Jun 15, 2016 | Featured, Media, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland has said if Britain votes to leave the EU it will negatively affect new graduates and the Irish who recently emigrated to Britain. One in twelve Irish graduates emigrate to the UK for work and USI said while there will be pros and...
May 23, 2016 | Featured, Media
The Union of Students in Ireland has welcomed the scrapping of JobBridge and commended the Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar, on rebalancing decency and reducing exploitation in the workplace. USI said there was no need for a system webbed with...
May 23, 2016 | Equality, Featured, LGBT, Media
The Union of Students in Ireland celebrated the first anniversary of marriage equality outside the Department of An Taoiseach on the 23rd May with an #iPropose themed campaign. At the #iPropose campaign, USI illustrated the issues that are still blocking LGBT...
May 19, 2016 | Featured, Funding, Media
USI President, Kevin Donoghue The Union of Students is advising students filling out their CAO forms on how to make the right course and college choice. For many students, filling out their CAO form can be quite daunting as it carries the risk of making the wrong...
May 17, 2016 | Academic Affairs, Featured, Media
The first meeting of the National Student Engagement Project Pilot (NStEP) was held today in the Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI) offices on Lower Mount Street. The project working group aims to put students at the centre of their learning experience...
May 17, 2016 | Academic Affairs, Featured, Media
The Union of Students in Ireland has said the number of lecturers on zero-hour contracts is unacceptable and is calling on both third level institutions and the government to address precarious work practices in higher education. A government-commissioned report has...
