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USI Welcomes Wage Increase Coming into Effect for Student Nurses and Midwives

Feb 22, 2016 | Featured

The Union of Students in Ireland has welcomed the proposals coming into effect after the joint efforts of the INMO, SIPTU Nursing, the Department of Health, PNA, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, independent facilitator Mr Sean McHugh, and HSE, with...

National Forum and USI Launch Teaching Hero Awards

Feb 12, 2016 | Featured

Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education today launched the 2016 “Teaching Hero Awards”. The awards are a collaborative effort of the Forum and USI. The Teaching Hero Award is the only...

USI launches their SHAG week campaign to promote getting tested and consent as figures show a rise in STIs and sexual assaults.

Feb 9, 2016 | Featured, RELEASES, Sexual Health

The Union of Students in Ireland launched its SHAG week campaign across the country in 6 different colleges (NUIG, NCI, IT Carlow, GMIT, DKIT and IADT) this week with two key messages – to get tested and to ask for consent, after a survey published...

Queues of Students gather outside Garda stations across Ireland to Register to Vote before General Election

Feb 3, 2016 | Featured, RELEASES

Queues of students are gathering outside Garda stations across Ireland to register to vote for the General Election, just after the announcement from the Taoiseach on the dissolution of the Dáil. The Union of Students in Ireland and other groups have registered over...

USI launch the ‘Say Something’ card after survey shows that 16% of Students experience unwanted sexual experience

Feb 2, 2016 | Featured

The Union of Students in Ireland will launch the ‘Say Something’ card in R Block, IT Tralee at 1pm on Tuesday the 2nd February. The ‘Say Something’ card was developed by USI from research funded by Cosc and the Department of Justice and Equality. The research examined...

Union of Students in Ireland launches J1 Guide 2016

Jan 26, 2016 | Featured, RELEASES

L-R Aoife Ní Shúilleabháin, VP for Welfare; Jack Leahy, VP for AA&QA; Minister Deenihan; American Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin O’Malley; Annie Hoey, Deputy President USI; Kevin Donoghue, USI President The Union of Students in Ireland, with support from the...