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...
Jan 7, 2015 | Featured, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland wishes to express its deepest sympathies to the families and friends of four students who passed away in a road traffic accident in Athy last night, and to extend our hope for a full recovery for all those injured in the accident. As...
Dec 19, 2014 | Featured, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) welcomes the publication of the Gender Recognition Bill, but urges the government to consider significant changes in order to further protect the rights of trans* people in Ireland. USI urges the government to amend the Bill to...