Today, USI welcomed polling results commissioned from RED C by Amnesty Ireland to determine public opinion on access to abortion ‘without restriction as to reason’, and on 5 other grounds covered by the Citizens’ Assembly ballot. USI President Michael Kerrigan noted, “USI has been leading the charge on access to reproductive rights since the 1980s. It’s clear that the public are becoming more, and more informed about the issue and are starting to come to their own conclusion: people must have a choice over their own bodies. “Public opinion is far more in line with the recommendations made by the […]
Event: Monday June 29, 11am Buswell’s Hotel, Oak Room The Union of Students in Ireland today (Monday, June 29th) launched its position paper on voter registration reform. Key recommendations include: Making online voter registration an option Voting rights for citizens abroad via Irish Embassies Using PPS numbers and removing the need for Gardaí to stamp forms Updating information on Checktheregister.ie Standardised and well-publicised information from Government on the process An investment in campaigns to promote voter registration to those about to reach the age of eligibility The exploration of moving to automatic voter registration USI directly registered nearly 28,000 students […]
[…]of Students in Ireland welcomes today’s announcement from the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn TD, regarding changes in the fees arrangements for migrant students living in Ireland. In future, non-EEA nationals who acquire EEA citizenship during their college course will no longer be required to pay full tuition fees. USI and the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) welcomes this policy change to allow third level students who have secured Irish citizenship to reverse their fee status. The change means migrant students who become Irish citizens during third level will no longer be forced to continue paying the high […]
Today, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) are launching the national student-led campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment from the Constitution at the annual student Congress in Galway. The campaign, Students For Choice, will be registering thousands of students to vote ahead of polling day on May 25th. Speaking at the launch, USI President Michael Kerrigan said, “We cannot make any change to our barbaric abortion laws without removing the Eighth Amendment. We will be on the right side of history, and we’re bringing hundreds of thousands of students along with us. We’re ramping up to register students to […]
