Category: USI News
Budget 2021 ignores barriers preventing student access to higher education in favour of piecemeal one-off funding
Statement by USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick “In Budget 2021, Government has ignored the systemic barriers preventing students from accessing higher education which will only be addressed through continuous financial support...
Read MoreUnion of Students in Ireland marks World Mental Health Day 2020 with day of action and letter to Minister Simon Harris
USI also welcomes publication of National Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework To mark World Mental Health Day 2020 (October 10), the Union of Students in Ireland and Students’ Unions across the island are...
Read MoreUSI publishes views on higher education delivery for rest of semester one
Extensive and essential student supports must be put in place by Government and institutions and a focus put on online teaching and learning in order to provide clarity for the rest of this semester, according to the Union of...
Read MoreUSI and ISSU write to Ministers requesting urgent meeting on Leaving Cert calculated grades
President of USI, Lorna Fitzpatrick and President of the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union, Reuban Murray, have this afternoon (Friday, October 2) sent a joint letter to Ministers Norma Foley TD and Simon Harris TD...
Read MoreStudents asked to consider if they should travel to rented accommodation by USI
Students are being asked to consider whether they should travel to rented accommodation by the Union of Students in Ireland, in light of new restrictions announced for universities and colleges on Friday afternoon. USI has also...
Read MoreUrgent action required for student renters as COVID-19 measures step-up
Action must be taken immediately to ensure student renters are not left thousands of euro out of pocket if the new public health measures due to be announced for Dublin today are in line with reports, says the Union of Students...
Read More‘Leaving Cert. and CAO model is unfair and focus must be placed on reforming this system’ – Fitzpatrick
Statement by Union of Students in Ireland President, Lorna Fitzpatrick “The Union of Students in Ireland congratulates all students receiving their CAO offers today. It has been an extremely difficult year for the Leaving...
Read MoreAction needed to show zero tolerance for sexual violence and harassment in third level education
Urgent and transformative action must take place to show there is zero tolerance for sexual violence and harassment in third level education after another report highlighted the extent of the problem, says the Union of Students...
Read MoreSix emergency measures required to protect student renters
Emergency measures must be put in place to allow students to rent with some degree of confidence in light of the uncertainty still remaining ahead of the new academic year, according to the Union of Students in Ireland. The USI...
Read MoreIncreased funding to support student wellbeing and mental health welcomed
Clarification provided on Monday that a total of €5 million has been allocated to support student wellbeing and mental health, has been welcomed by the Union of Students in Ireland. Minister for Further and Higher Education,...
Read MoreBanning of ‘Tampons and Tea’ advertisement sends dangerous message and should be reversed – USI
The banning of the Tampax ‘Tampons and Tea’ television advertisement is disappointing and serves to highlight the lack of information currently available to those who menstruate on period products and how to use them correctly,...
Read MoreStudents’ deportation order and hunger strike ‘explicitly demonstrate why the Direct Provision system must be ended’
The Union of Students in Ireland expresses its support and solidarity to two Athlone Institute of Technology students living in Direct Provision who are facing deportation in 35 days and reiterates its calls for an urgent end to...
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