May 28, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Why Research Matters is a postgraduate video competition run by the Union of Students in Ireland and sponsored by the Irish Research Council. The goal is to put the creative minds of the island’s postgraduate research community to work to produce a short video...
May 27, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
The Union of Students in Ireland will have a two-term President for the first time in almost a decade after Lorna Fitzpatrick was re-elected to the position at the union’s Congress on Wednesday (May 27). Due to COVID-19 public health restrictions, USI Congress was...
May 27, 2020 | Accommodation, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Students are being advised to be careful when signing up to new lease arrangements for accommodation for the 2020-2021 academic year, as no clarity has been provided on how third-level institutions will operate. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and national...
May 24, 2020 | Campaigns, Equality, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Five years ago, we Made Grá The Law! USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick and Vice President for Equality and Citizenship, Megan Reilly reflect on the vital role the student movement played in the Marriage Equality referendum. Laura Harmon, USI President at the time of...
May 22, 2020 | Campaigns, Equality, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
To celebrate the significant role of the student movement in the passing of Marriage Equality in Ireland in 2015, the Union of Students in Ireland has launched an online archive on the fifth anniversary of voting in the referendum. Some 30,000 young people registered...
May 13, 2020 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, USI News
Many international students are experiencing overcrowded living situations and are worried they will not be able to pay their rent because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey carried out by the Irish Council for International Students (ICOS). Government...
