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Tuairisc ar Mhúineadh na Gaeilge / Teaching of Irish report
Two thirds of students think Irish should remain a compulsory subject up to Leaving Certificate level, but most students think more emphasis needs to be placed on speaking the language, according to research published on Wednesday (March 10) by the Union of Students...
Union of Students in Ireland statement
The Union of Students in Ireland joins with the vast majority of students in Ireland, including most in Limerick, in expressing distress at the scenes posted on social media last night. USI has heard from many students today who are disappointed and upset by the...
Union of Students in Ireland statement on Limerick
The Union of Students in Ireland joins with the vast majority of students in Ireland, including most in Limerick, in expressing distress at the scenes posted on social media last night. USI has heard from many students today who are disappointed and upset by the...
USI and Dáil opposition Bill to protect student renters launched
A Bill to protect student renters for the remainder of the COVID-19 pandemic will be tabled in the Dáil today (Thursday) on the back of a campaign led by the Union of Students in Ireland. Sinn Fein will table the Bill, which will be signed by 56 opposition TDs,...
Action needed on Gaeltacht fees for Hibernia students
Government must step in and work to reduce the cost of Gaeltacht placement for student teachers in private colleges, according to the Union of Students in Ireland. No student should be charged an extra fee to complete a mandatory and integral part of their college...
USI backs Labour Party bill to regulate gambling advertising and calls for action from Government
Union of Students in Ireland statement 17.02.21 The Union of Students in Ireland supports the bill launched today which seeks to ban gambling advertising, and the union is calling on the Government to act on its Programme for Government commitments in relation to...
Statement on social care student placements
Today, USI and Students’ Unions who represent Social Care students have collectively written to CORU, the Ministers for Further and Higher Education; Health; and Social Protection, Quality and Qualifications Ireland and the Higher Education Institutions urging them to...
Call for Submissions – Student and Learner Wellbeing and Engagement Working Group
The Student and Learner Wellbeing and Engagement Working Group that reports to the Tertiary Education Sector Steering group chaired by the Department of Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science is requesting submissions from parties interested...
USI Elections 2021
The nominations processes for USI officerships have opened on the USI Congress 2021 Website. Elections will take place on 7 April 2021 during the USI Congress, which will be online. Online voting will take place for these elections. All information for prospective...
USI statement on postgraduate stipends increase
Today’s announcement of extra Government funding to increase the postgraduate stipends of Irish Research Council researchers is welcomed by the Union of Students in Ireland as one of the steps needed to address the unacceptable precarious working conditions of...