[…]commit to increasing the threshold and allocation given through the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) grant scheme. The DIT Campus Life survey details the on average the total cost to attend third level education in Dublin, with the total cost coming around to €11,000 per annum. While USI expresses its gratitude in extending and increasing eligibility for grants in recent years – especially in Budget 2017 towards postgraduates. Unfortunately these measures don’t go far enough. With the maintenance grant ranging from €30 per month on the lowest to €120 on highest non-adjacent grant, this is not sustainable for a student […]
[…]and Campaigns: The USI Vice President for Equality & Citizenship along with NUS-USI President and NUS UK VP for Society & Citizenship attended and spoke at NUS-USI’s ‘Big Gay Wedding’ outside Stormont in Belfast on Monday 22nd of May, on the 2nd Anniversary of the passing of the Marriage Equality Referendum in the Republic of Ireland. USI has issued guidance for students anxious to have a trouble-free departure from their current accommodation – and joined forces with Property Button to help prepare students make their next move hassle free. Read more here. USI announced the launch of a of a […]
[…]all across the island. USI directly registered 30,000 students to vote and mobilised tens of thousands of students to turn out to vote, canvass their families and tell their stories. USI has always been a leader when it comes to LGBTQ rights and campaigned for gender recognition and marriage equality in the north in recent years also. There is still so much to document about the impact that USI had and continues to have on equality in Ireland and this archive is a great way to document some of this work.” This archive is an ongoing project. If you […]
[…]As a movement, we cannot afford to become complacent. There are issues hurtling down the track at us and we need to tackle them head-on.” Just this morning, the USI teamed up with national housing charity, Threshold to warn students against committing to accommodation without clarity on if and how much they will have to be on campus next year. And Lorna outlined how the union will continue to campaign to ensure that needs of students are to the forefront of policy-makers’ minds as the country deals with the fallout of the pandemic. She said: “We have a lot of […]
[…]feeds to highlight the importance of celebrating and supporting people through recovery from drug and alcohol dependence. Previously, Recovery Day has been celebrated in communities through local rallies, walks, and other events. However, with everyone staying at home this year, the aim of today is to bring people together from all over the world who are in recovery from all addictions on the same day. Prominent buildings throughout Ireland, including Trinity College and the TU Dublin Grangegorman campus, will be lit up purple today to mark the occasion. USI Vice President for Welfare, Clare Austick said the day is a […]
