Fight For Your Future Now Demonstrations
ACROSS the country students will unite tomorrow (Tuesday October 1st) to fight for their future. The nationwide “Fight for Your Future Now” demonstrations are taking place today against potential cuts to the maintenance grant in the upcoming October Budget 2014. The...
What is SERD?
SERD, the Student Elector Registration Database, is the voter registration and direct communication tool used by the Union of Students in Ireland. It encompasses a suite of cutting-edge technologies, some open-source and some proprietary, to gather information from...
Tallaght Show Thier Community Spirit
THE Square Shopping Centre in Tallaght will be abuzz today with members of the community engaging with local businesses, TDs, sports clubs and students to discuss the educational issues facing them in the coming months. Members of ITTSU (Institute of Tallaght Student...
Free Our Voice: USI Launch “No” Vote Campaign
Abolish the ‘Economic Management Council’, not the Seanad THROWING their weight behind the NO campaign in the upcoming Seanad referendum, students today [Wednesday 11th September] set out alternative proposals for meaningful political reform. The launch took place...
USI Launch Say Something
USI Launches Study on Students’ Experiences of Harassment, Stalking, Violence and Sexual Assault. The public launch of the “Say Something” research study findings of students’ experiences of harassment, stalking, violence and sexual assault, took place today, Tuesday,...
USI, ICTU & ISSU Collaborate to Tackle Youth Jobs Crisis
Three national student and trade union bodies today (5th September) issued a joint call for immediate government action to address the youth jobs crisis and have proposed the adoption of a new National Jobs Strategy for Young People to tackle the problem. Together,...
Hard Knock Life for the Youth of Ireland
Press Release Monday 26th August Event: Photo Stunt at Knock Airport Re: Emigration and Youth Guarantee Location: Knock Airport, County Mayo Hard Knock Life for the Youth of Ireland ACROSS the west of Ireland today, colleges are calling on the government to tackle the...
Action urged to ease Dublin Student Accommodation Crisis
PRESS RELEASE Monday August 26th The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) today joined with member Students’ Unions in Dublin to call for intervention and action, on the escalating student accommodation crisis facing students and their families in finding suitable...
Threat to ‘Slash’ Student Grants will be faced down
Students are ready and equipped to face down any attempt to cut the student maintenance grant in this year’s Budget. Responding to newspaper reports that Student Maintenance Grants are likely to be cut in October’s budget, USI President Joe O’Connor said “Let there be...
USI joins March for Marriage equality with LGBT Noise
The USI is committed to principles of Equality and Diversity, and this Sunday August 18th we will March for Marriage with LGBT Noise. Students want marriage equality for everyone. Here is a personal story from Amee Dunne, President of St Angela's Students' Union and...