I am a Candidate
The Union of Students in Ireland Represent over 374,000 students across the island of Ireland, we want to know that Candidates up for Local and European Election are taking student issues seriously and will take action if elected. Show your support as a candidate;...Student Manifesto – Local and European Elections
Will you support fully publicly funded third level education in Ireland Will you reject any move towards a student loan scheme system in Ireland; Will you raise this as a motion in your council (unless this has already been moved and passed previously); Will you...Generation Vote
Register to Vote:If you are unsure if you are already registered to vote already, check on www.checktheregister.ieCollect forms/return forms to your Students’ Union, they will post it to your local County Council for youIf you are on placement or not near your...
Vacancy: National Student Engagement Programme Manager
[bctt tweet=”Vacancy: National Student Engagement Programme now seeking a Programme Manager #jobfairy https://amle.ie/?p=9929 ” username=”TheUSI”] The partners supporting the NStEP programme now seek applications for the post of Programme...
Students Demand the Right to Access Third-Level Education in Ireland as part of Global Campaign
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) have today called for the inclusion of a right to third-level education in upcoming legislation, protecting education as a public good. The Union of Students in Ireland are calling upon the Irish Government to include the...
Students Nationwide Stand Against Coca-Cola in #TasteZeroRights campaign
The Union of Students in Ireland have passed a motion to support SIPTU’s #TasteZeroRights campaign in protest of Coca-Cola’s denial of workers rights to unionise in the west of Ireland. Since October 2014, workers in Coca-Cola’s base in Co. Mayo have been...
Students and Youth Organisations Launch #GenerationVote Campaign, Pledging to Register to Vote Before May 7th
“We get the chance to elect our representatives in the European Parliament and at Local Councils once every 5 years and the next one is on Friday May 24th, to make the change you must be registered to vote.” – USI President Síona Cahill With just one...
Students Victorious with 4% Rent Caps in PBSA
This morning, the Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy, presented amendments to the Residential Tenancies bill, which writes into law that students in Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) will no longer see hikes of above 4% year on year and will fully be able to...