Dec 14, 2016 | Featured, President, RELEASES
USI welcomed the Strategy for the Rental Sector published on December 13th by the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. The strategy focuses on four key areas: security, supply, standards and service. USI believe that the document is the...
Dec 8, 2016 | Featured, RELEASES
The President of the Union of Students, Annie Hoey, has given evidence to the joint Oireachtas Education and Skills Committee, setting out the student movement’s position on higher education funding. Read the position paper here Hoey, who was joined by Kieran...
Dec 2, 2016 | #YesToUSI, Featured, RELEASES
2,176 students from Dublin City University Students’ Union (DCUSU) voted to remain with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) with a total of 2,304 votes cast. Polls opened at 9am on Thursday the 1st of December and closed at 5pm on Friday the 2nd of December. Final...
Sep 1, 2016 | Featured, Health, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland has released a statement today, ahead of tomorrow’s Electric Picnic Festival, urging students to remain vigilant against drugs and to never take any unknown substances, or from anyone they don’t know. A 2015 UN report revealed that...
Jun 24, 2016 | Featured, International, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland said Britain leaving the EU will negatively affect new graduates and emphasized that the factors influencing the decision to leave were racism, selfishness, intolerance and fear-mongering. The UK is the most popular destination...
Jun 22, 2016 | Featured, Funding, RELEASES
87% of students fear having to drop out of college because of cost of education, according to new research released today by the Union of Students in Ireland who had more than 870 responses to a national survey of students. 74.3% of students have thought about...
