 2018 celebrates student success (April 19, 2018)
• USI Backs Limerick Student’s Consent Campaign (April 24, 2018)
• USI Backs Limerick Student’s Consent Campaign (April 24, 2018)
• “Student loans are off the table” – USI welcomes statement by Minister (April 26, 2018)

May

• Get Registered Before May 8th (May 1, 2018)
• Get Registered Before May 8th (May 1, 2018)
• Almost 27,000 students register to vote (May 3, 2018)
• All-Island Civic Dialogue – USI Address (May 8, 2018)
• UK campaign launched to get Irish students home to vote (May 11, 2018)
• USI supporting student-led ‘super Yes canvass’ (May 15, 2018)
• USI launches poster campaign (May 16, 2018)
• USI disassociates from Cura (May 18, 2018)
• USI launches carpooling platform #VoterMotor (May 21, 2018)
• USI predicts largest student turnout to vote in referendum (May 24, 2018)
• USI welcomes large youth turnout in referendum (May 27, 2018)
• USI demands end to rent hikes for students (May 29, 2018)

June

• USI Pre Budget Submission 2019 (June 19, 2018)
• USI urges leaving cert students to consider digs accommodation for college (June 25, 2018)

July

• USI condemns TCD attempt to break international & postgrad fees agreement (July 27, 2018)

August

• USI makes submission to the Low Pay Commission on the Hospitality Sector (August 1, 2018)
• USI urges homeowners to open their door to students (August 1, 2018)
• USI supporting NUI Galway SU in “Cuirt Shakedown” case (August 2, 2018)
• Accommodation and Finance Guide (August 20, 2018)

September

• videoDoc & USI drive free student healthcare initiative (September 11, 2018)
• Joint Call on HE Funding Crisis (September 27, 2018)

October

• “Grossly inadequate” USI reacts to proposed allocation for third level – Budget 2019 (October 9, 2018)
• “Grossly inadequate” USI reacts to proposed allocation for third level – Budget 2019 (October 9, 2018)
• Union of Students in Ireland expresses frustration as students ignored in Budget 2019 “We’ll see this Government at the ballot box.” (October 9, 2018)
• USI welcomes the announcement today that Deputy Joe McHugh will be taking over the position of Minister for Education and Skills. (October 15, 2018)
• 5 top-tips for college open days. (October 17, 2018)
• USI supports DITSU campaign to prevent Library closures. (October 17, 2018)
• USI supports DCU Students’ Union #SaveOurShepherd Campaign. (October 18, 2018)

November

• Opportunity to write a blog on Mental Health for USI (November 9, 2018)
• USI officially launch ReCharge Campaign (November 12, 2018)
• USI launches National Voter Registration Day (November 14, 2018)
• Mental Health: USI Launch ReCharge Campaign & +Connections App (November 8, 2018)
• UUSU Vote to Remain Members of NUS-USI (November 16, 2018)
• USI Launch National Student Housing Survey 2018 (November 21, 2018)

December

• USI Welcome Gender Neutral Vaccination (Open Letter to Minister Simon Harris) (December 7, 2018)
• USI Welcome Gender Neutral Vaccination (Open Letter to Minister Simon Harris) (December 7, 2018)
• National Student Accommodation Survey 2018 (December 10, 2018)
• USI protests absence of Gaeltacht Grants at Third Level (December 11, 2018)
• Diversity & Inclusion (December 12, 2018)
• USI Supports Pharmacy Students (December 17, 2018)

2017

January

• USI launches National Student Housing Survey (January 11, 2017)
• USI Congress Information (January 13, 2017)
• USI Elections Open (January 20, 2017)
• Congress 2017 – Get Ready (January 20, 2017)
• The Week in USI – 15th to 20th January (January 20, 2017)
• The Week in USI 22-27 January 2017 (January 27, 2017)

February

• USI Submission to the National Women’s Strategy (February 3, 2017)
• The Week in USI 28th Jan – 3rd Feb, 2017 (February 3, 2017)
• USI and HSE tell STIs to SHAG off (February 14, 2017)
• The Week in USI Feb 4th – 10th, 2017 (February 15, 2017)
• USI Calls for a Living Wage: Submission to the Low Pay Commission 2017 (February 15, 2017)
• The Week in USI Feb 11th – 17th, 2017 (February 17, 2017)
• USI and NUS-UK issue joint statement on Northern Ireland political situation (February 17, 2017)
• FAQs on Fees, Withdrawals and Disputes (February 23, 2017)
• ESU – The European Students’ Union (February 23, 2017)
• Protected: Expiry Ballot 2017 (February 23, 2017)
• The Week in USI Feb 18th – 24th, 2017 (February 24, 2017)

March

• This Week in USI Feb 25th – March 3rd, 2017 (March 3, 2017)
• European Student Convention underway at NUI, Galway (March 6, 2017)
• European Student Convention underway at NUI, Galway (March 6, 2017)
• 95.7% of MSU Voters Say Yes to USI (March 9, 2017)
• This Week in USI March 5th – 10th, 2017 (March 10, 2017)
• 91% of DITSU Voters Say Yes to USI (March 16, 2017)
• New phase of Student Drugs campaign focuses on synthetic cannabinoids and mephedrone (March 20, 2017)

April

• USI Welcome the Re-Introduction of Postgraduate Grants and Encourage Students to Apply Early (April 4, 2017)
• This Week in USI March 27th – April 7th, 2017 (April 7, 2017)
• 98% of NCADSU Vote Yes to Join USI (April 7, 2017)
• USI gears up to recognise student achievement (April 20, 2017)
• USI Prepares To Mobilise Students To Campaign To Repeal The Eighth Amendment (April 23, 2017)
• USI Commends INMO Research On Student Nurses Emigration (April 25, 2017)
• Students Take Action for Ibrahim’s Halawa’s Immediate Release (April 26, 2017)
• Students to Participate in World’s First LGBTI+ Youth Strategy (April 26, 2017)
• USI Calls For Further Supports In Second-Level To Reduce College Dropout Rates (April 27, 2017)
• This Week in USI April 22nd – 28th, 2017 (April 28, 2017)

