Feb 9, 2018 | Campaigns, Environment, Featured, Regional News, RELEASES
Galway students told to switch off the lights to save energy and win prizes to combat climate change as part of national campaign The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) in partnership with NUI Galway Students’ Union, NUI Galway, and NUI Galway Green Campus has...
Jan 12, 2018 | Academic Affairs, Campaigns, Featured
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is demanding student teachers receive financial support while on placement in response to a recent report which found a ‘total collapse’ in the number of people applying for teacher-training course. Following student teacher’s...
Dec 20, 2017 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) welcomed the report launched today by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment with recommendation to repeal the Eighth Amendment from the Irish Constitution. Speaking at the launch, USI President Michael Kerrigan...
Dec 13, 2017 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) welcomed the vote from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment to repeal the Eighth Amendment from the Irish Constitution. Students also welcomed remarks from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar who today also expressed his...
Dec 12, 2017 | Campaigns, Featured
THE USI HAS WRITTEN TO THE JOINT OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE ON 8TH AMENDMENT AHEAD OF CRUCIAL VOTE The Union of Students in Ireland has written to all members of the Joint Oireachtas committee examining the 8th amendment, regarding the Committee’s final decision-making...
Dec 1, 2017 | Campaigns, Featured
Letter Penned By USI President, Michael Kerrigan: “As President of USI, I would like to commend IT Tallaght Students’ Union (ITTSU) in their efforts to secure a full time Students’ Union secretary. Strong Students’ Unions work as equal partners with their...