Jan 29, 2018 | Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th
“Please opt for a May date for referendum, and no later.” We’ve issued letters to all members of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar T.D’s Cabinet asking that a referendum to #RepealThe8th be held before the end of May 2018. Read the full letter below...
Jan 15, 2018 | Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is calling on both houses of the Oireachtas to respect the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment report to repeal the Eighth Amendment from the Irish Constitution. The question on Eighth amendment should be decided...
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 19, 2017 | Direct Provision, Featured, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) today announced it will take action against Avoca, a clothing manufacturing, retail and food business in Ireland, because of ties to direct provision centres. The action will take place on Saturday the 23rd of December at 1pm on...
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 11, 2017 | Featured, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) today distributed 20,000 Student Support Cards with contact details for suicide and self-harm prevention services, such as Aware, Pieta House, Walk in my Shoes, the Samaritans, and LGBT Helpline for students during their...
