Jul 31, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The banning of the Tampax ‘Tampons and Tea’ television advertisement is disappointing and serves to highlight the lack of information currently available to those who menstruate on period products and how to use them correctly, said the Union of Students in Ireland....
Jul 30, 2020 | Campaigns, Direct Provision, Equality, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland expresses its support and solidarity to two Athlone Institute of Technology students living in Direct Provision who are facing deportation in 35 days and reiterates its calls for an urgent end to the Direct Provision system. Second...
Jul 22, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The provision of funding for a number of targeted student supports will have a meaningful impact on students’ ability to fully access and engage in learning this year, and are welcomed by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) which has been calling for such...
Jul 21, 2020 | Campaigns, Equality, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
A €500 reduction must be made to the Student Contribution Charge immediately to ease some of the financial pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Union of Students in Ireland. Government must also support students who will be expected to work...
Jul 8, 2020 | Academic Affairs, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland has today published two documents outlining the union’s priorities for the new Government and what students need for the new academic year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick and Vice President for...
Jul 2, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, Uncategorized, USI News
Union of Students in Ireland President, Lorna Fitzpatrick and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Kevin McStravock had a constructive meeting with the new Minister for Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris on Thursday afternoon (July 2)....
