Eight new Union of Students in Ireland officers were elected this morning, following voting which took place at the annual USI Congress yesterday.
USI Congress is a meeting of delegates and Students’ Unions of all USI affiliated colleges in Ireland. It decides the policy issues the Union will focus on for the coming year and elects a new Officer Board.
Incoming USI officers are:
President
Michael Kerrigan- 209 votes
RON- 9 votes
Quota- 106 votes
Kerrigan was elected.
VP Academic Affairs
Oisín Hassan- 206 votes
RON- 5 votes
Quota- 106 votes
Hassan was elected.
VP Welfare
Daniel Kahn- 23 votes
Niamh Murtagh- 131 votes
RON- 55 votes
Quota- 105 votes
VP Campaigns
Amy Kelly- 124 votes
Dylan McGowan- 69 votes
Séan Cassidy- 18 votes
RON- 0 votes
Quota- 106 votes
Kelly was elected. Séan Cassidy was the first DCU student to run for a position on the USI Officer Board to completion.
VP Equality and Citizenship
Síona Cahill- 201 votes
RON- 8 votes
Quota- 105 votes
Cahill was elected for her second term as VP Equality and Citizenship.
VP BMW (Border, Midlands and West)
Jimmy McGovern- 50 votes
Kevin Ronan- 14 votes
RON- 0
Quota- 33 votes.
McGovern was elected.
VP South
Michelle Byrne- 31 votes
Shane Falvey- 24 votes
RON- 1 vote
Quota- 29 votes
Byrne was elected.
VP Irish Language
Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha- 203 votes
RON- 8 votes
Quota- 106 votes
Ní Choistealbha was elected.
RON stands for re-open nominations and re-starts the campaign process for candidates running in the particular race.
Rebecca Lumley
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