May

• Plan to Mortgage Ireland’s Education Future a Costly Mistake, Say Students. (May 2, 2017)
• SUT2017 – Athlone & Belfast (May 9, 2017)
• USI Reveals Students Working 1 Hour Shifts To Oireachtas Committee (May 10, 2017)
• The Week in USI 8-12 May 2017 (May 12, 2017)
• USI Joins The Healthy Ireland Network (May 18, 2017)
• This Week in USI May 14th – 19th, 2017 (May 19, 2017)
• USI Launches Energy Saving Push (May 22, 2017)
• We’re Hiring (May 22, 2017)
• USI offers advice for students leaving private rented accommodation; partners with Property Button Home Hub service. (May 22, 2017)
• USI Concerned Over Spending Of Students’ And Taxpayers’ Money (May 26, 2017)
• This Week in USI May 20th – 26th, 2017 (May 26, 2017)
• USI Wins At Sockies 2017 (May 31, 2017)

June

• Hiring: USI Student Mental Health Project Manager (June 2, 2017)
• USI responds to UCD Irish student place rationing proposal (June 8, 2017)
• This Week In USI 2nd – 9th June, 2017 (June 9, 2017)
• Minister McEntee launches National Student Mental Health Campaign with USI (June 12, 2017)

July

• USI Remembers Dave Roche (July 5, 2017)
• Students Call On Senators To Reject Loans Scheme In Favour Of Public Investment In Education (July 10, 2017)
• Students Disappointed As Senators Fail To Reject Student Loans (July 12, 2017)
• SUSI urges students to submit their student grant applications before the July 13th deadline (July 13, 2017)
• Website Unscheduled Maintenance (July 18, 2017)
• 102 Students’ Union Officers Trained (July 18, 2017)
• USI Welcomes First National Student Accommodation Strategy (July 20, 2017)
• USI Launch Homes For Study 2017 (July 25, 2017)
• Closure of IT Tallaght Créche Will See Student-Parents Dropout Of College (July 27, 2017)

August

• 74% Of Students Fear Experiencing Negative Mental Health in the Future (August 3, 2017)
• “We Will Hold The Taoiseach To His Word on a Referendum on the Eighth Amendment” (August 4, 2017)
• USI Warns Students of Rental Scams Ahead of Accommodation Rush (August 8, 2017)
• RTB and USI Launch Information Guide for Students (August 14, 2017)
• USI Issues Advice For Leaving Certificate Class of 2017 (August 15, 2017)
• USI Stands With Ibrahim Halawa (August 17, 2017)
• USI Disappointed With Dismissal Of Petition X (August 17, 2017)
• USI launch new report on student accommodation (August 22, 2017)
• USI Secures Major Investment To Student Supports Ahead of Budget 2018 (August 23, 2017)
• SAVES dormitory co-ordinators meet in Vilnius (August 25, 2017)
• Share the gLove (August 28, 2017)
• USI Calls Urgent Return of Ibrahim Halawa (August 28, 2017)
• 900 Rooms Immediately Available To Help Tackle Student Accommodation Crisis (August 30, 2017)
• 900 Seomraí Ar Fáil Láithreach Chun Dul i nGleic le Géarchéim Lóistín na Mac Léinn (August 30, 2017)

September

• Unions launch national campaign for student teachers (September 14, 2017)
• USI Welcomes Ibrahim Halawa’s Verdict And Safe Journey Home (September 18, 2017)
• USI Condemns Dublin City Councillor’s Vote Preventing Student Accommodation Planning During Crisis (September 20, 2017)
• Seoltar an Feachtas Náisiúnta do Mhúinteoirí faoi Oiliúint ag Aontais Éagsúla (September 21, 2017)
• Cuireann AMLÉ fáilte roimh an bhreithiúnas i gcás Ibrahim Halawa agus roimh a thuras sábháilte abhaile (September 21, 2017)
• USI Announces National Demonstration For Publicly Funded Higher Education (September 25, 2017)
• Fógraíonn Aontas na Mac Léinn in Éirinn (AMLÉ) Sluachorraíl Náisiúnta ar son Mhaoiniú Poiblí an Ardoideachais (September 25, 2017)

October

• 5,000 Students To March on Dublin For Publicly Funded Third-Level Education (October 3, 2017)
• 20,000 Students March For Publicly Funded Third-Level Education (October 5, 2017)
• Students Waiting Up To 6 Weeks For Third-Level Counselling Services (October 9, 2017)
• ‘Budget 2018 Leaving Students Behind’, Says USI (October 10, 2017)
• 20,000 Students Received Organ Donor Cards Across Ireland (October 16, 2017)
• 20,000 Students Received Organ Donor Cards Across Ireland (October 16, 2017)
• USI Wins At GALAS 2017 (October 23, 2017)
• When thinking of withdrawing from college… (October 24, 2017)
• USI Slams Increase In Trinity College Dublin Post-Graduate And International Student Fees (October 27, 2017)

