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 President for Academic Affairs and Quality Assurance.
Kevin Donoghue
President of the Union of Students in Ireland
| Name | Home SU | ||
| Kevin Donoghue | @USI_President | kevin.donoghue@usi.ie | NUIG SU |
Kevin Donoghue is the President of the Union of Students in Ireland. Previously Kevin was the USI Vice President for Academic Affairs and Quality Assurance, USI Vice President for the BMW Region and graduated from NUI Galway with a Postgraduate in Law.
Kevin is from Doocastle in Mayo. During his time in Galway Kevin was involved with the Witless music event and served as both the Arts Convenor and Postgraduate Officer in his Students’ Union. An enthusiastic and animated student activist he considers his time as Class Rep to be one of the most rewarding experiences of his time in college.
Annie Hoey
Vice President for Equality and Citizenship
| Name | Home SU | ||
| Annie Hoey | @USIEquality | annie.hoey@usi.ie | UCCSU |
USI’s Vice President for Equality and Citizenship is Annie Hoey. This is her second term of office. Previously, Annie held the position of UCCSU Deputy President. Annie hails from from Drogheda.
Dan Waugh
Vice President for Campaigns
| Name | Home SU | ||
| Daniel Waugh | @TheUSI | dan.waugh@usi.ie | DITSU via UCCSU |
Dan has been active in student affairs for the past few years and was previously a student at UCCSU. He has worked closely with USI on a number of campaigns in the last year.
Aoife Ní Shúilleabháin
Vice President for Welfare
| Name | Home SU | ||
| Aoife Ní Shúilleabháin | @USI_Welfare | aoife.nishuilleabhain@usi.ie | NUI, Galway SU |
The USI Vice President for Welfare is Aoife Ní Shúilleabháin , previously NUI, Galway Welfare Officer. Aoife hails from Co Kerry and in addition to her duties as VP for welfare has a keen interest in the promotion of the Irish language and culture.
Jack Leahy
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Quality Assurance
| Name | Home SU | ||
| Jack Leahy | jack.leahy@usi.ie | TCDSU |
Jack Leahy studied at Trinity College, Dublin, and served in 2013-2014 as a sabbatical officer in the Students’ Union there.
Feidhlim Seoighe
Vice President for the Border, Midlands and Western Region
| Name | Home SU | ||
| Feidhlim Seoighe | @USI_BMW | feidhlim.seoighe@usi.ie | NUIGSU |
Feidhlim Seoighe moves from the position of Vice President for the Irish Language (where he served for two terms) to that of Vice President for the Border, Midlands and Western Region.
Cian Power
Vice President for the Southern Region
| Name | Home SU | ||
| Cian Power | @USI_South | cian.power@usi.ie | UCCSU |
USI Vice President for Southern Region is Cian Power. Previously, Cian served as Welfare Officer at University, College Cork SU.
Aedraen Ó Dubhghaill
Leas-Uachtarán don Gaeilge
| Name | Home SU | ||
| Aedraen Ó Dubhghaill | aedraen.odubhghaill@usi.ie | MSU |
Aedraen is the Vice President for the Irish Language / Leas Uachtarán don Gaeilge. He studies at NUI, Maynooth.
Fergal McFerran
Northern Area Officer
| Name | Home SU | ||
| Fergal McFerran | fergal.mcferran@nistudents.org | QUBSU |
NUS USI President is Fergal McFerran
Fergal is the President of NUS-USI, which places him on the Officer Board of the Union of Students in Ireland as Northern Area Officer, and the National Executive Committee of the UK National Union of Students. He studied at Queen’s University Belfast and previously served as NUS-USI Deputy President.