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The results of the 2024/2025 USI Coiste Gnó elections have just been announced at USI Comhdháil in the Clayton Hotel, Sligo. The team for next year will be… President Chris Clifford (USI CG) Vice-President for Academic Affairs Bryan O’Mahony (USI CG) Vice-President for Welfare Niamh Doherty (MTUK SU) Vice-President for Campaigns Nathan Murphy (USI CG) Vice-President for Equality & Citizenship Aoife Hynes (USI CG) Vice-President for Postgraduate Affairs Sarah Fitzpatrick (DCU SU) Vice-President for the BMW Region Christopher Stewart (CMLOG) Vice-President for the Southern Region Niamh Kennedy (TUS SU) Vice-President for the Dublin Region Emma Monahan (DCU SU) Leas Uachtarán […]
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[…]are the nominations received as of the close of nominations at 16:00 on Monday 19th February 2024, typographical errors and omissions excepted. Barry Clohessy Returning […]
[…]Faoin bplean sin, bheadh ardú céimnithe ar chaiteachas iomlán a chaitear ar an nGaeilge chuig 0.4 faoin gcéad sa Buiséad. I mBuiséad 2024, níl ach 0.17 faoin gcéad á chaitheamh ar an nGaeilge. “Cé go bhfáiltímid roimh an maoiniú breise do TG4 agus Roinn na Gaeltachta, ní théann sé fada go leor. Tá géarchéim sa Ghaeilge ó thaobh chaomhnú na Gaeltachta agus an teanga féin agus is cosúil nach n-admhaíonn an Rialtas é sin. Má táimid chun a chreidiúint go bhfuil mianta ag an Rialtas seo maidir le todhchaí na teanga, caithfimid beart tapaidh a […]
Budget 2024 will go some way to supporting students with the high cost of going to college through the various one-off measures introduced today, according to the Union of Students in Ireland. USI welcomes the repeat of the reduction in the Student Contribution Charge by €1,000 and €1,500, the €750 tax relief for renters, the increases in the SUSI grant and the increase in the minimum wage. As Minister Harris said in his statement, the package will put some money back in students’ pockets, however, Budget 2024 had no measures that will have a medium or long-term impact on the […]
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[…]and officially announced a national student demonstration to take place this Wednesday, October 4 at 12 noon. USI says that while Government intends to hoard €65 billion in the ‘rainy day’ fund, it is raining now for third-level students who are suffering financial hardship or dropping out of college due to the lack of affordable student accommodation and other costs. Student representatives met with politicians at a Lobby Day in July to hammer home how bad things are for students now and what needs to be done support them. And last week, every TD and senator was sent a copy […]
[…]were invited to the event, which took place in Buswells Hotel on Tuesday, July 11 from 11am to 4pm. Students’ Union representatives from across Ireland joined the new USI Coiste Gno to talk to the attending politicians ahead of the Dáil summer recess. The aim of the Lobby Day was to ensure Oireachtas members were aware of the six key issues for students before decisions on Budget 2024 start to be made. Some 39 TDs and Senators attended the Lobby Day – a list of who attended, or sent a representative, is included at the bottom of this statement. The six […]
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[…]Chris Clifford has been elected President of the Union of Students in Ireland for 2023-2024. A Health and Leisure graduate hailing from Tralee, Chris was today elected by delegates representing students and Students’ Unions from across the island of Ireland at USI’s Comhdháil. Over 250 delegates are attending the four day congress in the Clayton Hotel, Sligo. After graduating from MTU Kerry, Chris was elected Education Officer in his Students’ Union and then went on to be elected SU President and re-elected to the position last year. Chris will take up the role with USI on July 1, along with […]
[…]performance than recently Some pages being at different locations, resulting in dead links or 404 Errors Context display anomalies (stuff not looking like it was designed to). Inside Baseball: The core of the site has been updated and the taxonomical framework has been revised. We’ve moved from the theme ‘Extra’ to the Divi framework and moved the site to a faster host. Under the bonnet we’re trying to optimise images and load times, generate caches of regularly accessed files and purge old non-display data which was probably very useful at some point but now is just slowing things down. The […]
[…]Ireland are encouraging students to vote yes in the Divorce Referendum taking place this Friday, 24th May, after a decision to support a ‘Yes’ vote at the most recent meeting of the USI National Council in Waterford. Currently, the laws on Divorce in Ireland state that a married couple must be living apart for at least 4 years before they can consider divorcing one another, it also states that divorces that take place outside of the state are not legally recognised in Ireland. Students recognise that these laws are outdated and in particular don’t take into account the number […]
