“Grossly inadequate” USI reacts to proposed allocation for third level – Budget 2019
The rainy day is now: This morning, Tuesday 8th October, students rallied outside Leinster House at 8am before the release of Budget 2019 calling for serious government commitment to third level educationSimilar ‘rainy day’ actions occurred across campuses, eg....
USI condemns TCD attempt to break international & postgrad fees agreement
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is deeply concerned that senior management in Trinity College Dublin may have reneged on an agreement with their Students’ Union that guaranteed that international non-EU and postgraduate multi-year fees would not rise. The...
All-Island Civic Dialogue – USI Address
Oisín Hassan, USI Vice President for Academic Affairs. All-Island Civic Dialogue on Brexit. Mon, April 30th 2018 – Dundalk Institute of Technology. “My name’s Oisín Hassan, and I’m the Vice President for Academic Affairs with the Union of Students in...
“Student loans are off the table” – USI welcomes statement by Minister
The Union of Students in Ireland has cautiously welcomed a statement from the Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, that no plan exists inside her department for the introduction of a student loan scheme ‘for the near future’.
