May 14, 2025 | Academic Affairs, Accommodation, Campaigns, Featured, Media, RELEASES, Uncategorized, USI News
Welcome Conversations: AMLÉ Responds to Minister Lawless’ Global Talent Initiative – But First, Let’s Talk About the Basics AMLÉ acknowledges the ambition of Minister James Lawless’ Global Talent Initiative, which aims to attract international...
Feb 14, 2024 | Accommodation, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Students and homeowners renting out rooms both feel more secure and comfortable when there is a written agreement between the parties, according to the findings of Student Digs: National Survey 2023, published today by the Union of Students in Ireland. The research...
Apr 24, 2023 | Accommodation, Campaigns, carousel, Featured, Policy, RELEASES
This year more than previous years we have heard of a huge uptake in the amount of people living in “digs” or owner-occupied homes, due to the housing crisis and the availability of a tax relief implemented by the government. The aim of this survey is to see what kind...
Sep 23, 2021 | Accommodation, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland is staging a demonstration and sleep-out in front of Dáil Éireann from 12 noon today, Thursday (September 23), to highlight the increasing anger among students and their families at the desperate situation facing students looking for...
Sep 15, 2021 | Accommodation, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Students face deferring, dropping out, couch surfing or living in hostels Students’ Unions across Ireland are supporting thousands of students who cannot get a place to live for the new academic year, with the student accommodation crisis “worse than ever,” according...
Jun 9, 2021 | Accommodation, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland welcomes the decision by cabinet to act on the USI’s Student Accommodation Bill and stop landlords forcing students to pay numerous months’ rent in advance to secure accommodation. The move this morning (Wednesday) comes on the back of...
