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This is an example page. It’s different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I’m a bike messenger by day, aspiring actor by night, and this is my blog. I live in Los Angeles, have a great dog named Jack, and I like piña coladas. (And gettin’ caught in the rain.) …or something like this: The XYZ Doohickey Company was founded in 1971, […]
This is an example page. It’s different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I’m a bike messenger by day, aspiring actor by night, and this is my blog. I live in Los Angeles, have a great dog named Jack, and I like piña coladas. (And gettin’ caught in the rain.) …or something like this: The XYZ Doohickey Company was founded in 1971, […]
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USI believes in promoting the work of the creative industries and always seeks to avoid misusing unlicenced copyrighted materials. if you believe we have in error used your content inappropriately please first contact manager@usi.ie. USI attributes according to the licence under which materials, content and graphics are provided. When originating materials we licence the majority of our materials from FreePik.com. Where other materials are here they are attributed on the page or where this is not possible, here. Don’t steal copyrighted materials – support creatives and creative industries. Keep In touch animation (blue icons) used on front page: https://lottiefiles.com/creatopotato […]
USI end partnership with drinkaware.ie Newstalk Breakfast 26/11/13 USI Launch Student Mental Health Campaign with the help of Alan Quinlan 11/11/13 #OMGsti: Gonorrhoea is Trending Spin103.8 […]
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The Vice President for the Irish Language will maintain this page. It’s in the roadmap for the last week in […]
USI Congress 2017 will take place at the Treacy’s West County Hotel, Ennis, Co. Clare from 27-30 March 2017. Are you attending? We’re expecting around 250 student delegates to discuss the issues of the day and set the policies of the national student movement. I’m attending Congress Delegates coming to Congress should check out our info page: I want my issues to be discussed You have a motion to submit to USI Congress? That’s good. Find out how to make it happen, here: It’s confirmed that I’m taking part To see what we’ll be debating at Congress and see where we […]
Letterkenny Institute of Technology Student Union, in conjunction with Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce and Letterkenny Institute of Technology, will officially launch the Business Employment Scheme for Students (BESS) on campus at Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT), on Monday 21 September, 2015. The BESS initiative, a brain child of the Student Union President, Dylan McGowan, has been developed to enable students and businesses engage with each other, for the purpose of providing part-time or temporary jobs for students. This pilot programme hopes to assist local businesses, by providing the local business network with access to LYIT students, who may be seeking […]
Role of USI in the Implementation of the Strategy “Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It’s about making life more fair for women everywhere. It’s not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It’s about baking a new pie.” – Gloria Steinem USI very much welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the National Women’s Strategy from 2017. We work with and on behalf of thousands of women every day, and see the impacts, both immediate and long term, on them as they progress through education and graduate […]
More Talk, More Action Today the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) are delighted to launch it’s Mental Health Strategy 2014-2017 which passed unanimously at USI Congress 2014. Click http://bit.ly/1qOSZkE to read our strategy. A big thank you to our member Students’ Unions who aided in its development and we also extend our gratitude to Headstrong – The National Centre for Youth Mental Health, See Change, 3TS – Turn The Tide of Suicide and Student Sport Ireland for their valuable input. Denise McCarthy, USI Deputy President/VP for Welfare 2013/14 said: “It is with great pleasure and hope that I present the USI Mental Health Strategy 2014-2017 ‘More Talk, More Action’. […]
President of USI, Lorna Fitzpatrick and President of the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union, Reuban Murray, have this afternoon (Friday, October 2) sent a joint letter to Ministers Norma Foley TD and Simon Harris TD requesting an urgent meeting to discuss emergencies arising from the errors in Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades. See the full letter below Letter from USI and ISSU to […]
If you have not already registered with Deal Effect, it’s time to register your Students’ Union with the service in order to ensure that revenue from sales are correctly channelled directly to your SU. What is a trickle now could turn into a revenue stream in the future – and your members will directly benefit from good deals. Why? The Video below will explain (refresh page if not displaying correctly). Registration Process 1. Log on to http://www.dealeffect.ie/charities/new and complete the form (as shown below). If your SU does not have a Facebook or Twitter page, leave blank. (although we recommend […]
