Third-level students across Ireland are set to walk out of lectures on Thursday morning (October 17) at 11.30am as part of a national protest organised by the Union of Students in Ireland and local Students’ Unions. The National Student Walkout aims to highlight the anger and frustration students are feeling at the complete lack of measures in Budget 2025 to support them, and to remind TDs and candidates of the power of the student voice...

The next Government of Ireland must publish a new strategic plan for student accommodation and commit to taking urgent action to address the current crisis, according to the Union of Students in Ireland’s general election manifesto, which launches today. In the Student Manifesto, USI also calls for the next government to introduce free public transport for all students, abolish all third-level fees and decriminalise recreational drugs for...

Third level students across Ireland will Shine A Light on homelessness on October 9 as the Union of Students in Ireland partners with Focus Ireland to host a number of sleep outs on college and university campuses. Focus Ireland, which provides services for people who are experiencing homelessness and people at risk of homelessness in Ireland, is encouraging businesses, schools, and communities to host a sleep out, as part of its fundraising...

No measures to ease the financial pressure on third level students were announced today, despite Budget 2025 being described as the ‘biggest giveaway Budget since the Celtic Tiger,’ says the Union of Students in Ireland. Students will be no better off in 2025 as a result of this Budget, with no further reductions to the Student Contribution Charge and no real announcement on student accommodation. The repeat of the €1,000 reduction in the...