Oct 12, 2016 | Budget, Featured, Funding
The Union of Students in Ireland has welcomed the allocation of €36.5 million to the third level sector in the Budget but has emphasised that the funding is insufficient by over €100 million. The union recommended spending of €140million in their pre-budget submission...
Sep 29, 2016 | Academic Affairs, Budget, Funding
The Coalition for Publicly Funded Higher Education, a group comprising of USI, SIPTU, IFUT, IMPACT and TUI is urging all political parties to support the publicly-funded third level education option put forward in the Cassells report, and to avoid an income-contingent...
Sep 27, 2016 | Budget, Featured, Funding, Health
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is supporting The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) in their protest outside the Dáil calling for the restoration of incremental credit for nurses and midwives who graduated between 2011 and 2015 on Tuesday the 27th...
Sep 26, 2016 | Academic Affairs, Budget, Featured, Funding
The Union of Students in Ireland announced their national demonstration this morning, Monday, at Stephen’s Green. The national demonstration, which is expected to draw over 5,000 students from across Ireland, will take place on the 19th October. USI are urging...
Sep 19, 2016 | Academic Affairs, Funding, Gaeilge
The Union of Students in Ireland is calling on the government to restore the grant for student teachers’ attendance at mandatory Gaeltacht courses at a cost of €1 million, following their call for a change in the way Irish is taught in April, with more of an emphasis...
Sep 6, 2016 | Budget, Featured, Funding
The Union of Students in Ireland launched its Pre-Budget Submission outside Leinster House at 8:30am on Tuesday the 6th September. The proposals in the submission include a €500 minimum reduction in fees; a €140 million investment in higher education; reinstating...