#Youthvote14 The Union of Students in Ireland (USI), SpunOut.ie and the National Youth Council of Ireland invite you to our joint Regional European Parliament Election Hustings. These events are part of an overall campaign to highlight youth issues and to promote the participation of young people in the European elections. This will be an excellent opportunity for young voters to voice their concerns to EP candidates in their Regions and to hear how they intend to address youth issues such as employment, higher education, mental health services amongst others issues if elected. The North West European Parliament Election Hustings began last month in NUI Galway. You can […]
We’ve chosen a new design for the USI website to harness the content production skills of our officers and the communication needs of SUs and journalists. At first glance, the site can look a bit busy – this reflects multiple policy briefs and campaigns from across the organisation. For now, we’re working on our page designs to make sure we include the best content for our static material – as the new design beds in we’ll make refinements to the site and help the new functions simmer down. It’ll settle down soon in the new year. In the new year, […]
We’ve chosen a new design for the USI website to harness the content production skills of our officers and the communication needs of SUs and journalists. At first glance, the site can look a bit busy – this reflects multiple policy briefs and campaigns from across the organisation. For now, we’re working on our page designs to make sure we include the best content for our static material – as the new design beds in we’ll make refinements to the site and help the new functions simmer down. It’ll settle down soon in the new year. In the new year, […]
All candidates may submit a 500 word candidate’s statement for inclusion in the main Congress Document. All candidates may also submit a photo to be printed alongside their statement. The statement and photo should be sent via email to: manager@usi.ie by 12 midday on Tuesday 18 March. Any not submitted by this time will not be included in the document, with no exceptions. All other live notices are available on the main Elections […]
USI will be covering the 2014 Budget via liveblog right here. This should refresh automatically – there is no need to refresh the […]
USI represents and reaches more than 200,000 students in Ireland. Our events are widely publicised and our publications reach tens of thousands of students every year. Sponsoring USI publications, events and our work can offer your company a competitive edge in engaging with students. In return for the sponsorship cost, your contribution will be properly recognised by USI and your brand and name will be properly associated with the event or activity. We currently offer sponsorship opportunities in the following areas: The USI year planner An A2 calendar and welcome guide for new students. The introduction to USI. Space for adverts […]
The launch of the USI Rent Book is featured in the national newspapers today. Coverage of the launch, including a large photo were published in both the The Irish Times and The Irish Independent. Thanks to all in IADT Students’ Union for their help with hosting the launch. Here’s the book. Paper copies are available from all USI member students’ unions in the Republic of Ireland [issuu width=550 height=374 embedBackground=%23000000 titleBarEnabled=true backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=120820110850-9400444116084baab18b794a25b30a3a name=rentbook2012 username=theusi tag=accommodation unit=px […]
The Sexual Experiences Survey is below. Data collected goes directly to the researchers and is not gathered or retained by USI. If you’re using the site on mobile or your browser isn’t showing the survey correctly, you can go directly to the survey page […]
Latest polls show 40% of young people undecided Youth groups urge 1/2 million 18-25 year olds to vote Call on candidates to engage with young voters A coalition of youth groups including the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and SpunOut.ie today (20.05.14) called on young people to make sure they use their vote in the upcoming local, European and by-elections. “Up to 458,000 young people aged 18-25 have the right to vote in these elections. Significant numbers of these are floating voters, with the latest polls indicating that up to 40% of […]
This page lists the current officers and staff complement of USI. Updated: 10/01/2022 Officers President USI President: Clare Austick NUS-USI President: Ellen Fearon Vice Presidents Academic Affairs: Megan O’Connor Welfare: Somhairle Brennan Equality and Citizenship: Bukky Adebowale Campaigns: Beth O’Reilly Postgraduate Affairs: Jenna Barry Border, Midlands and Western Region: Victor O’Loughlin Dublin Region: Caoimhe O’Carroll Southern Region: John Fortune Staff General Manager: Ben Archibald Administrator: Denise Glover Public Relations and Communications: Martina Genockey Mental Health Programme Manager: Sarah Hughes National Student Engagement Programme Manager: Oisín Hassan National Student Engagement Programme Training Co-Ordinator: Dr Jeffrey […]
