Sep 10, 2013 | Campaigns, RELEASES
USI Launches Study on Students’ Experiences of Harassment, Stalking, Violence and Sexual Assault. The public launch of the “Say Something” research study findings of students’ experiences of harassment, stalking, violence and sexual assault, took place today, Tuesday,...
Sep 5, 2013 | Campaigns, President
Three national student and trade union bodies today (5th September) issued a joint call for immediate government action to address the youth jobs crisis and have proposed the adoption of a new National Jobs Strategy for Young People to tackle the problem. Together,...
Aug 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
USI offers a training programme to part-time officers. Part time officers do valuable and necessary work in Students’ Unions all over Ireland and this training is designed to support them in their work. There are three regional training events in the Republic...
Aug 26, 2013 | Academic Affairs, RELEASES
Press Release Monday 26th August Event: Photo Stunt at Knock Airport Re: Emigration and Youth Guarantee Location: Knock Airport, County Mayo Hard Knock Life for the Youth of Ireland ACROSS the west of Ireland today, colleges are calling on the government to tackle the...
Aug 26, 2013 | Academic Affairs, RELEASES
PRESS RELEASE Monday August 26th The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) today joined with member Students’ Unions in Dublin to call for intervention and action, on the escalating student accommodation crisis facing students and their families in finding suitable...
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’...
