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USI publishes student priorities for new Government & COVID-19 research report
[…]to students. These are based on our policies which are set by USI members from across the island at Congress each year. “Also, earlier this year we undertook some research in the form of a survey and focus groups where we discussed different issues that were affecting students as a result of COVID19. The aim of this document is to inform decision-makers around the issues that affecting students when they’re planning for the next academic year.” You can download the two documents below… Student Priorities for the Next Government Final Report on USI COVID-19 […]
Alcohol advice for students during COVID-19
[…]might not work for you. Check out USI/STAND calendar for alternative events without alcohol (https://www.10000students.ie/calendar) There may be certain times you associate with drinking e.g late at night or at the weekend. Think how you will get through these moments before they happen and find more advice here. Avoid using alcohol to cope with stressful feelings. Using alcohol to help with emotions could quickly become a pattern and a norm that you rely on to support yourself. Alcohol can have risky interactions with illegal drugs and some prescription medication. Learn more here. If you choose to drink, avoid doing this […]
Postgraduate student tips on studying during the COVID-19 crisis
Advice from the Union of Students in Ireland to postgraduate students for studying and staying connected during the COVID-19 […]
International students must be considered in COVID-19 measures
[…]are also concerned about the reports we have received from international students who left their accommodation to return home and have been unable to retrieve their belongings. We believe their accommodation providers should put a plan in place to ensure students can receive their possessions without facing additional costs to have their luggage stored or other such situations we are seeing.” Concerns are also being expressed about the fact that less than a quarter of respondents reported having their own room in their accommodation, with more than 40 percent saying they share a room with three or more people. ICOS […]
Urgent clarity needed on position of student nurses and midwives dealing with COVID-19
[…]immediately.” Regular updates for student nurses and midwives can be found at https://www.inmo.ie/COVIDStudent General updates for students can be found […]
Counselling supports for students during COVID-19
[…]with a message about mental health and the counselling supports available to you during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need someone to talk […]
All students must be treated equally in relation to €250 COVID payment
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Cork City #LE2019 Candidates signed up to Student Manifesto
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Urgent action required for student renters as COVID-19 measures step-up
[…]calling for Government to protect students who had to make decisions on whether to rent accommodation near their colleges, having been left all summer with no clarity on what the new academic year would look like and how much time they would be spending on campus. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said: “Student safety is our first priority and we will always support and promote the public health advice. If the reports in relation to the Dublin measures are correct, and face-to-face learning is delayed, Government must act immediately to protect and support student renters. We cannot see a repeat of […]
Urgent action required for student renters as COVID-19 measures step-up
[…]calling for Government to protect students who had to make decisions on whether to rent accommodation near their colleges, having been left all summer with no clarity on what the new academic year would look like and how much time they would be spending on campus. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said: “Student safety is our first priority and we will always support and promote the public health advice. If the reports in relation to the Dublin measures are correct, and face-to-face learning is delayed, Government must act immediately to protect and support student renters. We cannot see a repeat of […]
USI Condemns Dublin City Councillor’s Vote Preventing Student Accommodation Planning During Crisis
[…]have a great potential for regeneration, civic activities and engagement.’ The Union noted that with the integrated national approach to student accommodation reflected in regional policies, both Councils and An Bord Pleanála have been equipped with tools to ensure balanced development of the communities and take a strategic approach to spatial distribution and concentration of particular social groups, particularly students, who are particularly vulnerable group facing the housing crisis. The National Student Accommodation Strategy published in July identifies the importance of providing dedicated and additional student accommodation to avoid putting additional pressures on the private rental sector, particularly in and […]
Dublin City #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto
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Galway City Central #LE2019 Candidates Signed up to the Student Manifesto
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USI supports calls for reopening of Gay Mens’ Health Service
