Democracy
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Students Have Been Driven to Drop out of College – as Car Insurance Costs Soar
Students Have Been Driven to Drop out of College – as Car Insurance Costs Soar. While the Government will claim some success in reducing motor insurance premiums in recent times, based on CSO data, it is clear that that those figures do not reflect the...
Ciarán McKeown
The Union of Students in Ireland was saddened today to learn of the passing of Ciarán McKeown, former USI President and co-founder of the Northern Ireland Peace People. His creativity in inclusive activism was evident in his development of the 1976 Peace...
Students Register to Vote Ahead of 2019/2020 Elections
The Union of Students in Ireland have today launched the 2019 / 2020 ‘Generation Vote’ campaign, encouraging all students to register to vote ahead of a possible General Election and Referendum. The Union of Students in Ireland are encouraging students to...
Students warned of rental accommodation scams ahead of Leaving Cert results
FraudSMART in partnership with An Garda Síochána and Union of Students of Ireland urge students to be vigilant to rental scams and outline key advise to avoid falling victim 25th July 2019 – FraudSMART in association with An Garda Síochána and the Union...USI National Report on Student Mental Health in Third Level Education
A key part of the USI mental health project is to carry out research into student mental health. In September 2019 we launched the results of the first National Student Mental Health Survey, which was carried out through 2018 and 2019. This is a large piece of...
USI Launches Pre-Budget Submission Ahead of Budget 2020
Yesterday, 19th June – the Union of Students in Ireland launched the Pre-Budget Submission document ahead of Budget 2020. In the submission, USI outlined that investment is immediately needed in the following areas: Grants Fees Housing Access & Inclusion...