[…]recovery for all those injured in the accident. As families and friends mourn their loved ones today and in the days to come, the supporting and caring role of the whole student community, and the services of the Students’ Unions and colleges will come into their own and prove invaluable. There isn’t a worse way to start the new year in college – but in times of such sorrow, the support of the college community is acutely needed by the people affected. Ar dheis Dé go raibh […]
The launch of the USI Rent Book is featured in the national newspapers today. Coverage of the launch, including a large photo were published in both the The Irish Times and The Irish Independent. Thanks to all in IADT Students’ Union for their help with hosting the launch. Here’s the book. Paper copies are available from all USI member students’ unions in the Republic of Ireland [issuu width=550 height=374 embedBackground=%23000000 titleBarEnabled=true backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=120820110850-9400444116084baab18b794a25b30a3a name=rentbook2012 username=theusi tag=accommodation unit=px […]
Today Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education joined the Union of Students in Ireland. Coláiste Dhúlaigh is a post-Leaving Certificate college in Dublin, and has campuses in Coolock, Raheny, Kilbarrack, and Malahide. It boasts 30 full-time courses and a large part-time provision of day and evening courses. “We are delighted to have Coláiste Dhúlaigh onboard as an affiliated college of USI,” Kevin Donoghue, President of the Union of Students in Ireland, said, “USI represents post-secondary, and not just third-level, students. We are hopeful Coláiste Dhúlaigh will be one of many. We are the student movement and a movements’ strength comes […]
[…]building of support networks for people who were coming out or needed support of any kind. We have today opened an online book of condolences for those who cannot attend services for Dave in Cork, please feel free to add your thoughts. Sign the online book of condolences by clicking […]
Press Release The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) today welcomed the outcome of yesterday’s referendum on the abolishment of Seanad Eireann, and called on the Government to act immediately on ‘the people’s appetite for real reform’. The USI have campaigned for a ‘No’ vote over the past number of weeks, producing proposals for reform of the entire political system in the ‘Free Our Voice- Politics for the People’ policy document. Voter registration campaigns have taken place across the country over the past number of weeks, with USI utilising its new SERD (Student Elector Registration Database) technology for the first […]
