May 1, 2013 | Equality, RELEASES
Press Release Wednesday, May 1, 2013 For Immediate Publication Hypocritical legislation allows women to travel for abortion, yet threatens prison or unlimited fines to underprivileged women who can’t afford to go abroad The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has...
Jan 25, 2013 | Equality, RELEASES
Press Release Friday, January 25, 2012 For Immediate Release Abortion debate and electoral gender quotas spurs demand for debate on what it’s like to be a woman in Ireland today The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is running a series of seminars in 2013 on the...
Nov 23, 2012 | Equality, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland urges the Government to reverse the increase in the GNIB Registration Certificate fee which was increased this week from €150 to €300. The fee was increased by 100% without any notice bar the low-key addition of a sentence on the Irish...
Nov 16, 2012 | Equality, LGBT, RELEASES
Press Release For Immediate Publication This weekend, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) will host Pink Training 2012. This is the largest LGBT training event in Europe, with delegations of students attending from almost all USI-affiliated colleges. The event will...
Oct 19, 2012 | Equality, LGBT, RELEASES
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Friday, October 19, 2012 In 2012, trans* people are still not recognised by the Irish State. This Saturday at 2.30pm, trans people, friends and allies from across Ireland and Europe will ‘Rally for Recognition’ outside the gates of...