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Thousands of students left abandoned due to Government’s failure to tackle “worse than ever” student accommodation crisis
Students face deferring, dropping out, couch surfing or living in hostels Students’ Unions across Ireland are supporting thousands of students who cannot get a place to live for the new academic year, with the student accommodation crisis “worse than ever,” according...
Give Us Our Grad! Open letter to universities and colleges
Students' Unions across Ireland will this morning (Thursday) write to the heads of their universities and colleges calling for institutions to Give Us Our Grad! In partnership with the Union of Students in Ireland, SU Presidents are imploring institutions to be...
Government must invest in underfunded third level system to ease significant burden of costs on students
Updated figures published today by TU Dublin reiterate the need for urgent action to tackle the spiralling costs of going to college, according to the Union of Students in Ireland. Reducing accommodation costs and the €3,000 a year Student Contribution Charge must be...
Blood For All campaign to end donation ban on MSM backed by USI
USI is proud to back the Blood For All campaign, which is calling for for an end to the ban on men who have sex with men donating blood for a year after sex. This should be done to end the unfair discrimination. However, would also help to tackle the shortage of...
USI urges Minister for Health to back international students health insurance bill
USI has written to Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD with an an urgent appeal for him to support the Health Insurance (International Students) (Amendment) Bill 2021. Re: Urgent need to support the Health Insurance (International Students) (Amendment) Bill...
Union of Students in Ireland statement on Irish AIDS Day 2021
Today marks 40 years since the first AIDS case was diagnosed in Ireland in 1982. The Union of Students in Ireland renews its calls on Government to invest in the expansion of HIV testing services across Ireland. If we are serious about reversing HIV cases, we need to...
USI welcomes plan for holistic re-opening of third-level campuses
The Union of Students in Ireland welcomes the plan published today, which aims to re-open campuses and have most third-level activity back on site from the start of the new academic year. Along with getting students back into lectures and classrooms, that the plan...
#WhyResearchMatters
In cooperation with the Irish Research Council, the Union of Students in Ireland is delighted to once again run the #WhyResearchMatters competition. The value of research cannot be understated, it is through research that we continue to grow both as individuals and as...
USI welcomes cabinet decision to act on Student Accommodation Bill
The Union of Students in Ireland welcomes the decision by cabinet to act on the USI’s Student Accommodation Bill and stop landlords forcing students to pay numerous months’ rent in advance to secure accommodation. The move this morning (Wednesday) comes on the back of...
USI writes to Government on World Eating Disorders Day 2021
Below is a letter sent to Minister Simon Harris, Minister Stephen Donnelly and Minister Mary Butler by the Union of Students in Ireland today, World Eating Disorders Day (2 June, 2021) Dear Minister Simon Harris, Minister Stephen Donnelly and Minister Mary Butler, We...