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Only 5 days left to register to vote in local, European and by-elections

May 1, 2014 | RELEASES

Groups urge young people to register to vote and call for a National Voter Registration Day A coalition of youth groups consisting of National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and SpunOut.ie are calling on young people to...

Promote the Vote: Regional European Parliament Election Hustings

Apr 28, 2014 | Campaigns, RELEASES

#Youthvote14 The Union of Students in Ireland (USI), SpunOut.ie and the National Youth Council of Ireland invite you to our joint Regional European Parliament Election Hustings. These events are part of an overall campaign to highlight youth issues and to promote the...

Local Election candidates asked to make mental health a priority

Apr 24, 2014 | Uncategorized

A joint campaign by the national coalition Mental Health Reform and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is asking Local Election candidates to commit to making mental health a priority locally, if elected. Denise McCarthy, USI Deputy President & VP Welfare...

4MentalHealth – Local Elections 2014

Apr 23, 2014 | Uncategorized

Union of Students in Ireland (USI) & Mental Health Reform have joined forces to ask voters to help make mental health a priority this May. 4MentalHealth is a 4 week campaign, with 4 key actions local candidates can take, if elected,to improve people’s mental...

USI Student Summit 2014: What is life as a young startup really like?

Apr 7, 2014 | RELEASES

Ahead of tomorrow’s USI Student Summit 2014, we decided to ask some of the participating startups what life as a young startup is really like? First up (drumroll please) we have the tremendous triple act, the McGinn sisters; Jennie, Sarah and Grace. OPSH With a...

USI Congress 2014 Elects Laura Harmon as the new USI President.

Apr 2, 2014 | RELEASES, USI News

April 2nd 2014 USI Congress 2014 Elects Laura Harmon as the new USI President. The current USI Vice President (VP) for Equality and Citizenship Laura Harmon has been elected as the USI (Union of Students in Ireland) President for 2014/15 with a large majority. For the...

USI Congress – What you need to know

Mar 26, 2014 | Comhdháil

USI Congress takes place from 31 March to 3 April at the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. Checklist for Delegates Essentials: Comfortable clothes (x 4 days) for Congress floor Smart casual dress for the USI Annual Dinner Your vocal chords for speaking on...

Huge IT Tralee majority chooses to remain affiliated with USI

Mar 26, 2014 | RELEASES, USI News

Thursday March 20th 2014 95% of voting students in IT Tralee have chosen to remain affiliated to USI (Union of Students’ in Ireland). With a total valid poll of 376 votes, 357 students voted ‘Yes’ to affiliation, with just 19 opposing and 4 spoilt votes. This result...

The launch of the USI Student Summit 2014: Student entrepreneurs will be ‘invading’ Dublin Castle on April 8th.

Mar 19, 2014 | RELEASES, USI News

Date: 11.30am Wednesday March 19th Location: Front Square, Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is launching the USI Student Summit 2014 today (Wednesday, March 19th) at the front square of Dublin Castle. Students will...

Elections Update: 19 days to go

Mar 12, 2014 | Comhdháil, Democracy

All candidates may submit a 500 word candidate’s statement for inclusion in the main Congress Document. All candidates may also submit a photo to be printed alongside their statement. The statement and photo should be sent via email to: manager@usi.ie by 12...

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