[…]Dublin Students’ Union and supported by the Vice President for Equality and Citizenship, will mandate the USI Executive Team to lobby for the reopening of the GMHS clinic and other sexual healthcare facilities. Deputy President TU Dublin (Blanchardstown Campus) Students’ Union, Luke Daly said: “It is devastating to see that these lifesaving services have been left unsupported. Our rates of HIV diagnoses are still well above European averages. COVID-19 is not the first large-scale health issue we’ve seen in this lifetime, it is just the most publicised. The LGBTQI+ community faced the HIV and AIDS epidemic back in the 80s and […]
Dismay at household charge grant link
[…]of Students in Ireland, John Logue, said: USI has contacted every County/City Council in relation to the withholding of Maintenance Grants without payment of Household Charge. Below are a list of each Council and their response. Please comment below if you have received a letter from a County/City Council in relation to this and please specify which local authority. Carlow County Council – No Cavan County Council – No Clare County Council – Yes, decisions made by themselves Cork County Council – No Donegal County Council – No response Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council – No plans to do this. Fingal […]
Galway woman elected new President of the Union of Students in Ireland at Congress
[…]more. “Apart from myself and NUS-USI President, Ellen Fearon, there will be a whole new team and that will give us a good opportunity to reflect on where we are and to make new, exciting plans for the future. This is still a time of huge challenge for students, and for Irish society in general, and we will be there fighting to ensure the best outcome possible is achieved for students over the year to come.” The full USI Executive team for 2021-2022, as elected today, will be: President Clare Austick (USI Welfare Vice President, formerly NUI Galway SU) Vice-President […]
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USI and Dáil opposition Bill to protect student renters launched
[…]Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Act 2021 would force accommodation providers to return prepaid rents to students who cannot live in the accommodation due to public health restrictions or other COVID-19 related reasons. The Bill would also enable students to terminate contracts on accommodation they no longer need because of COVID-19 and would provide students with access to redress for rent they are having trouble getting repaid. USI is calling on Government, and all other TDs in the Dáil to support the Bill, bring it to committee stage and act on it immediately. USI Vice President for Campaigns, […]
USI to hold three student protests over three days this month as student anger at Government inaction soars
[…]through a four-year degree now costs students and their families over €50,000 on average. And with Government showing no signs of reducing the Student Contribution Charge or addressing the student accommodation crisis, USI is launching the Cost of College campaign. The overall Cost of College campaign will involve two sub-campaigns; the No Keys, No Degrees campaign which was launched in September as a result of the dire student accommodation crisis and a F*ck the Fees campaign, which aims to show the level of anger students feel towards the €3,000 Student Contribution Charge. The first big actions of the campaign will […]
Government urged to support USI student accommodation bill in Dáil debate
[…]which will be debated in Dáil Eireann on Wednesday (April 28), by the Union of Students in Ireland and Students’ Unions all over Ireland. The USI’s Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Act 2021 was tabled in late February by Sinn Fein and signed by 56 opposition TDS. The bill already has the support of all TDs from Sinn Fein, the Labour Party, the Social Democrats, Solidarity-People Before Profit and the Independent Group and would grant students much-needed protections. Now USI is calling on Government TDs to back the bill and support the students in their constituencies and across the […]
USI President welcomes return of DCU after 13 year absence
[…](USI) after an absence of 13 years from the national union. After two days of voting online and at designated polling stations: Total Votes: 1451 Total Yes: 726 Total No: 725. This is possibly the tightest result ever. The result of the referendum will see close to 11,500 members of DCU Students’ Union engage with the national union in campaigns relating to graduate jobs, third level funding, marriage equality and mental health awareness, amongst numerous other campaigns. DCUSU will now have a voice in national student affairs, the HEA (Higher Education Authority), the QQI & SUSI grants organisation and access […]
Students set to be badly hit by Pandemic Unemployment Payment cuts
[…]were working part-time before the COVID-19 crisis hit, according to the Union of Students in Ireland. With college terms finished, most students would now be working full-time hours in order to save as much money as possible for the next academic year as well as survive on a day-to-day basis over the summer. However, due to the on-going public health restrictions large numbers of students have been temporarily or permanently laid-off from jobs and have little possibility of finding other work. The USI is making urgent calls for Government to take into account the hours students will miss out on […]
Increased funding to support student wellbeing and mental health welcomed