November

• Students Condemn Failure To Resolve Dispute With Irish Rail Workers (November 1, 2017)
• Cáineann Mic Léinn na Faillí atá déanta maidir le Réiteach a Fháil ar an Achrann le hOibrithe Iarnród Éireann (November 1, 2017)
• ‘Public Opinion On Abortion Access Shows Positive Signs’, Says USI (November 1, 2017)
• Cáineann AMLÉ an méadú i dtáillí do mhic léinn iarchéime agus idirnáisiúnta i gColáiste na Tríonóide (November 3, 2017)
• USI Pledges To Register Thousands Of Students To Vote (November 8, 2017)
• USI Pledges To Register Thousands Of Students To Vote (November 8, 2017)
• Geallann AMLÉ go gClárófar na Mílte Mac Léinn chun Vótála (November 8, 2017)
• 97.2% Of NCI Students Say Yes To USI (November 10, 2017)
• 97.2% Of NCI Students Say Yes To USI (November 10, 2017)
• National Student Engagement Network Launched in Cork (November 13, 2017)
• Students Demand Fair Representation In Technological University Bill Debate (November 15, 2017)
• Microsoft Supports Europe’s Largest LGBT Student Training Event In Galway (November 17, 2017)
• Microsoft Supports Europe’s Largest LGBT Student Training Event In Galway (November 17, 2017)
• 18,000 students register to vote (November 24, 2017)
• 18,000 students register to vote (November 24, 2017)
• Cláraíonn 18,000 mac léinn chun vótála (November 28, 2017)

December

• USI Support IT Tallaght SU Sit-In (December 1, 2017)
• USI Support IT Tallaght SU Sit-In (December 1, 2017)
• 97.8% Of IT Tallaght Students Say Yes To USI (December 8, 2017)
• USI Hands Out 20,000 Student Support Cards During Christmas Exams (December 11, 2017)
• USI Writes To 8th Committee (December 12, 2017)
• Students Welcome Eighth Committee’s Vote To Repeal The Eighth Amendment (December 13, 2017)
• Students To Take Action Against Avoca and Aramark Over Direct Provision Ties This Christmas (December 19, 2017)
• USI Welcomes Eighth Committee’s Report (December 20, 2017)

2016

January

• USI joins forces with the Teachers’ Union of Ireland and launches ‘I Value Higher Education’ Petition (January 5, 2016)
• USI Launches its General Election Manifesto, focusing on Accommodation, Higher Education Funding and Repealing the 8th (January 11, 2016)
• USI Student General Election Manifesto 2016 (January 12, 2016)
• Student Summit 2016 Will Launch in Dublin Castle on the 4th February! (January 13, 2016)
• The Union of Students in Ireland Unveils ‘The Tinder of Politics’ Revolutionising the General Election (January 13, 2016)
• Students from Rural Backgrounds will be Disproportionately Affected by the Loan Scheme if Brought in after General Election (January 15, 2016)
• The Union of Students in Ireland is Urging Students to Stay away from the 2CB Drug (January 20, 2016)
• The Union of Students in Ireland Extends their Condolences to the Families of the Students Killed in in Charsadda (January 20, 2016)
• 88% of Smartvote users are in favour of Abortion (January 22, 2016)
• Union of Students in Ireland launches J1 Guide 2016 (January 26, 2016)

February

• USI launch the ‘Say Something’ card after survey shows that 16% of Students experience unwanted sexual experience (February 2, 2016)
• The Union of Students in Ireland Stands in Solidarity with the Teachers’ Union of Ireland on their Strike over Underfunding (February 2, 2016)
• Queues of Students gather outside Garda stations across Ireland to Register to Vote before General Election (February 3, 2016)
• USI launches their SHAG week campaign to promote getting tested and consent as figures show a rise in STIs and sexual assaults. (February 9, 2016)
• National Forum and USI Launch Teaching Hero Awards (February 12, 2016)
• USI launches its #MakeASmartVote road show, visiting 16 college campuses across Ireland encouraging Students to Vote (February 15, 2016)
• USI calls on all Political Parties to Commit to Mental Health Reform before the General Election (February 19, 2016)
• USI Welcomes Wage Increase Coming into Effect for Student Nurses and Midwives (February 22, 2016)
• Iarnród Éireann Partners with the Union of Students in Ireland and encourages Students to go Home to Vote (February 23, 2016)

March

• USI welcomes Positive Impact of Gender Quotas in GE, calling it Huge Progress in Gender Balance in Politics (March 3, 2016)
• Free Education is a Viable option at Third Level (March 8, 2016)
• USI Congress Document (March 13, 2016)
• USI Supports Former USI President and Trinity College SU President in Seanad (March 14, 2016)
• Candidate Videos (March 15, 2016)
• The role of students in 1916 compared to the role of students today (March 16, 2016)
• USI Strategy Documents (March 21, 2016)
• USI President expresses solidarity with victims in Spain and Brussels (March 22, 2016)
• Annie Hoey elected to lead USI (March 23, 2016)
• USI Partners With gradireland #FYI Event (March 29, 2016)
• USI joins Amnesty International outside the Dáil to call on the Government to Repeal the 8th (March 30, 2016)

April

• The Union of Students in Ireland is calling for a change in the way Irish is Taught in School (April 4, 2016)
• 76% of Students Worry About Securing Employment & only 23% have secured employment when they graduate (April 6, 2016)
• The Union of Students in Ireland Praises Irish Muslim leaders for their Anti-Extremism Declaration (April 7, 2016)
• USI and the HEA Recommends a change in higher education where students will be involved in decision-making processes (April 14, 2016)
• Union of Students in Ireland and VotingRights.ie Call for a Vote for Irish Citizens Abroad (April 26, 2016)
• USI and Mental Health Reform will join outside the Dáil tomorrow to Protest against the diversion of €12 Million in the Mental Health Budget (April 27, 2016)

May

• The Union of Students in Ireland is calling on Simon Harris to reverse Leo Varadkar’s diversion of €12 million from Mental Health Services (May 9, 2016)
• The Union of Students in Ireland said unaffordable accommodation forces students out of college with rents over €1,000 a month nationwide for the first time since the economic crash (May 10, 2016)
• The Union of Students in Ireland has criticised the programme for government for not prioritising Higher Education Funding (May 11, 2016)
• USI Submission to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness (May 12, 2016)
• USI said the number of staff on zero-hour contracts at third level is unacceptable (May 17, 2016)
• USI, HEA and QQI join forces to put students at the centre of their learning (May 17, 2016)
• The Union of Students in Ireland Advises Leaving Cert Student on Making the Right CAO choice (May 19, 2016)
• Union of Students in Ireland celebrates Anniversary of Marriage Equality with an #iPropose Campaign (May 23, 2016)
• Union of Students in Ireland welcomes Scrapping of JobBridge and Commends Leo Varadkar on reducing exploitation in the workplace (May 23, 2016)

