May 23, 2016 | Equality, Featured, LGBT, Media
The Union of Students in Ireland celebrated the first anniversary of marriage equality outside the Department of An Taoiseach on the 23rd May with an #iPropose themed campaign. At the #iPropose campaign, USI illustrated the issues that are still blocking LGBT...
May 12, 2016 | Accommodation, Featured
USI Submission to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Download the full submisison here: USI Submission to the Oireacthas Committee on Housing and Homelessness 11:5:2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Student purpose-built accommodation as a housing issue was predicted in...
May 10, 2016 | Featured, Funding
USI President, Kevin Donoghue The Union of Students in Ireland said the unaffordable rental sector is forcing students out of college and is calling on the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Simon Coveney and the Dáil’s committee on housing and...
May 9, 2016 | Featured, Funding, Media
The Union of Students in Ireland is calling on newly-appointed Minister for Health Simon Harris to reverse the diversion of €12 million from Mental Health Services announced by former Minister for Health Leo Varadkar. USI highlighted the dangers in this...
Apr 27, 2016 | Featured, Media, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland and Mental Health Reform will be joining outside the Dáil (Kildare St. Entrance) tomorrow, Thursday, April 28th at 12.30pm to protest against the mental health budget diversion of €12 million and to ensure mental health is a...
Mar 30, 2016 | Equality, Featured, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland joined Amnesty International outside the Dáil at 1pm yesterday, Tuesday the 29th March to call on the government to repeal the Eight Amendment. It was the first day of a two week demonstration calling on political parties and...
Mar 16, 2016 | Featured, RELEASES
Young people are at the forefront of change and progression in every society. On the 23rd May 2015 Ireland had affirmed to the world what it means to be a modern republic. Since the marriage referendum in Ireland, students have become aware that they can change...
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...
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...