[…]by the Union of Students in Ireland. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris had previously announced that €3 million would be provided for student mental health services, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, for higher education institutions currently planning to re-open for the new academic year. The USI had sought clarity on whether this was in addition to the €2 million announced for 2020 by previous Minister, Mary Mitchell O’Connor. Minister Harris has confirmed the full package is €5 million, with an extra €3 million being allocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Welcoming the […]
Increased funding to support student wellbeing and mental health welcomed
[…]by the Union of Students in Ireland. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris had previously announced that €3 million would be provided for student mental health services, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, for higher education institutions currently planning to re-open for the new academic year. The USI had sought clarity on whether this was in addition to the €2 million announced for 2020 by previous Minister, Mary Mitchell O’Connor. Minister Harris has confirmed the full package is €5 million, with an extra €3 million being allocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Welcoming the […]
20,000 new student voters registered
[…]Union: 2500 Galway Mayo IT SU: 1080 IT Sligo SU: 950 St Angela’s College, Sligo SU: 47 Athlone IT SU: 450 Letterkenny IT SU: 220 Dundalk IT SU: 100 St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra SU – 468 IT Tallaght SU – 700 Dublin City University SU – 800 Trinity College Dublin SU – 3150 IT Blanchardstown – 156 Dublin IT – 750 National College of Ireland SU – 175 Total – […]
Hard Knock Life for the Youth of Ireland
[…]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 youth employment and emigration problems that Ireland has been experiencing the past few years. The colleges NUIG (National University of Ireland, Galway), GMIT (Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology), IT Sligo, St. Angela’s Sligo, Athlone IT and the USI (Union of Students in Ireland) united today at Knock Airport for a photo stunt to hammer home the message to the government that […]
Students facing ‘extreme stress’ over lack of rent refunds
[…]academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this campaign, the USI had been inundated with messages from students who are losing thousands of Euro in rent they had to pre-pay. And in order to publicly highlight the accommodation issues students are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the USI created an online portal to enable members to share their stories with the union. In one message, Orla, a student in St Angela’s College said: “Having to pay over €1,000 for accommodation that I can’t be in is very upsetting and challenging. Now I have to start paying a […]
Students to march in bloc at Action on X protest
[…]will lead a student bloc at this evening’s Action on X protest at 6pm, which will gather at City Hall Plaza and protest outside Dublin Castle, where an EU conference on gender equality is taking place. USI believes that access to safe and legal abortions in Ireland is critical to advancing gender equality and the position of women in Irish society. USI calls for the implementation of comprehensive X case legislation without delay. It must include: • The risk of suicide as grounds for abortion; • The opinions of no more than two medical practitioners to approve an abortion; • State-wide […]
Rents refund for after May 2 too late – USI President
[…]that May is too late to start providing refunds to students who have already been out of their accommodation for over a month. Student accommodation operator, Aparto, has offered to refund students for rent paid for the period after May 2, despite many having to leave when colleges closed in early March. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said the refunds should be backdated to when the students had to leave the accommodation due to the unprecedented actions taken to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Aparto has also stated it will charge students a €50 cleaning fee. On this, Lorna said: “It’s extremely […]
Statement on social care student placements
[…]for Further and Higher Education; Health; and Social Protection, Quality and Qualifications Ireland and the Higher Education Institutions urging them to convene discussions with a view to mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on social care students. Social Care students across the country are facing difficulties in securing and completing placement due to the current COVID-19 restrictions. This is likely to result in many students failing to meet the 800 practical placement hours required by the relevant professional body, CORU meaning that many students may be forced to complete placement over summer, repeat an academic year or delay graduation. Many social […]
USI-IRC Why Research Matters video competition 2022 winners announced
[…]University), who is the winner of the USI-IRC Why Research Matters 2022 video competition. Congratulations also to the competition’s two runner-up prize winners, Ailbhe McGurrin (University College Dublin) and Antonia Egli (Dublin City University). Now in its third year, Why Research Matters is a joint campaign by the Union of Students Ireland and the Irish Research Council that invites postgraduate students to submit a video explaining their research and why it matters. Video entries are judged on the communication of the research project, how they engage the viewer, and in the originality and creativity of their presentation. David Nolan was […]
