Jan 29, 2018 | Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th
“Please opt for a May date for referendum, and no later.” We’ve issued letters to all members of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar T.D’s Cabinet asking that a referendum to #RepealThe8th be held before the end of May 2018. Read the full letter below...
Jan 23, 2018 | Featured, Vacancies
Job Title Student Housing Project Executive Salary €35,000 p/a Responsible to General Manager Place of Work Dublin (with work in institutions across Ireland) Hours of work 40 hours per week – Monday to Friday Period of Contract Initially fixed term for 12...
Jan 16, 2018 | Equality, Featured, LGBT
Consultation Process Submissions are now invited, from interested individuals and organisations, on the...
Jan 15, 2018 | Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is calling on both houses of the Oireachtas to respect the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment report to repeal the Eighth Amendment from the Irish Constitution. The question on Eighth amendment should be decided...
Jan 12, 2018 | Academic Affairs, Campaigns, Featured
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is demanding student teachers receive financial support while on placement in response to a recent report which found a ‘total collapse’ in the number of people applying for teacher-training course. Following student teacher’s...
Dec 20, 2017 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) welcomed the report launched today by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment with recommendation to repeal the Eighth Amendment from the Irish Constitution. Speaking at the launch, USI President Michael Kerrigan...
Dec 19, 2017 | Direct Provision, Featured, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) today announced it will take action against Avoca, a clothing manufacturing, retail and food business in Ireland, because of ties to direct provision centres. The action will take place on Saturday the 23rd of December at 1pm on...
Dec 13, 2017 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) welcomed the vote from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment to repeal the Eighth Amendment from the Irish Constitution. Students also welcomed remarks from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar who today also expressed his...
Dec 12, 2017 | Campaigns, Featured
THE USI HAS WRITTEN TO THE JOINT OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE ON 8TH AMENDMENT AHEAD OF CRUCIAL VOTE The Union of Students in Ireland has written to all members of the Joint Oireachtas committee examining the 8th amendment, regarding the Committee’s final decision-making...