On this page you can sign up to the USI Student Voters Email and enter a prize draw for a €250 Ticketmaster Voucher. Terms and […]
On the day USI waves goodbye to its home in Crumlin, we present this new website, which we’re calling 5.01 beta. We hope you like it better than the last one. Our new physical address is: USI Ceann Áras na Mac Léinn Portview House York Road Dublin 4 The roadmap for the site This site is firmly in Beta testing mode – There are whole sections not yet implemented and some surprises coming, but we’re now testing real-life use of the site. In the coming weeks, you’ll see: Direct student consultation A section for each member organisation (MO) Dedicated section for […]
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Our friends at Vodafone are offering tickets to this Thursday’s sold-out Strypes gig at Dublin’s Academy. The Strypes provide the music to their new ad spot. If you’d like the chance to win the tickets, just go to our Facebook page, watch the video and tell us on FB where they met that girl. We really can’t make it simpler than that. Terms and Conditions If you don’t like the Terms and Conditions below, please don’t enter the competition. We like good deals for students and we want to make students aware of them. The companies we run competitions for aren’t […]
USI Submission to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Download the full submisison here: USI Submission to the Oireacthas Committee on Housing and Homelessness 11:5:2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Student purpose-built accommodation as a housing issue was predicted in 2007 by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) which paved the way for a detailed report titled Students in the Private Rental Sector: What Are The Issues? Since this report was published in 2009, there have been no long-term solutions put in place to deter the current crisis, or prevent the crisis from worsening. The Irish economy has shown signs of recovery with […]
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A CHAIRDE, Please download a PDF of the USI Student General Election Manifesto 2016. While our student manifesto is focused on education issues we have outlined a broad range of areas we feel should be addressed by the next Government. The 32nd Dáil has the opportunity to introduce real and lasting change for all our citizens. 100 years on from 1916 we can build an Ireland our children and our parents will be proud of. An Ireland where workers are paid the living wage, where there is a right to full bodily autonomy and where every person is treated with the […]
USI has teamed up with Meteor to offer tickets to the Meteor Choice Music Prize live event at Dublin’s Vicar Street on 7 March 2013. Why? USI is proud to announce the new student deals now being offered by Meteor to students in Ireland – and to celebrate our new relationship with Meteor, they’ve given us a host of prizes exclusively for USI members. This week, we have tickets to the gig of the year, and next week we’ll be giving away an iPhone 5. The Meteor Choice Music Prize live event at Vicar Street, Dublin on Thursday, March 7 will feature 9 of the […]
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The deadline for submission of USI Election Nominations has been set by the Elections Subcommittee. Nominations will close at 5.00pm Dublin Time on February 22, 2022. The below documents lay out the positions available and the process for seeking nomination and election. Below that are the role descriptions for each position. The President: Responsible for overall work of the organisation and delegating work and areas of policy to other members of the Executive Team. Chief spokesperson for the organisation Manages the human resources of the Union Responsible for drafting annual budget in consultation with Finance Committee Reporting work of the […]
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 to the Union of Students in Ireland. Many Students’ Unions are reporting to USI that they are working with hundreds of students who feel they have nowhere left to go in their search for accommodation this year. USI and students across Ireland are outraged at the Government’s inability to tackle the housing crisis, which is having a huge impact […]
College is full of fun and new exciting experiences but with all this excitement comes anxiety too. Moving to college can be stressful especially if you’re moving away from home for the first time but just remember you are not on your own and there are many support services in the college that you will be attending. It is a great idea to connect with the Students’ Union in your college; Every registered student is automatically a member of the Students’ Union, whose job it is to protect students’ rights and promote your interests. So get to know your elected […]
