Jan 24, 2024 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland is calling on students and members of the public to join a demonstration outside Leinster Housing this evening (Wednesday) to support a Dáil motion calling for Ireland to support South Africa’s case at the International Court of...
Dec 20, 2023 | Academic Affairs, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The recent announcement by Government that it is providing €17 million to expand apprenticeships across the higher education sector is positive, but the sector should not be expanding without the necessary supports, says the Union of Students in Ireland. USI believes...
Dec 19, 2023 | Featured, RELEASES, USI News, Welfare
Funding for student mental health services announced by Minister Simon Harris on Monday still leaves Ireland far off the internationally recommended ‘safe and ethical’ ratio of students to counsellors, says the Union of Students in Ireland. While any funding for...
Dec 7, 2023 | Campaigns, Equality, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland is backing calls by disability activist groups for the Government’s Green Paper on Disability Reform to be scraped and disabled people to be directly involved in preparing future plans. USI members attended today’s protest at Dáil...
Dec 5, 2023 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Actions by management in the Technological University of the Shannon to take a dedicated student space away from the Students’ Union will affect their ability to look after the welfare of their students and should be stopped, says the Union of Students in Ireland....
Nov 29, 2023 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Students are being urged by the Union of Students in Ireland to join a solidarity protest at the front gate at Trinity College now (Wednesday evening, November 29), to support an occupation that is currently underway by TCD Students’ Union. On International Day of...