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USI Supports Former USI President and Trinity College SU President in Seanad

Mar 14, 2016 | Featured

The Union of Students in Ireland released a statement today, saying they fully support former USI President, Laura Harmon, and Trinity College Dublin Students Union President, Lynn Ruane in their Seanad campaigns. “The Union of Students in Ireland is delighted to...

USI Congress Document

Mar 13, 2016 | Featured

Congress motions go through procedures before they are debated at Congress. These are now complete and the USI Congress Document is now available* *subject to some small changes. The process was: a) Submission (Due for completion on 29 January 2016) b) Steering...

USI welcomes Positive Impact of Gender Quotas in GE, calling it Huge Progress in Gender Balance in Politics

Mar 3, 2016 | Featured

The Union of Students in Ireland has welcomed the positive impact of gender quotas in the 2016 General Election and said it has achieved progress in gender balance in politics. The number of female TDs has increased dramatically since 2011 by 47% and USI said using...

Iarnród Éireann Partners with the Union of Students in Ireland and encourages Students to go Home to Vote

Feb 23, 2016 | Featured, RELEASES

Kevin Donoghue, USI President, pictured with two students in Heuston station Iarnród Éireann is partnering with the Union of Students in Ireland and encouraging students across the country to go home to vote in the General Election. At all times Iarnród Éireann offers...

USI Welcomes Wage Increase Coming into Effect for Student Nurses and Midwives

Feb 22, 2016 | Featured

The Union of Students in Ireland has welcomed the proposals coming into effect after the joint efforts of the INMO, SIPTU Nursing, the Department of Health, PNA, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, independent facilitator Mr Sean McHugh, and HSE, with...

USI calls on all Political Parties to Commit to Mental Health Reform before the General Election

Feb 19, 2016 | Uncategorized

Kevin Donoghue, President of the Union of Students in Ireland. The Union of Students in Ireland is calling on all political parties to commit to mental health reform and suicide prevention before the General Election. The number of students reporting mental health...

USI launches its #MakeASmartVote road show, visiting 16 college campuses across Ireland encouraging Students to Vote

Feb 15, 2016 | Uncategorized

The Union of Students in Ireland launched its #MakeASmartVote road show this morning outside Trinity College at 9am and will visit a total of 16 college campuses between now and the 25th February before the general election, encouraging students to vote and telling...

National Forum and USI Launch Teaching Hero Awards

Feb 12, 2016 | Featured

Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education today launched the 2016 “Teaching Hero Awards”. The awards are a collaborative effort of the Forum and USI. The Teaching Hero Award is the only...

USI launches their SHAG week campaign to promote getting tested and consent as figures show a rise in STIs and sexual assaults.

Feb 9, 2016 | Featured, RELEASES, Sexual Health

The Union of Students in Ireland launched its SHAG week campaign across the country in 6 different colleges (NUIG, NCI, IT Carlow, GMIT, DKIT and IADT) this week with two key messages – to get tested and to ask for consent, after a survey published...

Memberships and Partnerships

Feb 9, 2016

Memberships and Partnerships The Union of Students in Ireland believe that in order to realise its potential and achieve its goals it must work with other organisations who share the same values. Memberships USI is a proud member of: Irish Development Education...

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