Coalitions, party tensions and Ireland’s very own Harris campaign: The government has dissolved the Dáil and called a general election for November 29th. However, what does this mean, and how will it affect students? The Read more…
The USI are hoping to help register 10,000 students before the next general election, which could be called at any moment due to the volatile atmosphere in Dail Eireann. Read more…
A review of online coverage of the general election was hosted by The institute of Future Media and Journalism, Fujo, in the Business building on DCU’s Glasnevin campus last Thursday night.
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Almost 45 per cent of students polled said they have not decided who they will vote for in the upcoming election Read more…
Leandro Pondoc asks whether or not young people have become engaged in politics in the run up to the general election. Read more…
Enda Kenny’s decision to host a Friday general election was welcomed by the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) and Union of Students’ following their lobbying.
The council stressed the importance of a Friday or weekend election, in order to allow students to return home to vote. Read more…
Some, 88 per cent of Smartvote app users are in favour of abortion, according to new data released by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and Smartvote.ie. Read more…
Following major opposition from students around Ireland, Fianna Fail has sent an open letter to Student Unions’ around Ireland last Friday stating, “Fianna Fail will now no longer include the proposal of the student loan programme in our election manifesto.” Read more…
USI held a voting drive to register over 15,000 students for the upcoming general election. Read more…
The Union of Students Ireland (USI) has said that it will consider running a candidate against Senator Ronan Mullen if he “continues to represent a particular type of views”. Read more…
The target of registering 10,000 student voters was surpassed on the National Day of Voter Registration, according to the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) President Kevin Donoghue.
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