Aug 18, 2013 | Academic Affairs, President, RELEASES
Students are ready and equipped to face down any attempt to cut the student maintenance grant in this year’s Budget. Responding to newspaper reports that Student Maintenance Grants are likely to be cut in October’s budget, USI President Joe O’Connor said “Let there be...
Aug 13, 2013 | Campaigns, Equality, LGBT, RELEASES
The USI is committed to principles of Equality and Diversity, and this Sunday August 18th we will March for Marriage with LGBT Noise. Students want marriage equality for everyone. Here is a personal story from Amee Dunne, President of St Angela’s Students’...
Aug 13, 2013 | President, RELEASES
Further increases in the costs of third-level would be ludicrous in light of ILCU survey, says the Union of Students in Ireland New research commissioned by the Irish League of Credit Unions suggests that the cost of college bills will continue to increase past the...
Aug 13, 2013 | Academic Affairs, RELEASES
News Release EMBARGO: 00.00 13/AUG/2013 Higher Education Performance Targets nothing to be afraid of Union of Students in Ireland (USI) welcomes increased accountability in measuring the performance of Higher Education Institutes, but warn against impact of funding...
Aug 8, 2013 | Equality, LGBT, RELEASES
USI, along with BeLonGTo, IGLYO and the National Youth Council of Ireland, has issued a letter to the Russian Ambassador on the torture and persecution of LGBT teenagers in Russia. Irish youth groups have handed in a letter of concern to the Russian Ambassador today...
