Aug 25, 2020 | Accommodation, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Emergency measures must be put in place to allow students to rent with some degree of confidence in light of the uncertainty still remaining ahead of the new academic year, according to the Union of Students in Ireland. The USI is calling on Government to introduce...
May 27, 2020 | Accommodation, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Students are being advised to be careful when signing up to new lease arrangements for accommodation for the 2020-2021 academic year, as no clarity has been provided on how third-level institutions will operate. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and national...
May 1, 2020 | Accommodation, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Many students in Ireland are worried they “may not be able to afford college next year” and are “extremely stressed” due to the lack of refunds for accommodation they now cannot use. In association with its Students’ Union members across Ireland, the USI has been...
Apr 17, 2020 | Accommodation, Direct Provision, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Vacant Purpose-Built Student Accommodation should be used to ease stress on vulnerable students who are not in appropriate accommodation during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Union of Students in Ireland said today. The USI says the closure of campuses and the stay-home...
Apr 1, 2020 | Accommodation, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland, in association with Students’ Unions across the country, call on the operators of Purpose-Built Student Accommodation to refund students for accommodation they cannot use for the remainder of the academic year due to the COVID-19...
Mar 25, 2020 | Accommodation, Featured, Media, RELEASES, USI News
Operators of large-scale student accommodation should provide refunds to students who have had to leave college and return home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). Landlord firms are refusing any refunds to students that...
