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President Higgins to meet USI and Students’ Union representatives

Sep 17, 2012 | RELEASES, USI News

President Michael D. Higgins is to meet with representatives from the Union of Students in Ireland and its member Students’ Unions tomorrow in Áras an Uachtaráin at 4.30pm. The meeting is intended to give student representatives a chance to discuss the President’s...

USI urges Labour: Stand up for students

Sep 11, 2012 | Campaigns, RELEASES

The Union of Students in Ireland has called on the Labour Party to re-affirm its commitment to free college education ahead of its annual Parliamentary Party think-in. In the Sunday Independent the Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn said that it was time to...

Logue begins Donegal Marriage Equality drive

Sep 7, 2012 | Equality, President, RELEASES

USI President John Logue is sending a batch of letters to Donegal County Councillors, urging them to support an upcoming Council motion on marriage equality. Logue has been ringing councillors as well. Please help us get this motion passed by contacting the...

USI supports President’s ‘Being Young and Irish’ initiative

Sep 4, 2012 | RELEASES

USI is supporting and promoting the Being Young and Irish seminars being held by President Higgins. Young Irish people are invited to make submissions on the changes they would make to Ireland. USI and our member Students’ Unions are calling on Irish students to...

USI launches campaign to highlight concerns with Bank of Ireland’s postgraduate loan scheme

Aug 28, 2012 | RELEASES

Union of Students in Ireland says Quinn and Labour will pay for pricing Ireland’s youth out of third level education The Union of Students in Ireland has launched a campaign to highlight its top five concerns with the new Bank of Ireland postgraduate loan scheme. The...

Answer our call, join the campaign for your education

Aug 22, 2012 | RELEASES

This article originally appeared in the education pages of The Star newspaper. John Logue, USI President As you start your first year in college, you probably haven’t thought about your college’s Students’ Union (SU). It’s even less likely that you’ve thought about...