Latest polls show 40% of young people undecided Youth groups urge 1/2 million 18-25 year olds to vote Call on candidates to engage with young voters A coalition of youth groups including the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and SpunOut.ie today (20.05.14) called on young people to make sure they use their vote in the upcoming local, European and by-elections. “Up to 458,000 young people aged 18-25 have the right to vote in these elections. Significant numbers of these are floating voters, with the latest polls indicating that up to 40% of […]
General: USI are finalists for 3 awards at the Social Media Awards Ireland for: Best Non-Profit/Organisation Twitter account, Best Business Twitter Campaign and Zero Budget Social Media Campaign. See the full list of finalists here. Policy and Campaigns: The Vice President for Academic Affairs met with the Higher Education Authority as part of an early-stage consultation into the HEA’s new strategic plan to 2021 This week, consultations were held regionally in NUIG (Galway Region), Waterford (Edmund Rice Resource Centre) and Dundalk (at the Dundalk Outcomers Centre). If you would like to particpate in the final youth consultation tomorrow (Saturday 20th) in Cork, […]
Students Appeal to People of Ireland – Mind Your Head this Christmas Athlone I.T. Co Westmeath: The Union of Students in Ireland has teamed up with brain injury specialists Acquired Brain Injury Ireland to launch their education and prevention ‘Mind Your Head’ Christmas Campaign. Acquired Brain Injury Ireland and the USI are appealing to people to take precaution this year and reduce the number of brain injuries being suffered throughout the Christmas period. Approximately 13,000 people acquire a head injury in Ireland each year, drastically changing their life thereafter. With an increase in unprovoked assaults, alcohol related falls and road traffic […]
The Union of Students of Ireland (USI) has today (Wednesday) launched a new campaign that highlights the mental health impact of harmful drinking on young people. The USI’s new resource on alcohol and mental health, mentaldrinking.ie, contains easy-to-understand information on the risks that alcohol consumption, particularly binge drinking, pose to young people, and the impact this can have on their mental health and wellbeing. As part of its campaign, the USI is also encouraging third level students to lead by example and pass on the truth about harmful drinking and the many problems it causes to the next generation, particularly […]
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