The Union of Students in Ireland have partnered with Smartvote, a website referred to as ‘the Tinder of politics.’ Smartvote went live today.
The website asks the voter a series of questions on policy areas which include housing, the …
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USI election manifesto calls for rejection of loans, repeal of 8th amendment, JobBridge abolition
Broad social proposals feature alongside student centric demands as election season gears up.
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has today published its Student General Election Manifesto in anticipation of this years voting. The manifesto targets issues faced by students and young people both inside and outside of third-level environments, and in …
USI joins forces with the Teachers’ Union of Ireland to launch campaign to support free access to public higher education
The ‘I Value Higher Education’ campaign asks students to sign a petition and raise the issue of higher education with candidates canvassing for the upcoming general election
USI stands in solidarity with campaign to free Ibrahim Halawa
The Union ran two days of campaigning last week to coincide with International Human Rights Day and Halawa’s 20th birthday.
NUS-USI must push for immediate changes to abortion legislation
At the end of November, Belfast High Court reached the decision that Northern Ireland’s abortion laws are in breach of human rights.
Jo Gowers, women’s officer of NUS-USI, Northern Ireland’s Union of Students, has said that the union, and other organisations involved in women’s rights, must put pressure on politicians to make sure that Belfast High Court’s recent ruling on abortion is …
It’s about to get much harder for you to plan your J-1 get away
The minister for foreign affairs is concerned that new rules may reduce the number of students taking part in the programme
The American sponsor bodies which manage many Irish participants in the J1 programme have announced plans to introduce a requirement for applicants from visa waiver programme countries like Ireland to secure employment as part of their summer 2016 J1 applications …
Little evidence of government initiative in tackling the growing student accommodation crisis in Budget 2016
While there were some overtures to students in new funding announced for the Student Assistance Fund, the government failed to tackle one of the biggest growing concerns for students
Budget analysis: helping key constituencies the government hopes will support them come election
With historically low voter turnout among under 25s during elections, there simply wasn’t much incentive to tackle the current issues facing students
The fifth budget of the 31st Dail was clearly designed with an eye to the upcoming general election – while trumpeting headline changes like cuts to the rates of USC, free pre-school childcare and some minor increases in social welfare …
Budget: Increase to Student Assistant Fund though no reversal to U26 jobseekers cuts
USI president Kevin Donoghue says Fine Gael hasn’t taken the opportunity to fully invest in young people
The release of Budget 2016 has seen a further €3 million committed to the Student Assistance Fund (SAF), after several years of decreases. However the jobseekers allowance for under 26s, which was cut in Budget 2014, remains unchanged despite a …
Institute of Technology Tralee students’ union cancels library sit-in
SU protest was over restrictive library opening hours, agreement reached with management after social media spotlight
The students’ union in Institute of Technology Tralee (ITT) have cancelled their planned library sit-in over the short opening hours of the library. As it stood, the ITT library opens from 9am to 8pm Monday to Wednesday, opens until 6pm …