Six emergency measures required to protect student renters
[…]when deposits and prepaid rent were not returned. Many students were also left owing money for accommodation they could not use, and others were evicted from digs and rooms without notice. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said: “When campuses were closed in March, students were left in very difficult circumstances and a lot were left out of pocket by hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of euro. We have been calling for clarity on what the new academic year will look like and in many cases that has still not been confirmed. We have been telling students to hold off on […]
Castlebar Community Engagement Day
[…]to take the opportunity to engage with local members of the community about GMIT helping out with community projects and to talk about the Union of Students in Ireland’s (USI) National Campaign “Fight for your Future Now”. Kevin Donoghue Vice President of USI BMW Region said: “We at USI believe that student engagement in the local community is vital. With the start of the academic term just around the corner now is the time for us to show we want to get involved in local projects and initiatives and help out in our communities. With many people looking to start […]
Initial Nominations for USI Executive Team 2024
[…]I hereby certify that the foregoing 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 […]
Honouring Teaching Heroes
[…]week’s Teaching Hero Awards, held at Dublin Castle. USI President Laura Harmon was on hand with Jan O’Sullivan, minister for Education and Skills, to present the awards and greet recipients along with guest of honour, former President of Ireland Mary McAleese. In all, 53 Teaching Heroes from 27 higher education institutions throughout Ireland were recognised at a special awards ceremony on Tuesday, September 30th. USI was proud to partner with the Teaching and Learning Forum for this amazing and groundbreaking event. Speaking after the awards, USI President Laura Harmon said: “It’s a great honour to recognise the people who make learning possible […]
Union of Students in Ireland statement on Irish AIDS Day 2021
[…]we must ensure barrier-free access to PrEP and sexual health clinics and services across Ireland with a serious focus on ending HIV-related stigma in Ireland. As Ireland comes out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we look to the Government’s robust response to the COVID-19 pandemic and urge the Government to commit the same robust response to ending HIV and HIV-related stigma. USI support calls from HIV Ireland for the Irish Government to re-evaluate the current approach to ending HIV transmission in Ireland considering record high rates of newly notified cases of HIV. Today, we raise awareness of HIV testing services and […]
USI President sets out student choices for the future of higher education in Ireland
[…]let alone the cost of food, books and transport. Addressing the COVID crisis, she observed that, with blended and distance learning becoming the norm, artificial barriers to SUSI support for part time and distance learners ought to be removed. Whilst she welcomed the enhanced supports available to students in light of COVID-19, on mental health and a renewed focus on preventing sexual assault on campus, she concluded that more needed to be done to address the central issue of access for all students who would benefit from Higher Education – and that this would be best addressed in a publicly […]
Student Achievement Awards move online
[…]out by students across the country. Registration for the event will open later in the month.” What: Union of Students in Ireland, Student Achievement Awards 2020 Where: Zoom When: Wednesday, May 27, 6pm. Why: Annual opportunity for the student movement in Ireland to recognise the contribution of students to the life of the student community, and wider […]
Re-opening funding package welcome, clarity needed on some aspects
[…]the back of the announcement by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science this afternoon of a €168 million package for third level institutions and students and the Practical Guidance for Further and Higher Education for Returning to On–Site Activity, the USI is calling for a number of matters to be clarified in relation to addressing the digital divide, the Student Assistance Fund and support for student mental health programmes. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said: “We have been calling for measures to support students who will be working remotely for much of the new academic year […]
Students Nationwide Stand Against Coca-Cola in #TasteZeroRights campaign
[…]members being denied their human rights by Coca Cola in Ballina will send a powerful message to that company. “The passing of this motion also makes clear that SIPTU and USI will continue to campaign together on issues of mutual interest and in order to support the aims of our members in both unions.” SIPTU Manufacturing Division Organiser, Teresa Hannick, said: “SIPTU members in Ballina Beverages in Coca Cola welcome the USI Congress support for their campaign for collective bargaining rights. They also welcome the USI Congress support for the IUF Taste Zero Rights campaign. “The company are clearly in […]
Huge GMIT majority chooses to remain affiliated with USI
