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USI and RTB launch the Finance and Accommodation Guide to prep new Students for College

Aug 30, 2016 | Academic Affairs, Accommodation, Featured

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) launched the 2016 Finance and Accommodation guide in Maynooth Students’ Union on Tuesday the 30th August in preparation for students coming to college. The guide details the rights and...

Before the Leaving Cert Results on the 17th August USI Calls on the Public to Rent Spare Rooms to Students

Aug 12, 2016 | Accommodation, Featured, Funding

CAO figures show a record number of students, 80,887, have applied to college this year – 877 up from 2015, but the shortage of student accommodation has never been so bad, according to the Union of Students in Ireland. With the Leaving Cert results due in five days...

USI welcomes funding for Student Housing Project Manager to Find Solution for Student Housing Crisis

Aug 3, 2016 | Accommodation, Featured, Funding

The Union of Students in Ireland has welcomed the allocation of €49,000 in support of the appointment of a Student Housing Project Manager to help identify additional student housing, including ‘digs’ and lodgings in private homes, as the next academic year...

USI Submission to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness

May 12, 2016 | Accommodation, Featured

USI Submission to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Download the full submisison here: USI Submission to the Oireacthas Committee on Housing and Homelessness 11:5:2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Student purpose-built accommodation as a housing issue was predicted in...

USI Launches its General Election Manifesto, focusing on Accommodation, Higher Education Funding and Repealing the 8th

Jan 11, 2016 | Academic Affairs, Accommodation, Featured, Media, RELEASES, USI News

The Union of Students in Ireland launched their General Election manifesto today outside the Dáil, emphasising how young people will have a deciding impact on the makeup of the next government, focusing on areas like accommodation, Higher Education Funding and...

Over 10,600 Students Take Action to Protect their Grants!

Oct 9, 2015 | Academic Affairs, Accommodation, Budget, Campaigns, Featured, Mature Students, Media, Regional News, RELEASES, USI News, Website

10,628 new student voters were registered by the Union of Students in Ireland across 24 college campuses between the 6th and 8th October. USI launched their campaign ‘Education Is’ to educate, empower and register students to vote in the upcoming General Election,...