New Officer Board for USI

New Officer Board for USI

 The Union of Students in Ireland has a new Officer Board. The new team took office on 1 July 2015 and will serve until the end of June 2016.  They’re led by Kevin Donoghue, who previously served as VP for the Border, Midlands and Western Region and Vice...
Operation #VoterMotor

Operation #VoterMotor

On May 22nd, millions of Irish citizens will need to travel from their homes to local polling stations – but many people are registered far away from their work or study places.  VoterMotor aims to match up voters with the best option for them to travel and...
BIG LOVE – World Record Attempt

BIG LOVE – World Record Attempt

Help us set a new World Record – show the world how big our heart is! The Union of Students in Ireland will hold a world record attempt on 25 April at Smithfield Square, Dublin 7.* Online event registration for Big Love – USI marriage equality World Record...
USI Affiliation – Who Benefits?

USI Affiliation – Who Benefits?

When they go to vote this Monday and Tuesday, UCC students will decide, on balance, whether a fiver is too much to spend to fund their national student movement. They’ll decide whether a fiver is too much to pay to fund and support the organisation fighting and...

Maurice Dickson

USI is saddened to hear of the passing of Maurice Dickson, former NUS-USI Convenor (1998-1999).  Maurice served at a time of great change in Northern Ireland, taking up office less than two months after the passage of the Belfast Agreement in the historic May 22 1998...

Nominations open for USI Officer Board positions

USI Annual Congress 2015 USI Annual Congress 2015 will occur from Monday 23rd March, 2015 to Thursday 26th March, 2015. Nominations Nominations for the following positions will open on Friday 16th January, 2015 and must be submitted prior to 5.30pm on Thursday 12th...
Winning Marriage Equality – a new year’s resolution

Winning Marriage Equality – a new year’s resolution

Yesterday, USI welcomed the Government’s commitment to holding a referendum on equal access to civil marriage in 2015. According to media reports,  early May has been provisionally set by the Government as the timeframe for the vote. USI has always advocated that...
Mature Students’ Convention

Mature Students’ Convention

The USI Mature Students’ Convention will take place this Saturday 8 November 2014 at Athlone Institute of Technology Students’ Union. Free for USI mature students. USI values its diverse membership and seeks to provide for the needs for all its students....