96% of students in GMIT have chosen to remain affiliated to USI (Union of Students’ in Ireland). With a total valid poll of 1076 votes, 1032 students voted ‘Yes’ to affiliation, with just 44 opposing and 6 spoilt votes. This result will see GMIT Students’ Union, which represents Mayo, Letterfrack, Mountbellew and the Main Galway campuses remain one of USI’s member organisations. The result has been welcomed by USI President Joe O’Connor, himself a GMIT graduate. GMITSU is the 10th largest member of USI. USI President Joe O’Connor said: “I am delighted that USI has received such overwhelming support from GMIT students. […]
President Higgins to meet USI and Students’ Union representatives
[…]Mayo Institute of Technology IT Tralee LIT Tipperary Submissions can be made online at: http://www.president.ie/featured-posts-with-news/president-invites-your-submissions-here/ The deadline for submissions is September 29. USI President John Logue said: “USI and our member Students’ Unions are proud to support and promote the President’s Being Young and Irish 2012 initiative. We are encouraging as many young people as possible to make submissions. At this time in our country’s history we are more in need than ever of the creativity, inventiveness and enthusiasm of young people. Young people are rarely engaged in the decision making process at government level. Indeed, successive governments have deliberately held […]
Statement on student concerns regarding assessment
[…]the sector through the Tertiary Education Sector Group, which is led by the Department of Education and Skills. We have continuously called for partnerships between individual Higher Education Institutions and their local Students’ Unions to ensure that the student voice is included at all levels of decision making during this time. The quality of higher education degrees and of our education system must not be compromised as a result of COVID-19. The recent calls by students for policies to support the aim of ensuring no student is disadvantaged at this time echo calls we have been making since the beginning […]
Statement on student concerns regarding assessment
[…]the sector through the Tertiary Education Sector Group, which is led by the Department of Education and Skills. We have continuously called for partnerships between individual Higher Education Institutions and their local Students’ Unions to ensure that the student voice is included at all levels of decision making during this time. The quality of higher education degrees and of our education system must not be compromised as a result of COVID-19. The recent calls by students for policies to support the aim of ensuring no student is disadvantaged at this time echo calls we have been making since the beginning […]
Competition Entry
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 […]
Students warned against committing to accommodation without clarity on college attendance
[…]been provided on how third-level institutions will operate. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and national housing charity, Threshold have joined forces to ensure students are not left out of pocket and fighting for the return of deposits and rent if their circumstances change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the closure of colleges and universities in March, the USI has been campaigning for the operators of all student accommodation to refund students for rooms they could no longer use. While most colleges and universities agreed to provide refunds for vacated on-campus accommodation, most of the privately-operated Purpose-Built Student Accommodation companies […]
20,000 Students Received Organ Donor Cards Across Ireland
[…]the kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, corneas, heart valves, bones and tendons, small bowel and skin. Because transplantation is now so successful, more and more patients have a chance of benefiting from transplantation. There are not enough donors to match the number of patients waiting for a transplant. In the case of corneas and bone donations, age does not matter. For organs, it is the person’s physical condition, not age, which is the determining factor. Doctors decide in each case whether it is possible to use them. An Organ Donor Card can to be sent to you by post if […]
20,000 Students Received Organ Donor Cards Across Ireland
[…]the kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, corneas, heart valves, bones and tendons, small bowel and skin. Because transplantation is now so successful, more and more patients have a chance of benefiting from transplantation. There are not enough donors to match the number of patients waiting for a transplant. In the case of corneas and bone donations, age does not matter. For organs, it is the person’s physical condition, not age, which is the determining factor. Doctors decide in each case whether it is possible to use them. An Organ Donor Card can to be sent to you by post if […]
The Spike in Rental Costs Could Push Students Away from Third Level Institutions
[…]the Union of Students in Ireland said the peaking rental costs in Ireland from the supply and demand ratio could push students out of the private rental sector and away from third level institutions. According to the latest quarterly report by Daft.ie, rents rose nationwide by an average of 3.2% in the third quarter of 2015, the largest three-month increase since early 2007. Supply on the market is at its tightest on record, with just over 4,000 properties available to rent nationwide. “This spike in rental costs could make accommodation unaffordable to students and could push them out of the […]
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