[…]onto the market at €230+ per week. Notes: The Union of Students in Ireland represent over 374,000 students across the island of Ireland USI are members of the National Homeless & Housing Coalition On the night of the 2016 census, students made up over 8% of total homeless numbers (429 students) This amendment to the Residential Tenancies Bill will come into effect on July 1st Last summer increases were made up to: 18% (Galway, affecting NUIG students) 27% (Dublin, affecting DCU students). Students held protests regarding both increases, to which Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, after a summer cabinet meeting a year […]
[…]for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor announced a ring-fenced funding allocation of €400,000 for HEIs to deliver on recommendations from the Expert Group for Consent at Third Level, which included representatives of the Union of Students in Ireland, a process concluding after months of lobby efforts by USI. The launch was attended by Mrs. Sabina Higgins, HEA Interim CEO Paul O’Toole, and SU representatives from across the country. USI also announced today a partnership with USI and COSC Smart Consent in NUI Galway, which will see a full-time postdoc student overseeing the delivery of a national survey on experiences by […]
Four national youth organisations are advising the 460,000* young people eligible to vote in the upcoming abortion referendum to ‘check the register’ before the May 8th voter registration deadline. The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), youth website SpunOut.ie and LGBTI youth organisation BeLonGTo are all urging young people aged between 18 and 25 to ensure their voices are heard in the May 25th poll by making sure they are registered. Anyone not registered by the May 8th deadline will not be able to vote in the referendum. The youth groups are also […]
[…](TCDSU) after the announcement that Trinity students will be expected to pay a flat fee of €450 for supplement exams from 2019 onwards, following a decision of the College Board on February 28th. The union will show full support and solidarity with students in Trinity to oppose these fees with TCDSU. Michael Kerrigan, USI President, said, “This hike is a direct attack on students in an attempt to shake every last cent from their pockets. Students in Trinity College Dublin are struggling to pay soaring rents in cramped rooms, competing for already squeezed financial support, and paying the second highest […]
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) today released data showing 74% of students fear experiencing negative mental health in the future. USI is also raising concern over the shortage of staff in mental health services to cope with the increasing demand for support, in light of Fianna Fáil claiming the HSE has failed to spend any of an extra €15 million earmarked for boosting staff numbers. USI President Michael Kerrigan said, “Students are experiencing depression, anxiety, loneliness, substance misuse, and suicidal behaviour, and there is not enough support and staff to help them. It’s well known that almost 75% […]
[…]whose trial, as the sit out continued outside the Egyptian Embassy Dublin, was delayed for the 24th time. We will continue actions on this and will update members as we progress The Vice President for Academic Affairs met with the NStEP project partners to plan for the organisation of future NStEP trainings, including the selection of trainers The Vice President for Welfare attended his last HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy meeting where he gave an evaluation for USIs work on sexual health. From the meeting their was active commitment to support USIs goals and further collaboration on projects in first […]
[…]further information. IT Sligo SU – Tuesday 28th February @ 7pm in Room A0004. Contact president@itssu.ie for further information. Maynooth SU – Thursday 2nd March @ 6pm in John Hume Boardroom. Contact: president@nuimsu.ie for further information. Trinity College Dublin SU – Tuesday 7th March @ 7pm in Stanley Quek Theatre, Trinity Biomedical Institute. Contact: president@tcdsu.org for further information. IADTSU – Tuesday 7th March @5pm in Room TBC. Contact: presidentiadt@gmail.com for further information. Waterford Institute of Technology SU – Tuesday 14th March in the Auditorium on the WIT Cork Road Campus. Time TBC. Contact: supresident@witsu.ie for further information. University College Cork SU- 15th March @ time and room allocation TBC. Contact: president@uccsu.ie for further information. GMIT […]
[…]in Northern Ireland ahead of the Assembly Elections on March 2nd and demanded candidates come #Out4Love. The Vice President for Equality and Citizenship attended an Association for Higher Education Access and Disability (AHEAD) board meeting to discuss students with disabilities USI pledged support to campaign on the issue of increasing car insurance. USI made a submission to the Low Pay Commission on the National Minimum Wage recommending a Living Wage and change to ‘If and When’ contracts. The Vice President for Equality and Citizenship attended an European Network Against Racism (ENAR) Ireland meeting regarding racism on campuses. The Vice President for Equality […]
