Sep 30, 2015 | Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland and Fine Gael’s Junior Minister for Education, Damien English, met in Leinster House yesterday to discuss the student accommodation crisis and the impact the Budget will have on financially struggling students across Ireland. Fine...
May 23, 2015 | Featured, President, RELEASES
23rd May 2015 Press Release Students play a historic and key role in delivering Yes referendum victory The role of USI and students has been a key factor in securing a Yes vote in this referendum, according to USI President Laura Harmon. “Students can be rightly proud...
Apr 5, 2015 | Featured, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland wish to express our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, the Government and the people of Kenya over the senseless attack in Garissa University. We stand in solidarity with the students affected by these heinous attacks and...
Feb 23, 2015 | Featured, RELEASES
Event: Launch of National Student Alcohol Awareness Roadshow ‘Mental Drinking’ The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) will today [on Monday] launch a new phase of its alcohol awareness campaign, ‘mentaldrinking.ie’. The information initiative, in conjunction with...
Jan 20, 2015 | Equality, Featured, President, RELEASES
NEWS RELEASE On Tuesday 20 January, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) will launch its campaign to secure a ‘YES’ vote in the forthcoming marriage equality referendum. See the new website voteforlove.ie USI believes that equal access to civil marriage...
Jan 8, 2015 | Equality, Featured, RELEASES
A video released on an Irish student-focused website today entitled ‘Don’t you just hate Mature Students…’ has been dismissed by the Union of Students in Ireland as an attack on diversity inside the student movement. The short features a...