On January 17, 2019 – Margrethe Vestager, together with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition will host an international conference titled Shaping Competition Policy in the Era of Digitisation in Brussels. The aim is to discuss and identify ways to address the implications of the digital change on competition policy. The conference will be webstreamed in English, French and German, students would find it most beneficial to follow the following discussions on four issues: Competition, Data and Artificial Intelligence; Digital Platforms’ Market Power; Competing with data – a business perspective; Preserving Digital Innovation. We encourage students throughout Europe and beyond […]
Why Research Matters is a postgraduate video competition run by the Union of Students in Ireland and sponsored by the Irish Research Council. The goal is to put the creative minds of the island’s postgraduate research community to work to produce a short video presentation about your research, and why it matters. While we all remain at home it can be difficult to maintain the same level of continuity with our work, so why not remind yourselves and the country about the value of what you do and how it may someday advance knowledge and change lives? This call opens […]
IDEA is offering a fantastic opportunity for young Irish people to become part of a Europe-wide Global Advocates Network. We have just opened our call for applications to join this network. APPLY NOW! The Young Global Advocates Network is part of a three-year EC-funded programme run by IDEA, the Irish Development Education Association. The programme is called “Challenging the Crisis”. It aims to empower young people from the most indebted countries in Europe (Ireland, Greece, Italy, Spain, Slovenia and Portugal) to become active, to work together to identify and overcome the issues that are affecting them as a result of the economic crisis. As part of the programme, […]
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The Union of Students in Ireland has criticised the new proposed loan scheme for students. It said it is unreasonable and will deter students from applying to college. Irish college fees are already the second highest in Europe. College graduates could face loan repayments in the region of €25 a week over a 15-year period under major reforms to third-level funding proposed in a Government-commissioned report. Kevin Donoghue, USI president A draft report recommends the introduction of a new income-contingent loan system for graduates, increased maintenance grants for students from low income families and a greater contribution from both […]
On May 22nd, millions of Irish citizens will need to travel from their homes to local polling stations – but many people are registered far away from their work or study places. VoterMotor aims to match up voters with the best option for them to travel and vote. Offer Love a Lift We’ve partnered with the excellent GetThere.ie website – so if you’re heading home to vote, why not register your journey and bring someone else with you for the journey? Offer a lift here. Get there with GetThere.ie! Public Transport Irish Rail’s booking system means cheaper prices the earlier you […]
GAA gloves launched to promote LGBT+ rights Member unions of NUS-USI are launching an initiative called Share the gLove to promote LGBT+ rights by creating rainbow GAA gloves. The glove displays part of the rainbow flag, adopted by the LGBT+ community. Research shows that depression affects LGBT people at higher rates than the heterosexual population, and it is hoped that this initiative could help improve wellbeing too. All profits from the sale of the gloves will go to two charities. 50% of the profit will go to Aware NI and the other 50% will go to the Rainbow Project. Ruairí […]
USI has been encouraging students to lobby elected representatives on the issues affecting student nurses and midwives. This video and the top tips below give some advice on how best to lobby an elected representative: Make the subject line relevant – In the email subject, use a phrase like ‘Local Constituent Issue’ or ‘Local Constituent Query’ to make it clear that the email is relevant to them as your local constituency representative. Address them as appropriate – If speaking to a TD, you would address them as ‘Deputy X’. If they are a member of the Seanad, they would be addressed as […]
ProYouth offers online, anonymous supports to those 3rd and 4th level students struggling with eating and body issues. Screening tests to identify your personal risk of developing an eating disorder. These tests can be repeated weekly, to allow you to track your progress over time. Join ProYouth to self test yourself. The website has articles and a blog with information and inspiration to cope with issues relating to self-esteem, mental and physical health, body dissatisfaction, and media influences on eating and body issues. There is message boards with a variety of topics relevant to eating and body issues, where students and […]
