Rain did not dampen the spirits of the few hundred gathered to protest the diversion of €12 million from the mental health budget outside the Kildare entrance of Dáil Éireann today. The Union of Students in Ireland along with local …
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76% of students worried about securing employment after graduation according to USI study
The study surveyed students all across Ireland in relation to their thoughts on career prospects
76% of students are worried about securing employment after graduation and only 23% of students approaching graduation have jobs lined up, according to results from a pilot study by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), released this week.
The …
TCDSU and USI join Amnesty in repeal the 8th demonstration outside Dáil
Amnesty International Ireland yesterday began a two week long public demonstration, supported by TCDSU, outside government buildings calling for the repeal of the Eighth Amendment
Yesterday, March 29, marked the beginning of Amnesty International Ireland’s two week long public demonstration outside government buildings calling for the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.
DU Amnesty, Trinity College Dublin’s Students’ Union (TCDSU) and the Union of Students in …
Why the Yes to USI campaign failed
Former auditor of the L&H Eoin MacLachlan outlines why UCD students chose to remain disaffiliated from the Union of Students in Ireland
The rejection of USI by UCD students was primarily due to a rushed and ineffective Yes to USI campaign, a product of hubris and ineptitude. Announced only two weeks prior to the UCDSU elections, they were arrogant in thinking that …
Annie Hoey elected USI President
Hoey was voted in by delegates from students’ unions across the country at USI Congress 2016
Annie Hoey, the current deputy president and vice-president for equality and citizenship of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), has been elected president of the union for the 2016/17 year.
Hoey was voted in by delegates from students’ unions …
USI and SIPTU team up for workers’ rights campaign
The two unions visited NUIG, Athlone IT and LSAD this week to petition for the introduction of a living wage as part of a broader campaign on improving awareness of employee rights.
USI are campaigning in partnership with SIPTU for a living wage of €11.45 per hour to be introduced by the next government. USI claims that raising the minimum wage accordingly will “reduce poverty, boost local economies and ensure an inclusive …
Former USI President, Laura Harmon, Announces Candidacy for Seanad Éireann
Harmon, former Union of Students in Ireland President has announced yesterday that she will run for the National University of Ireland panel in the upcoming Seanad elections.
Former USI President, Laura Harmon, has declared that she is running as an Independent candidate for Seanad Éireann elections. The announcement came just one day before the deadline for nominations, Thursday the 3rd of March. Harmon is running for …
Student nurses to see pay increase from March 1
The rate to be set is at 70% of the staff nurse rate of pay, which means that student nurse pay will increase to €9.49 per hour
Student nurses will see pay increases from March of this year, following an agreement reached by the government and representative bodies such as the IMNO and SIPTU.
From March 1 the restoration of pay for students on 36 week placement …
Deputy-president of USI Annie Hoey announces USI presidential bid
Speaking to Trinity News, she outlined higher education funding as the number one priority should she be elected.
