Nov 27, 2013 | Campaigns, RELEASES
NUI Maynooth Students’ Union (MSU) will be hosting a week of community engagement alongside the NUIM GAA Club and the NUIM Societies next week December 2nd-6th. MSU will be focusing on working with both the Senior and Youth populations of Maynooth, through the...
Nov 25, 2013 | Campaigns, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has officially ended any future work with Drinkaware. The motion was passed without objection at USI National Council, held in the Dublin Institute of Technology on the 9th of November. The decision was not taken lightly, it has...
Nov 22, 2013 | Campaigns, LGBT, RELEASES
The Largest LGBT training event in Europe This weekend, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) will host Pink Training 2013 in Queen’s University Belfast (QUB). This is the largest LGBT training event in Europe for third level students, with delegations of...
Nov 5, 2013 | Campaigns, Equality, LGBT
USI (Union of Students in Ireland) today welcomed the announcement of a referendum on equal access to civil marriage expected in 2015. USI looks forward to campaigning on this issue. The USI has been an active advocate for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender rights...
Nov 1, 2013 | Campaigns, RELEASES
USI and We’re Not Leaving Ask: “Social Welfare Bill: Which Side Are You On Senators?” Today (Friday 1st November) a number of youth groups collaborated on a photo stunt that took place at 1pm outside Leinster House on Kildare Street. Students, young workers and the...
Oct 16, 2013 | Budget, Campaigns, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) have today condemned the marginalising of unemployed young people by reducing social welfare payments. USI have called for further investment in a Youth Guarantee scheme and urge any young person not to take this new measure as...