June

• USI calls on the government to launch nationwide 24/7 community-based mental health services to reduce hospital readmission (June 9, 2016)
• 58% of Students Miss Meals to Stay in College! (June 13, 2016)
• HIV diagnosis increased by 30% last year according to new figures released by HPSC (June 14, 2016)
• HIV diagnosis increased by 30% last year according to new figures released by HPSC (June 14, 2016)
• The Union of Students in Ireland said Brexit will negatively affect New Graduates (June 15, 2016)
• The Union of Students in Ireland said Brexit will negatively affect New Graduates (June 15, 2016)
• NUS-USI and USI join forces to encourage students to vote #Bremain in Brexit referendum (June 21, 2016)
• 87% of students fear having to drop out of college because of cost of education (June 22, 2016)
• Brexit will negatively affect New Graduates and Young People, according to USI (June 24, 2016)
• Statement from Irish universities about UK Students and Fees (June 27, 2016)
• USI Welcomes New Report to Reduce Gender Inequality in Higher Education (June 29, 2016)

July

• Union of Students in Ireland Welcomes Second Female President in Two Years (July 6, 2016)
• Cassells Report Must Push Forward Publicly-Funded Higher Education Option (July 11, 2016)

August

• USI welcomes funding for Student Housing Project Manager to Find Solution for Student Housing Crisis (August 3, 2016)
• USI welcomes establishment of new body which aims to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness (August 5, 2016)
• Letter to Mr Leo Varadkar T.D. Minister for Social Protection (August 9, 2016)
• USI calls on political parties to honour their commitments in their GE manifestos and bring back postgrad grants (August 9, 2016)
• USI calls on Leo Varadkar to change BTEA restrictions to help lone parents like Erica Fleming (August 10, 2016)
• Before the Leaving Cert Results on the 17th August USI Calls on the Public to Rent Spare Rooms to Students (August 12, 2016)
• With the Leaving Cert Results out tomorrow, USI Issues Advice on Next Steps for Young People (August 16, 2016)
• 60% of Parents Get into Debt Funding Third Level Education (August 18, 2016)
• USI and RTB launch the Finance and Accommodation Guide to prep new Students for College (August 30, 2016)
• USI Announces Partnership with Zeminar (August 30, 2016)

September

• Union of Students in Ireland is urging Students to Remain Vigilant against unknown substances at Electric Picnic (September 1, 2016)
• USI Launches Student Pre-Budget Submission (September 6, 2016)
• USI and PleaseTalk launch Student Support card ahead of Suicide Awareness Day (September 9, 2016)
• USI Calls on the Government to restore €1 million grant to improve Irish Language Teaching (September 19, 2016)
• USI announce their national demo expected to draw 5,000 students (September 26, 2016)
• USI support INMO protest as 93% of Student Nurses say they have thought about emigrating (September 27, 2016)
• Get down to Ireland’s best careers event to kick-start your career this autumn (September 28, 2016)
• The Coalition for Publicly Funded Higher Education call for immediate governmental investment in third level education sector (September 29, 2016)
• USI Launch Online SHAG week as Report shows a 22% increase in Syphilis with 24 men diagnosed per woman (September 30, 2016)

October

• USI asks Students to Protest against the imprisonment of Ibrahim Halawa, who has spent 38 months in jail without trial (October 3, 2016)
• USI and Mental Health Reform urge government to commit to €37.5M for Mental Health services in Budget (October 7, 2016)
• USI welcomes €36.5 million in third level education but emphasised that it is insufficient by €100 million (October 12, 2016)
• National Youth Council of Ireland, EQUATE, and INMO back USI’s National Demo in favour of Publicly-Funded 3rd Level Education (October 17, 2016)
• Irish psychoactive drugs users in 15-24 year age group are highest in Europe (October 25, 2016)

November

• USI and Mental Health Reform Letter to Minister McEntee (November 1, 2016)
• USI Makes Submission to the Strategy for the Rented Sector (November 7, 2016)

December

• 94% of DCUSU Voters Say Yes To USI (December 2, 2016)
• USI Addresses Oireachtas Education & Skills Committee (December 8, 2016)
• USI Welcomes the Strategy for the Rental Sector (December 14, 2016)
• USI Welcomes the Strategy for the Rental Sector (December 14, 2016)

2015

January

• All I want for Nollaig na mBan (January 6, 2015)
• Athy road accident – statement (January 7, 2015)
• USI dismisses mature student exclusion video (January 8, 2015)
• Nominations open for USI Officer Board positions (January 16, 2015)
• Purdah in USI (January 16, 2015)
• USI launches Students for Marriage Equality campaign (January 20, 2015)
• Maurice Dickson (January 20, 2015)
• USI Affiliation – Who Benefits? (January 24, 2015)
• 91% of UCC voters say YES to USI. 95% say YES to Marriage Equality. (January 27, 2015)
• The White Rose: Student solidarity can shine a light in the darkest of times. (January 29, 2015)

February

• Preparing for Marriage Equality Referendum, Cork – USI President’s speech (February 6, 2015)
• Students call time on binge drinking and decide to set a good example (February 23, 2015)

March

• Union of Students in Ireland to hold seminar on publicly funded higher education (March 11, 2015)
• USI Statement on LSE Occupation (March 20, 2015)
• USI Congress Updates (March 22, 2015)
• Congress 2015 E-Clár (March 22, 2015)

