May 13, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Many international students are experiencing overcrowded living situations and are worried they will not be able to pay their rent because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey carried out by the Irish Council for International Students (ICOS). Government...
May 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Plans by Northern Irish authorities to reduce the amount of time men who have sex with men have to wait after sexual activity to give blood have been welcomed by the National Union of Students-Union of Students in Ireland (NUS-USI) as a good first step. However, the...
May 1, 2020 | Accommodation, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Many students in Ireland are worried they “may not be able to afford college next year” and are “extremely stressed” due to the lack of refunds for accommodation they now cannot use. In association with its Students’ Union members across Ireland, the USI has been...
May 1, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
To mark May Day 2020, the Union of Students in Ireland is renewing its calls for the Living Wage to become Ireland’s National Minimum Wage so all employees are working for a wage that can support an acceptable standard of living. The USI is urging the next government...
Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Union of Students in Ireland has linked up with the PCHEI, the representative body of psychological counsellors in third level colleges, with a message about mental health and the counselling supports available to you during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please...
