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The Union of Students in Ireland Praises Irish Muslim leaders for their Anti-Extremism Declaration

Apr 7, 2016 | Equality, Featured, Media, RELEASES

The Union of Students in Ireland has praised the Irish Muslim leaders who made an anti-extremism declaration in Trinity College. USI said extremism is most damaging to the young and impressionable, and violence in the name of religion has cast a negative shadow...

USI joins Amnesty International outside the Dáil to call on the Government to Repeal the 8th

Mar 30, 2016 | Equality, Featured, RELEASES

The Union of Students in Ireland joined Amnesty International outside the Dáil at 1pm yesterday, Tuesday the 29th March to call on the government to repeal the Eight Amendment. It was the first day of a two week demonstration calling on political parties and...

USI launches Students for Marriage Equality campaign

Jan 20, 2015 | Equality, Featured, President, RELEASES

NEWS RELEASE On Tuesday 20 January, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) will launch its campaign to secure a ‘YES’ vote in the forthcoming marriage equality referendum. See the new website voteforlove.ie USI believes that equal access to civil marriage...

USI dismisses mature student exclusion video

Jan 8, 2015 | Equality, Featured, RELEASES

A video released on an Irish student-focused website today entitled ‘Don’t you just hate Mature Students…’ has been dismissed by the Union of Students in Ireland as an attack on diversity inside the student movement. The short features a...

All I want for Nollaig na mBan

Jan 6, 2015 | Equality, Featured, President

Annie Hoey, USI VP Equality and Citizenship, outlines what she wants this Nolliag na mBan

USI and the Y Factor launch Gender Conference 2014 in NUI Galway

Feb 28, 2014 | Equality, LGBT, RELEASES, USI News

28th February 2014 The Union of Students in Ireland and the National Women’s Council’s Y-Factor Projecthave teamed up to bring you GenCon 2014. The event is the first national student conference on gender in Ireland. The event is free of charge and takes place in NUI...