April

• USI Statement in relation to the attack on Garissa University (April 5, 2015)
• BIG LOVE – World Record Attempt (April 16, 2015)

May

• Operation #VoterMotor (May 18, 2015)
• Harmon hails student role in historic marriage equality victory (May 23, 2015)

June

• Statement on Berkeley Incident (June 16, 2015)
• USI calls for urgent voter registration reform (June 29, 2015)

July

• New Officer Board for USI (July 1, 2015)
• USI launches accommodation relief site (July 8, 2015)
• SUSI Deadline: Midnight this Saturday (July 29, 2015)

August

• USI Drugs Policy Review Submission (2015) (August 7, 2015)
• USI urges students families to secure accommodation (August 11, 2015)
• Leaving Cert Isn’t A Measure of Who You Are as a Person (August 12, 2015)
• We’re Looking for a Communications Executive (August 16, 2015)
• homes.usi.ie Celebrates! (August 19, 2015)

September

• Business Employment Scheme for Students (BESS) to launch at Letterkenny I.T (September 10, 2015)
• There are no Grey Areas #ASKCONSENT Campaign (September 18, 2015)
• USI’s Eat Well, Live Well Campaign Launch! (September 21, 2015)
• USI Pre-budget briefing to focus on most vulnerable students (September 22, 2015)
• USI Pre-Budget Submission (September 22, 2015)
• Fine Gael Meeting with the Union of Students in Ireland to talk about their Pre-Budget Submission (September 30, 2015)

October

• 73% of Students say the cost of college causes them Anxiety or Stress (October 2, 2015)
• Modern Advances in Farming credited with the Growing Number of Students Applying for Agricultural Courses (October 2, 2015)
• Over 10,600 Students Take Action to Protect their Grants! (October 9, 2015)
• The USI Student Guide to Budget 2016 (October 13, 2015)
• 80% of Students Won’t Vote for the Current Government in the Election after seeing their Budget Priorities (October 13, 2015)
• Students are in the Best Position to set up their own Business (October 16, 2015)
• Student Summit Launch Party (October 27, 2015)
• The Union of Students in Ireland Slammed Ógra Fianna Fáil for their Loan Scheme Proposal (October 27, 2015)
• The Union of Students in Ireland will Consider Running Someone Against Senator Ronan Mullen if he “Continues to Represent Hateful Views” (October 27, 2015)

November

• Chats for Change Campaign Launched to Help Students Feeling Down (November 9, 2015)
• USI said the J1 changes is disappointing and will decrease the number of students travelling abroad (November 12, 2015)
• Sport can be a Key Player in Academic Success, improving Brain Function, Memory and Employability (November 12, 2015)
• The Spike in Rental Costs Could Push Students Away from Third Level Institutions (November 17, 2015)
• The Union of Students in Ireland said Ireland must not follow Britain in Excluding Creative Subjects from School (November 17, 2015)
• Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education Joins the Union of Students in Ireland (November 18, 2015)
• Union of Students in Ireland praises UCC Students for voting to repeal the 8th (November 25, 2015)
• 93% of Student Nurses Considering Emigrating when they qualify as a Nurse (November 27, 2015)
• 93% of Student Nurses Considering Emigrating when they qualify as a Nurse (November 27, 2015)
• The Union of Students in Ireland Stresses the Importance of Bilingualism in Education and Urges Parents to Send their Children to Gaelscoileanna (November 27, 2015)

December

• USI criticises TTIP for being fundamentally Anti-democratic and Toxic to European Societies (December 2, 2015)
• USI criticises TTIP for being fundamentally Anti-democratic and Toxic to European Societies (December 2, 2015)
• USI welcomes the New Law Protecting LGBT Teachers and Medics (December 3, 2015)
• USI Criticises Government’s Postponed Commitment to Climate Change (December 9, 2015)
• USI Stands in Solidarity with Ibrahim Halawa (December 10, 2015)
• Union of Students in Ireland Criticises New Draft Report of Student Loan System (December 14, 2015)
• The Union of Students in Ireland Praises QUBSU’s Fossil Free Protest and Urges other Colleges to Do the Same (December 15, 2015)
• The Union of Students in Ireland Praises Queen’s for Reaching Fossil Free Agreement (December 17, 2015)
• New Loans Scheme Proposals Will Disproportionately Affect Those from Rural and Agricultural Backgrounds (December 21, 2015)

2014

January

• USI’s Vision for Post-Bailout Ireland (January 8, 2014)
• USI Congress Motions are Open (January 13, 2014)
• Registering your SU to Deal Effect (January 15, 2014)
• USI Elections Nomination Dates Released (January 15, 2014)
• Call for Applications: Young Global Advocates Network (January 16, 2014)
• Job Bridge is Broken Beyond Repair (January 16, 2014)
• What is ProYouth? (January 20, 2014)
• USI Statement on Approval of Dental Nursing and Hygiene Student Grants (January 20, 2014)
• USI welcomes extra allocation to the Student Assistance Fund (January 22, 2014)
• The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning Launch Student Led ‘Teaching Hero’ Awards in Higher Education (January 23, 2014)
• Considering changing courses? (January 28, 2014)
• USI Response on Irish Water Open letter on Journal.ie (January 28, 2014)
• An apology to design students (January 30, 2014)
• Advocacy Groups call for JobBridge to be phased out. (January 30, 2014)

February

• Students Demonstrate at Russian Embassy – Protect LGBTQ Rights. (February 5, 2014)
• Everyone Loves Nurses: Am I Worth €6.49? (February 6, 2014)
• USI launches SHAG campaign “Whoever you like, love safer sex” (February 10, 2014)
• Last day for nominations! (February 13, 2014)
• Students Marching for Irish Language Rights (February 15, 2014)
• USI and Y Factor Gender Conference 2014 (February 20, 2014)
• Nominations for USI VP Welfare reopened (February 25, 2014)
• USI President welcomes return of DCU after 13 year absence (February 27, 2014)
• USI and the Y Factor launch Gender Conference 2014 in NUI Galway (February 28, 2014)

