The Union of Students in Ireland have partnered up with Mediaplanet UK & Ireland for their Diversity & Inclusion publication which launched today. USI Vice President for Equality & Citizenship, Aisling Cusack was featured in this publication, speaking about USI’s role in leading positive change since it was founded in 1959.  Others featured in this […]

Where have the Teachers gone? Protest/Photocall Date: Thursday, 13th December Location: Outside Leinster House Time: 1pm On Thursday, 13th December the Union of Students in Ireland amongst their member organisations and Conradh na Gaeilge will protest the absence of any Gaeltacht Grants at Third Level for student teachers. Students will meet outside Leinster House at […]

The Union of Students in Ireland have launched the National Accommodation Survey 2018, this survey takes 7 minutes and will provide useful data to make a positive impact in the current student accommodation crisis in Ireland. Take the survey now: LINK TO SURVEY

The Union of Students in Ireland welcomes the announcement of gender neutral vaccination program as part of the National HPV Vaccination Alliance. This is an important change for all students at second level. Read letter to Minister Harris from the National HPV Vaccination Alliance HERE

The Union of Students in Ireland welcomes the announcement of gender neutral vaccination program as part of the National HPV Vaccination Alliance. This is an important change for all students at second level. Read letter to Minister Harris from the National HPV Vaccination Alliance HERE

The Union of Students in Ireland, with the support of SpunOut.ie, NYCI (National Youth Council of Ireland) launch National Voter Registration Day 2018 today, Wednesday 14th November.

The Union of Students in Ireland, alongside Minister Jim Daly, Minister with special responsibility for mental health and the HSE have officially launched the National Student Mental Health Campaign; ReCharge, and the +Connections App as of 12pm today, Monday 12th November, in University College Cork. This new and exciting campaign focuses on reaching out to […]

This will be featured on their mental health new app and webpage We are looking for students to write about mental health and their experiences of it. We hope to create a safe and supportive space for students to discuss mental health and how it relates to themselves.  Some guidelines when writing the blog include:  […]

The Union of Students in Ireland passionately support the campaign to revoke DCU student Shepherd Machaya’s deportation order for Sunday 21st October. DCU Students’ Union is leading this social justice campaign, calling upon Minister Charlie Flanagan to revoke the order immediately.

USI supports DITSU campaign to prevent Library closures: Students will not suffer the brunt of poor management

What courses are available? Only attend open days of colleges that host courses you are interested in. Think about what you want to do, is Third Level Education for you? Are you more interested in apprenticeships etc.? Eligible for the available courses? Find out what the entry requirements are, do you need to prepare a […]

USI welcome the announcement today that Deputy Joe McHugh will be taking over the position of Minister for Education and Skills.

Union of Students in Ireland expresses frustration as students ignored in Budget 2019 “We’ll see this Government at the ballot box.” The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has today expressed its anger and frustration as Budget 2019 again fails to deliver on the need for significant investment in third-level education and to alleviate the […]

The rainy day is now: This morning, Tuesday 8th October, students rallied outside Leinster House at 8am before the release of Budget 2019 calling for serious government commitment to third level education Similar ‘rainy day’ actions occurred across campuses, eg. Limerick and Carlow USI and students seriously concerned about the future of access to higher […]

The rainy day is now: This morning, Tuesday 8th October, students rallied outside Leinster House at 8am before the release of Budget 2019 calling for serious government commitment to third level education Similar ‘rainy day’ actions occurred across campuses, eg. Limerick and Carlow USI and students seriously concerned about the future of access to higher […]

Website accessibility functions will be degraded for 45 minutes from 16.15 until 17.30 on 5 May 2021 to facilitate upgrades to the site.  Other services will be affected also but the site will remain online.

Student leaders, activists and student-led groups have been recognised in a virtual awards ceremony, hosted by the Union of Students in Ireland. The Student Achievement Awards Ireland (SAAIs), now in their eighth year, recognise the outstanding contribution of students towards campus life and community, and wider society, across 21 categories. In a virtual awards ceremony, […]

Extending supports to part-time and online students and increasing the level of awards are among the suggestions made by the Union of Students in Ireland in its wide-ranging submission to the Government’s review of the Student Grant Scheme (SUSI). The level of financial support given to students through SUSI was drastically cut in 2011 and has not […]

Government TDs are being urged to support the student accommodation bill which will be debated in Dáil Eireann on Wednesday (April 28), by the Union of Students in Ireland and Students’ Unions all over Ireland. The USI’s Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Act 2021 was tabled in late February by Sinn Fein and […]

The disparity in funding for psychology trainees in Ireland must be addressed by Government to ensure the country has the psychological workforce it needs, according to the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI). Currently trainee clinical psychologists have 60 per cent of their fees paid and receive a […]

Delegates at the Union of Students in Ireland Congress have passed a motion to join calls for the reopening of the Gay Men’s’ Health Service (GMHS) clinic and other sexual healthcare facilities that are currently closed or highly restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  USI will now lobby for these services to be reinstated as a […]

  Former NUI Galway Students’ Union President and current USI Vice President for Welfare, Clare Austick has today (April 8) been elected President of the Union of Students in Ireland for the 2021-2022 academic year. Clare will be joined on the next USI Executive Team by nine new faces, as the President-elect was the only […]

The USI website has been refreshed as of 24 March 2021 at 21.35.  In the interim period (first week) we would expect the site to have some minor problems which could manifest as: Slower performance than recently Some pages being at different locations, resulting in dead links or 404 Errors Context display anomalies (stuff not […]

An online national student protest and socially distanced demonstrations on campuses across the island have been organisation today (March 24) by the Union of Students in Ireland to demand action from Government on the union’s Education For All campaign. Students are calling for an end to the €3,000 Student Contribution Charge – the highest fee […]

The Union of Students in Ireland is delighted to take part in the Irish Network Against Racism’s #TogetherAgainstRacism social media campaign today (Thursday) ahead of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21.  USI is a proud member of INAR and we are pleased to show our opposition to racism, xenophobia, far-right ideologies […]