Preparing for Marriage Equality Referendum, Cork – USI President’s speech
Remarks of President Laura Harmon Gresham Metropole Hotel, Cork City, February 5th, 2015 Hi everyone, It’s wonderful to be here with you all this evening in the real capital. Thanks to Fine Gael LGBT and particularly to Deputy Jerry Buttimer for the invite....
The White Rose: Student solidarity can shine a light in the darkest of times.
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place worldwide on the Sunday closest to 27th January every year. The day itself serves as a much needed highlighter of all forms of intolerance. Within the struggle of the oppressed people living under Nazi rule, there is a story for...
91% of UCC voters say YES to USI. 95% say YES to Marriage Equality.
The Union of Students in Ireland has welcomed the decision of students in University College, Cork to remain affiliated to the national movement. Students voted as follows: Yes: 2,468 No: 231 Resulting in a 91.4% support for remaining inside the national union. In...
USI Affiliation – Who Benefits?
When they go to vote this Monday and Tuesday, UCC students will decide, on balance, whether a fiver is too much to spend to fund their national student movement. They’ll decide whether a fiver is too much to pay to fund and support the organisation fighting and...Maurice Dickson
USI is saddened to hear of the passing of Maurice Dickson, former NUS-USI Convenor (1998-1999). Maurice served at a time of great change in Northern Ireland, taking up office less than two months after the passage of the Belfast Agreement in the historic May 22 1998...Purdah in USI
USI staff, resources and elections USI staff are non-political and have no role in influencing the democratic systems of USI outside directions given to them by the Chair of Steering and Elections Committee and the Chair of Elections Subcommittee of the Steering and...Nominations open for USI Officer Board positions
USI Annual Congress 2015 USI Annual Congress 2015 will occur from Monday 23rd March, 2015 to Thursday 26th March, 2015. Nominations Nominations for the following positions will open on Friday 16th January, 2015 and must be submitted prior to 5.30pm on Thursday 12th...
All I want for Nollaig na mBan
Annie Hoey, USI VP Equality and Citizenship, outlines what she wants this Nolliag na mBan