March

• Over 700 show support at Student Nurses and Midwives Demonstration (March 6, 2014)
• Future Focus Campaign Launch in partnership with USI, HAYS Recruitment and Enterprise Ireland (March 7, 2014)
• Elections Update: 19 days to go (March 12, 2014)
• USI President Welcomes Reduced Fees for Returning Emigrants. (March 18, 2014)
• The launch of the USI Student Summit 2014: Student entrepreneurs will be ‘invading’ Dublin Castle on April 8th. (March 19, 2014)
• Steven Kavanagh (March 24, 2014)
• Huge IT Tralee majority chooses to remain affiliated with USI (March 26, 2014)
• USI Congress – What you need to know (March 26, 2014)

April

• USI Congress 2014 Elects Laura Harmon as the new USI President. (April 2, 2014)
• USI Student Summit 2014: What is life as a young startup really like? (April 7, 2014)
• 4MentalHealth – Local Elections 2014 (April 23, 2014)
• Local Election candidates asked to make mental health a priority (April 24, 2014)
• Promote the Vote: Regional European Parliament Election Hustings (April 28, 2014)
• USI call for relief on water charges for student tenants and families (April 30, 2014)

May

• Only 5 days left to register to vote in local, European and by-elections (May 1, 2014)
• Steps on how to Register To Vote (May 1, 2014)
• SUSI to open its online Student Grant Application System for 2014/2015 on 8 May, 2014. (May 2, 2014)
• Students and Parents urged to Prepare now for the Move to College (May 13, 2014)
• USI issues alert to young people – new drugs are risky business (May 15, 2014)
• Youth floating vote will be key to local and European elections (May 20, 2014)
• USI’s O’Connor and Harmon join Paris Bakery protests (May 29, 2014)

June

• Website planned outages (June 3, 2014)
• USI Submission to National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) (June 6, 2014)
• USI Call on Increased Public Investment in Higher Education (June 11, 2014)
• USI Hosts Lobby of the Oireachtas on Social Issues (June 18, 2014)
• Gordon Colleary (June 18, 2014)
• FURTHER UPDATED: Gordon Colleary Funeral Arrangements (June 23, 2014)
• USI Mental Health Strategy 2014-2017 (June 27, 2014)
• Bank of Ireland cuts interest rates for postgraduate student loans to just 5.5% (5.6% APR) (June 30, 2014)

July

• Introducing the new USI Officer Board 2014/15 (July 1, 2014)
• USI Statement on the Resignation of Ruairí Quinn as Minister for Education and Skills (July 2, 2014)
• Youth vote critical to equal marriage referendum, say Student Leaders (July 8, 2014)
• Harmon alarmed by HEA college dropout findings (July 14, 2014)
• USI protests appointment of non-Irish speaking Gaeltacht minister (July 16, 2014)
• Housing shortage will increase college drop out (July 17, 2014)
• On-Campus Catering Comparison (July 22, 2014)
• Protected: SUT + Numbers and Names Collection (July 22, 2014)

August

• USI seeks to tackle student housing crisis (August 6, 2014)
• USI Accommodation and Finance Guide 2014 (August 19, 2014)
• USI Launches Accommodation and Finance Guide (August 19, 2014)

September

• USI Pre-Budget Submission (September 2, 2014)
• USI releases pre-budget submission (September 3, 2014)
• … a benefit to our whole society (September 23, 2014)
• USI rejects contribution fee proposals (September 29, 2014)

October

• Honouring Teaching Heroes (October 3, 2014)
• Budget 2015 Response (October 14, 2014)

November

• Activist Academy 2014 (November 4, 2014)
• Mumps (November 5, 2014)
• Mature Students’ Convention (November 5, 2014)
• Chats for Change: USI launches Mental Health campaign (November 10, 2014)
• Chats for Change Webinar – Register here. (November 13, 2014)
• 20,000 new student voters registered (November 25, 2014)
• Protected: Annual USI Member Organisation Survey (November 27, 2014)

December

• mentaldrinking.ie campaign highlights impact of alcohol on mental health (December 3, 2014)
• USI laments continued application of absurd BAI ‘Mooney ruling’. (December 9, 2014)
• USI congratulates Malala Yousafzai on Nobel Prize (December 10, 2014)
• The new design (December 16, 2014)
• The new design (December 16, 2014)
• Redeveloping the website (December 17, 2014)
• Winning Marriage Equality – a new year’s resolution (December 17, 2014)
• USI welcomes Gender Recognition Bill with reservations (December 19, 2014)

2013

January

• Students’ Unions providing food boxes as over 5,500 still without grant (January 7, 2013)
• USI launch national survey on students’ experiences of violence (January 10, 2013)
• National Council January 2013 IT Tralee SU (January 21, 2013)
• USI Launches Seminar Series on ‘Women in Society’ (January 25, 2013)
• Website security scare (January 28, 2013)
• Local Hustings for USI Officerboard positions (January 29, 2013)
• Alcohol Awareness Toolkit launched by drinkaware.ie and USI (January 29, 2013)

February

• Motions and nominations Closed for Congress 2013 (February 1, 2013)
• USI Officerboard Nomination Deadline (February 7, 2013)
• USI launches SHAG.usi.ie (February 10, 2013)
• USI Referendum Manifesto (February 23, 2013)
• Logue regrets loss of UCD but is hopeful for re-affiliation in near future (February 27, 2013)
• DCU to re-affiliate with USI after a decade while huge Maynooth majority vote ‘Yes’ to USI (February 28, 2013)

