Jan 25, 2024 | Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Government is engaging in smoke and mirrors in relation to student accommodation by announcing and reannouncing the same ‘news’ and ‘policies’ without any concrete plans or information, according to the Union of Students in Ireland. Last Friday, Minister Simon Harris,...
Jan 24, 2024 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland is calling on students and members of the public to join a demonstration outside Leinster Housing this evening (Wednesday) to support a Dáil motion calling for Ireland to support South Africa’s case at the International Court of...
Dec 19, 2023 | Featured, RELEASES, USI News, Welfare
Funding for student mental health services announced by Minister Simon Harris on Monday still leaves Ireland far off the internationally recommended ‘safe and ethical’ ratio of students to counsellors, says the Union of Students in Ireland. While any funding for...
Dec 7, 2023 | Campaigns, Equality, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland is backing calls by disability activist groups for the Government’s Green Paper on Disability Reform to be scraped and disabled people to be directly involved in preparing future plans. USI members attended today’s protest at Dáil...
Nov 20, 2023 | Campaigns, Equality, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
On International Transgender Day of Remembrance, the Union of Students in Ireland says the Irish Government has blood on its hands due to the inaccessibility of Transgender healthcare in Ireland. USI is joining trans and LGBTQ+ organisations, in calling for a complete...
Nov 15, 2023 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland is calling on students to join this weekend’s National Demonstration for Palestine, which is being co-organised by the union, to show that students stand for peace and against apartheid in Gaza. USI has joined with the...
Oct 31, 2023 | EMPower, Equality, Featured, Training
EMpower aims to ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇ, ɪɴꜱᴘɪʀᴇ and ᴍᴏᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ students from ethnic minorities to run for leadership positions in Students’ Unions, clubs, societies, or any other positions of influence! ✊ The two-day event will include discussions, games, networking,...
Oct 13, 2023 | Featured, Gaeilge, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland is adding its voice to calls for Government to commit to creating and funding a proper investment plan for the Irish language, after a disappointing Budget for Gaeilge and the Gaeltacht. Budget 2024 saw the smallest increase in funding...
Oct 12, 2023 | Featured, Postgraduates, RELEASES, USI News
The €3,000 stipend increase for PhD researchers announced today, while welcomed, does not reach the level recommended in a recent independent report, nor is it a Living Wage, says the Union of Students in Ireland. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research,...