Students call for urgent awareness and education around self harm UNION OF STUDENTS IN IRELAND (USI)·FRIDAY, 1 MARCH 2019 Friday March 1st is Self-Harm and Injury Awareness Day. Reacting to the statistics released by the National Suicide Research foundation, which indicated that there has been a 21% increase in the number of self-harm cases among 10 to 24-year-olds between 2007 and 2017, USI have teamed up with Pieta House, Preventing Suicide and Self Harm to help break the stigma and shame surrounding self-harm, and spread the word about supports available if a student or their friend is going through a […]
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Union of Students in Ireland: Development of App & Development of Interactive Map USI Seeks Developers for two projects under their mental health project. Applicants may apply for one or both of the projects. Please indicate clearly what you are applying for. Please see descriptors of both below. The projects are (1) Development of App (2) Development of Interactive Map Introduction USI is the sole national representative body for the 374,000 students in third level education on the Island of Ireland encompassing 30 colleges. USI works to improve and protect the lives of students every day on academic and social issues […]
Union of Students in Ireland: Communications Executive The Union of Students in Ireland now wishes to recruit a Communications Executive with responsibility for general communications to multiple publics, with a special responsibility for communication to elected representatives, political parties and their staffs. The successful candidate will have experience in communicating to a wide range of publics on social and political issues, with a proven record in writing for printed and online publications, press relations and monitoring of outcomes from communications. The successful candidate will have an excellent standard of written and spoken English. The candidate will report to the General […]
A new Queer Dictionary for the Irish language was launched today in DCU as part of a collaboration between the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), BelonG To Youth Services, and the Transgender Equality Network of Ireland (TENI) with the support of the Joe McHugh, Minister for Gaeilge, An Gaeltacht and the Islands. The Queer Dictionary, translated as ‘An Foclóir Aiteach’ in Irish, is the first of its kind in Ireland with over 100 words and terms translated. Speaking about the launch, USI President Michael Kerrigan, said, “We are delighted to launch ‘An Foclóir Aiteach’ with BelonG To Youth Services […]
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The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) launched the 2016 Finance and Accommodation guide in Maynooth Students’ Union on Tuesday the 30th August in preparation for students coming to college. The guide details the rights and obligations students have while renting in accommodation and includes tips and advice for students who may be renting for the first time. It also informs students on the new tenancies regulations set by the Residential Tenancy Act 2015. The guide has a rent book and inventory checklist included, so students can record any damages or missing utensils […]
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Will you support fully publicly funded third level education in Ireland Will you reject any move towards a student loan scheme system in Ireland; Will you raise this as a motion in your council (unless this has already been moved and passed previously); Will you seek to shape your party policy to ensure commitment to publicly funded education; Will you support grant adjacency rate reform, along with increased investment in SUSI to ensure greater support to access to third level education; Will you support the provision of purpose built student accommodation if your area is near a third level institution; […]
Will you support fully publicly funded third level education in Ireland Will you reject any move towards a student loan scheme system in Ireland; Will you raise this as a motion in your council (unless this has already been moved and passed previously); Will you seek to shape your party policy to ensure commitment to publicly funded education; Will you support grant adjacency rate reform, along with increased investment in SUSI to ensure greater support to access to third level education; Will you support the provision of purpose built student accommodation if your area is near a third level institution; […]
The Union of Students in Ireland is now recruiting two staff to join its Dublin-based operation. Applying Candidates should apply by forwarding a CV and a letter stating the title of the role applied for and outlining your suitability for the role (with adherence to the tasks and criteria) to arrive by 1pm on Friday 2nd June 2017, to: The Recruitment Officer The Union of Students in Ireland Portview House Thorncastle Street Ringsend Dublin 4 Or by email to info@usi.ie. The subject line should state your name and the reference code for the job. The Roles are: Public Relations Executive […]
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