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videoDoc & USI drive free student healthcare initiative

Sep 11, 2018 | Featured, RELEASES

PRESS RELEASE videoDoc & USI drive free student healthcare initiative! Ireland’s leading online doctor service provide USI students with free access and a chance to win a €14k car Dublin, Mon Sep 10th, 2018: videoDoc, the Irish leading digital healthcare...

Raise the Roof: Housing for all

Sep 7, 2018

The Union of Students in Ireland has decided to give wholehearted support to the national RAISE the ROOF campaign focused on the right to housing for all in Ireland. This page outlines why USI has taken this position and provides members and supporters with...

Representation

Sep 5, 2018

Become a Rep! At USI we seek to improve education every day through standing up for students and ensuring they have strong representation nationally. Our member Students’ Unions work within their college setting to change things for students by working with...

USI supporting NUI Galway SU in “Cuirt Shakedown” case

Aug 2, 2018 | Featured, RELEASES

The Union of Students in Ireland is awaiting with interest the result of a determination of the Residential Tenancies Board on a case between NUI Galway Students’ Union and Cuirt na Corribe, a private accommodation provider, which is taking place today. The...

USI urges homeowners to open their door to students

Aug 1, 2018 | RELEASES

USI is calling on homeowners with a spare room in their home to open their door to students in need of accommodation. To promote the Homes For Study initiative, a major promotional campaign is now underway across Ireland. Home owners in areas such as Dublin, Galway,...

USI condemns TCD attempt to break international & postgrad fees agreement

Jul 27, 2018 | Academic Affairs, Featured, Local Affairs, Postgraduates, RELEASES

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is deeply concerned that senior management in Trinity College Dublin may have reneged on an agreement with their Students’ Union that guaranteed that international non-EU and postgraduate multi-year fees would not rise. The...

USI urges leaving cert students to consider digs accommodation for college

Jun 25, 2018 | Featured

As the leaving Cert comes to a close, homeowners are encouraged to rent their spare rooms to students tax-free The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is urging students going to college next year to consider looking at digs style student accommodation as an affordable...

USI demands end to rent hikes for students

May 29, 2018 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES

USI is supporting Sinn Féin Bill giving students living in student specific accommodation the full protection of the Residential Tenancies Acts The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is supporting the Sinn Féin Bill giving students living in student specific...

USI welcomes large youth turnout in referendum

May 27, 2018 | Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th

Lazy stereotypes shattered, says USI The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) – which represents 374,000 students across Ireland – welcomed the high youth turnout on the referendum on the Eighth Amendment. USI predicted that turnout would be the largest...

USI predicts largest student turnout to vote in referendum

May 24, 2018 | Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th

USI expects voter turnout for young people to be larger than Marriage Equality referendum in 2015 The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) – which represents 374,000 students across Ireland – has said that the student turnout to vote ‘Yes’ to remove the...

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