National Affairs | Union of Students in Ireland

USI Welcome Cabinet Decision To Hold Referendum On Eighth Amendment By the End Of May

Jan 31, 2018 | Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) today welcomed the decision by the Irish government to hold a referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment. The Union is calling on the Cabinet and both houses of the Oireachtas to make haste with the referendum procedures so...

Letter: Cabinet Ministers – “Please opt for a May date for referendum, and no later.”

Jan 29, 2018 | Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th

“Please opt for a May date for referendum, and no later.” We’ve issued letters to all members of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar T.D’s Cabinet asking that a referendum to #RepealThe8th be held before the end of May 2018. Read the full letter below...

Government Must Respect Recommendations On Repealing The Eighth Amendment

Jan 15, 2018 | Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is calling on both houses of the Oireachtas to respect the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment report to repeal the Eighth Amendment from the Irish Constitution. The question on Eighth amendment should be decided...

USI Welcomes Eighth Committee’s Report

Dec 20, 2017 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) welcomed the report launched today by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment with recommendation to repeal the Eighth Amendment from the Irish Constitution. Speaking at the launch, USI President Michael Kerrigan...

Students Welcome Eighth Committee’s Vote To Repeal The Eighth Amendment

Dec 13, 2017 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) welcomed the vote from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment to repeal the Eighth Amendment from the Irish Constitution. Students also welcomed remarks from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar who today also expressed his...

USI and NUS-UK issue joint statement on Northern Ireland political situation

Feb 17, 2017 | Featured, National Affairs, RELEASES

Joint statement from the Presidents of NUS-USI, NUS and USI regarding the current political situation in Northern Ireland The three Presidents of the student movements in Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom held a trilateral summit today on concerns...