May 22, 2020 | Campaigns, Equality, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
To celebrate the significant role of the student movement in the passing of Marriage Equality in Ireland in 2015, the Union of Students in Ireland has launched an online archive on the fifth anniversary of voting in the referendum. Some 30,000 young people registered...
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 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 21, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Are you a student working in any essential service during the COVID-19 pandemic? The USI is launching a campaign to raise awareness and thank students working on the frontline and we want to hear from you! Get more information and fill out your details here....
Apr 17, 2020 | Accommodation, Direct Provision, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Vacant Purpose-Built Student Accommodation should be used to ease stress on vulnerable students who are not in appropriate accommodation during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Union of Students in Ireland said today. The USI says the closure of campuses and the stay-home...
