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...
May 1, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
To mark May Day 2020, the Union of Students in Ireland is renewing its calls for the Living Wage to become Ireland’s National Minimum Wage so all employees are working for a wage that can support an acceptable standard of living. The USI is urging the next government...
Apr 21, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Are you a student working in any essential service during the COVID-19 pandemic? The USI is launching a campaign to raise awareness and thank students working on the frontline and we want to hear from you! Get more information and fill out your details here....
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...
