[…]has to make is simple – should Ireland be a better country for the next generation or will they be the first generation in Irish history to have a worse quality of life than their parents. If the answer is the former, we have an opportunity amid crisis to prioritise the most vulnerable at their time of need. Today, I challenge the government to combat the problem of youth unemployment and rebuild the smart economy from the ground up.” -ENDS- For more information, contact USI Media and Communications Executive, Ronan Costello, on 085-1164263 or email at […]
[…]“We know going to college is extremely expensive in Ireland, with us having the highest fees in the EU, and these costs have been left to rise and rise in recent years. It was a huge challenge before COVID and now it is a crisis for many students and families. The figures published today are completely untenable. We cannot expect students or families to find this kind of money for three of four years in a row. Many students have lost part-time and full-time jobs over the summer months and throughout the year because of the pandemic. Additional stress and […]
[…]convey its support for the direct action taken in LSE, following on from the recent occupation of the New University in Amsterdam and similar activities in Warwick, Birmingham, Sheffield and Oxford. It is resoundingly clear that students and staff in higher education right across the continent now have a central role to play in saving a public good and no less so here in […]
UCDSU, UCD LGBT and USI gathered earlier today outside the Department of an Taoiseach for a Rainbow Wedding ceremony. The ceremony was organised to send a message to the Taoiseach – that students of Ireland want marriage equality for LGBT people. Thanks to all who volunteered and attended, including representatives from TCDSU. Photos by Conor […]
[…]is composed of representatives from each member students’ union, apportioned according to the size of the student body in each union. Comhairle Náisiúnta / National Council Comhairle Náisiúnta is the executive body of the Union. It meets at least eight times annually and is representative of the leadership of each students’ union from all over Ireland, North and South. It meets at various locations all over Ireland. Executive Team The Executive Team (formerly Officer Board) is the committee of officers elected by the Congress to enact and realise the policies of the union. Where Congress fails to elect a member […]
