Oct 13, 2020 | Featured, RELEASES, USI News
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 and not through one-off funding packages....
Oct 10, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
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 running a day of online action aiming to...
Oct 7, 2020 | Featured, RELEASES, USI News
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 Students in Ireland. Having consulted...
Oct 2, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
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 requesting an urgent meeting to discuss...
Sep 25, 2020 | Featured, RELEASES, USI News
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 called on Government to act immediately...
Sep 18, 2020 | Featured, RELEASES, Uncategorized, USI News
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 in Ireland. The USI has been repeatedly...
