Oct 9, 2013 | Campaigns, President, RELEASES
Union of Students Ireland Press Release The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is warning TDs that every young person on the dole costs the State twice as much as a student on the grant. At a pre-budget briefing in Dublin today, USI President Joe O’Connor will show...
Sep 19, 2013 | President, RELEASES
A block of 10,000 student voters will be mobilised to vote ahead of the Seanad referendum in two weeks’ time. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) warned the Government today (Thursday), that students are ready to demonstrate their electoral power in the upcoming...
Sep 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
With the latest emigration figures offering little hope to the young people of Ireland, the Government must act now. The recent CSO figures confirmed what anyone working with Irish students and graduates already knows – the recent fall in the Live Register owes more...
Sep 5, 2013 | Campaigns, President
Three national student and trade union bodies today (5th September) issued a joint call for immediate government action to address the youth jobs crisis and have proposed the adoption of a new National Jobs Strategy for Young People to tackle the problem. Together,...
Aug 26, 2013 | Academic Affairs, RELEASES
Press Release Monday 26th August Event: Photo Stunt at Knock Airport Re: Emigration and Youth Guarantee Location: Knock Airport, County Mayo Hard Knock Life for the Youth of Ireland ACROSS the west of Ireland today, colleges are calling on the government to tackle the...
