Oct 10, 2023 | Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Budget 2024 will go some way to supporting students with the high cost of going to college through the various one-off measures introduced today, according to the Union of Students in Ireland. USI welcomes the repeat of the reduction in the Student Contribution Charge...
Oct 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
USI Pre Budget Submission Budget 2024
Sep 29, 2023 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
National Student Demonstration to take place on Wednesday, October 4 in Dublin city centre Students from across Ireland are set to take to the streets of Dublin next week to demand Government use its €65 billion ‘rainy day’ fund to tackle the student accommodation...
Sep 10, 2023 | Featured, RELEASES, USI News
On World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10), the Union of Students in Ireland is calling on government to make the necessary investment needed to bring the number of student counsellors up to the internationally recommended ‘safe and ethical’ levels. Colleges and...
Aug 22, 2023 | Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Ensuring that only landlords who meet standards legislation can claim rent-a-room tax relief and setting a definition for ‘affordable student accommodation’ are just two of the recommendations made in the Union of Students in Ireland’s submission to the Review of the...
Jul 14, 2023 | Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland held a Lobby Day this week to discuss with Oireachtas members what students need to see in Budget 2024, ahead of the finalisation of the USI Pre-Budget submission. All TDs and Senators were invited to the event, which took place...
Jun 27, 2023 | Featured, Postgraduates, RELEASES, USI News
The first report of the Independent National Review of State Supports for PhD Researchers has disappointed PhD researchers by falling short of addressing the crucial issues they are facing, says the Union of Students in Ireland. USI Vice President for Postgraduate...
May 26, 2023 | Academic Affairs, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The announcement by Minister for Education, Norma Foley that the Leaving Cert. results will be released on August 25 is a step in the right direction, but still not early enough, says the Union of Students in Ireland. USI, along with higher education...
May 25, 2023 | Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th, USI News
Five years after the Irish people chose to repeal the eighth amendment and legalise abortion in Ireland, the Union of Students in Ireland is joining calls for urgent action to remove the barriers that many people seeking access to abortion still face. Students played...