March

• Website Outage (March 1, 2013)
• Win tickets to the gig of the year! (March 1, 2013)
• Response to PayPal’s Louise Phelan: The Facts on Ireland’s Graduates (March 13, 2013)
• Moving stories of students in USI Constitutional Convention submission on marriage equality (March 19, 2013)
• Roscommon native Joe O’Connor elected USI President (March 27, 2013)
• USI launches cyberbullying awareness campaign “Think Before You Type” (March 28, 2013)

April

• USI Cyberbullying Policy (April 2, 2013)
• USI calls for major investment in Youth Guarantee as statistics highlight 30.8% unemployment for under 25s (April 2, 2013)
• Student delight at Constitutional Convention decision, as USI pledges to register voters ahead of a referendum (April 15, 2013)
• Students to march in bloc at Action on X protest (April 29, 2013)
• Demand Accessible Abortion Legislation in Ireland (April 30, 2013)

May

• USI says abortion legislation punishes vulnerable young women (May 1, 2013)
• Cork Institute of Technology re-affiliates with USI after 14 year absence (May 2, 2013)
• Annual PleaseTalk Forum, June 2013 (May 3, 2013)
• Students to Join Rally for Accessible Abortion (May 16, 2013)
• SUSI Report Confirms Minister Failed Students in Blind Pursuit of Savings (May 17, 2013)
• MSc Scholarship Opportunities in Petroleum-Related Courses (May 20, 2013)
• USI Physical Health Strategy (May 23, 2013)

June

• Recruiting: Communication and Research Executive (June 14, 2013)

July

• Students at breaking point- USI calls for protection of student supports in October’s Budget (July 1, 2013)
• Youth Guarantee provides hope- Stop talking, act now (July 8, 2013)
• Real Opportunity to Break Education Barriers for Migrant Students (July 8, 2013)
• USI Urges no Further Restrictions to ‘Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill’ (July 11, 2013)
• IRISH GRADUATES DOMINATE OVERSEAS GAA TEAMS (July 18, 2013)
• USI Welcomes Progress on Access for Migrant Students (July 25, 2013)
• DNS failure takes USI Website offline (July 26, 2013)
• Planned Website Upgrade (July 26, 2013)
• Email Problems (July 29, 2013)
• USI Statement on policing of Demo 2010 (July 29, 2013)
• USI and TCDSU respond to Provost call for fees (July 29, 2013)

August

• USI welcomes new extension of SUSI applications deadline (August 2, 2013)
• Joint letter to Russian Ambassador on LGBT persecution (August 8, 2013)
• USI responds to College Times article (August 8, 2013)
• Higher Education Performance Targets nothing to be afraid of (August 13, 2013)
• Cost of college passes €1,000 per month: Students respond (August 13, 2013)
• USI joins March for Marriage equality with LGBT Noise (August 13, 2013)
• Threat to ‘Slash’ Student Grants will be faced down (August 18, 2013)
• USI Launches Guide To Student Life (August 20, 2013)
• Personal Safety – Keeping yourself safe (August 22, 2013)
• Action urged to ease Dublin Student Accommodation Crisis (August 26, 2013)
• Hard Knock Life for the Youth of Ireland (August 26, 2013)
• Speak Up: BAI Launch Public Consultation on 3 year Strategy (August 28, 2013)
• USI Part Time Officers Training (August 29, 2013)

September

• USI, ICTU & ISSU Collaborate to Tackle Youth Jobs Crisis (September 5, 2013)
• USI Launch Say Something (September 10, 2013)
• A pharma attack (September 11, 2013)
• Free Our Voice: USI Launch “No” Vote Campaign (September 11, 2013)
• Carlow Show Their Community Spirit (September 12, 2013)
• Athlone Town Council Request Quinn to Protect Maintenance Grant (September 12, 2013)
• Castlebar Community Engagement Day (September 12, 2013)
• OECD Link Between Youth Employment and Suicide is Frightening, Needs Action (September 13, 2013)
• Introducing DealEffect.ie (September 17, 2013)
• Win tickets to see the Strypes this Thursday! (September 17, 2013)
• Getting Real About Youth Unemployment (September 18, 2013)
• Abolishing the Seanad will not fix our broken Democracy (September 19, 2013)
• 10,000 Student voters mobilise ahead of Seanad Poll (September 19, 2013)
• Students vow to Fight for their Future (September 26, 2013)
• Tallaght Show Thier Community Spirit (September 27, 2013)
• What is SERD? (September 27, 2013)
• Fight For Your Future Now Demonstrations (September 30, 2013)

October

• Dont Be Afraid: Do Something (October 3, 2013)
• #DublinDemo: Students Are Fighting For Their Future Now (October 4, 2013)
• #SligoDemo: Students Are Fighting For Their Future Now (October 4, 2013)
• #CorkDemo: Students Are Fighting For Their Future Now (October 4, 2013)
• Students have rights when taking out credit (October 4, 2013)
• USI Welcomes Seanad Referendum Result (October 5, 2013)
• Financial barriers & Social inequities have no place in Higher Education (October 8, 2013)
• Grant cut will cost millions, students warn TDs (October 9, 2013)
• Reach out to someone this World Mental Health Day, say USI (October 10, 2013)
• Joe O’Connor: Let’s hope the Government remembers students when it comes to Budget sums (October 15, 2013)
• USI Confirms No Cut to Grant – Budget 2014 Live Blog (October 15, 2013)
• USI welcomes budget decision that protects vulnerable students and families (October 15, 2013)
• USI condemns reductions in social welfare payments for young people, call for further investment to deliver Youth Guarantee (October 16, 2013)

November

• USI and We’re Not Leaving Ask: “Social Welfare Bill: Which Side Are You On Senators?” (November 1, 2013)
• USI Supports Bodywhys Survey (November 5, 2013)
• Union of Students in Ireland to Campaign in Marriage Equality Referendum (November 5, 2013)
• Alan Quinlan launches USI ‘Chats for Change’ tool to encourage ‘More Talk, More Action’ on Mental Health. (November 10, 2013)
• USI to host Pink Training 21st Anniversary in QUB (November 22, 2013)
• USI ends partnership with Drinkaware, opting for independent alcohol awareness campaigns (November 25, 2013)
• Pink Training 2013 Feedback (November 27, 2013)
• NUI Maynooth Students’ Union Community Engagement Week December 2nd- 6th (November 27, 2013)

December

• President’s Media Links (December 2, 2013)
• Welfare Media Links (December 2, 2013)
• Regional Media Links (December 2, 2013)
• Equality & Citizenship Media Links (December 2, 2013)
• Academic Affairs & Quality Assurance Media Links (December 2, 2013)
• General Media Links (December 2, 2013)
• OMG: Gonorrhoea… It’s Trending (December 4, 2013)
• OMG: Gonorrhoea… It’s Trending (December 4, 2013)
• IT Tralee Community Engagement Day (December 5, 2013)
• Huge GMIT majority chooses to remain affiliated with USI (December 5, 2013)
• Letter to South African Ambassador to Ireland following the death of Nelson Mandela (December 10, 2013)
• Using Student Feedback to Enhance Higher Education (December 13, 2013)
• Conradh na Gaeilge & USI Looking for Language Rights This Christmas (December 13, 2013)
• Dublin Colleges & USI hosting a Christmas Community Event in TCD (December 18, 2013)

2012

May

• USI Votes for new Officer Board (May 21, 2012)

July

• Mary Davis, Mary O’Rourke and HEA Chief Tom Boland to address student leaders at training conference in Athlone IT (July 15, 2012)
• HEA Chief breaks with Government on cut of postgraduate grants (July 17, 2012)
• Students call on Taoiseach Enda Kenny to publicly support marriage equality in Ireland. (July 26, 2012)
• USI warns of growing sense of despair among Ireland’s youth as CSO reveals 39% unemployment rate for 15-24 year olds (July 26, 2012)
• Students want marriage equality for LGBT people (July 31, 2012)

August

• USI voices grave concerns on national rollout of Bank of Ireland student loan scheme (August 2, 2012)
• The Decision (August 2, 2012)
• USI says Minister Quinn is developing two-tiered education system with introduction of new Postgraduate Loan Scheme (August 7, 2012)
• USI partners with The Irish Times to launch Campus Times (August 15, 2012)
• USI Congratulates Leaving Cert Students on their Results (August 15, 2012)
• New President closes USI Congress (August 21, 2012)
• Answer our call, join the campaign for your education (August 22, 2012)
• USI Rent Book 2012 (August 22, 2012)
• What’s College Really Like? (August 22, 2012)
• Accommodation FAQs (August 23, 2012)
• Settling into College (August 23, 2012)
• Position on fees (August 24, 2012)
• USI launches campaign to highlight concerns with Bank of Ireland’s postgraduate loan scheme (August 28, 2012)

September

• USI supports President’s ‘Being Young and Irish’ initiative (September 4, 2012)
• Logue begins Donegal Marriage Equality drive (September 7, 2012)
• USI urges Labour: Stand up for students (September 11, 2012)
• A new beginning (September 11, 2012)
• Protected: National Council Documents September 21 2012 (September 14, 2012)
• Managing your money in College (September 14, 2012)
• President Higgins to meet USI and Students’ Union representatives (September 17, 2012)
• USI condemns Clare County Council for holding student grants to ransom over household charge (September 18, 2012)
• Dismay at household charge grant link (September 18, 2012)
• Taoiseach backs Clare County Council (September 19, 2012)
• Seo Linn Arís! (September 20, 2012)
• Money Matters USI Student Finance Guide (September 24, 2012)
• Read Online: Student Finance Guide (September 24, 2012)
• Sexual Health Education Roadshow (September 27, 2012)

October

• LGBT Ally Campaign (October 1, 2012)
• National Council Minutes Live (October 8, 2012)
• Trinity students vote to remain affiliated with USI (October 9, 2012)
• Mature Students Convention (October 9, 2012)
• Dundalk IT hosts Mental Health Day to Challenge Stigma and See Change on Campus (October 10, 2012)
• Read Online: Mature Students Convention 2012 Programme (October 12, 2012)
• USI to hold Mature Students Convention in NUI Maynooth (October 12, 2012)
• USI supports National Condom Week 2012 (October 15, 2012)
• Protected: Pink Training Wave 1 Bookings (October 17, 2012)
• USI to host nationwide series of Public Meetings on cost of college and Budget 2013 (October 17, 2012)
• An Ghaeilge: Bain Triail aisti! (October 17, 2012)
• USI supports first transgender rally to be held at Dáil Éireann tomorrow (October 19, 2012)
• Sligo local economy to lose €9,897,150 due to college fee hikes and grant cuts (October 22, 2012)
• Dundalk local economy to lose €8,450,000 due to college fee hikes and grant cuts (October 22, 2012)
• USI and the Road Safety Authority launch Road Safety Campus Tour (October 22, 2012)
• Dundalk IT President comes out against fee hikes at USI Public Meeting (October 23, 2012)
• Cork local economy to lose €33,157,630 due to college fee hikes and grant cuts (October 24, 2012)

November

• USI Mental Health Awareness Week – What Makes You Smile? (November 9, 2012)
• USI to host Pink Training 2012, largest LGBT training event in Europe (November 16, 2012)
• USI condemns the doubling of the GNIB registration fee to €300 this week (November 23, 2012)

December

• USI Guide to the Budget 2012 (December 6, 2012)
• Union of Students in Ireland Teams Up With Brain Injury Specialists for ‘Mind Your Head’ Campaign (December 12, 2012)
• USI warns additional €3million for Student Assistance Fund not enough to prevent dropouts (December 19, 2012)