Features
Girls just wanna have fun(damental workplace rights)
In order to combat this issue, a ‘Gender Action Plan’ for Higher Level Education institutes in Ireland has been launched by the government. Read more…
USI
News
USI aim to ‘ReCharge’ students’ mental health
The USI Vice President for Welfare, Damien McClean said students often know that support services exist but they feel like their problems are not serious enough to warrant using them. Read more…
Budget 2019
BUDGET 2019: Education
Higher Education, Further Education & Training, and Research will receive an investment of €150 million, said Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe in his Budget 2019 speech on October 9th.
Health
VideoDoc consultations remain available during Summer
VideoDoc announced its doctors will continue to provide consultations during the summer for Colleges Students who are members of the Union of Students Ireland (USI).
Students' Union
Almost 27,000 students registered to vote by Students’ Unions
Students’ Unions across Ireland have directly registered 26,979 new student voters in the lead up to the Eighth Amendment referendum on May 25th, said the Union of Students Ireland.
News
USI President elected at annual congress in Galway
At the annual USI congress in Galway, former Vice President for Equality and Citizenship Siona Cahill was elected President for teh coming 2018/19 term. Read more…
National News
USI Vote to Support Boycott Campaign Against Israel
The USI have voted to support the boycott against Israel in their occupation of Palestine and failure to obide by UN law. Read more…
Articles
One DCU student runs for USI position
Final year Education and Training student Kayla Gaffney is the only DCU student running for a position in the USI elections taking place today.
News
First English-Irish LGBTQ dictionary launched
A new LGBTQ dictionary for the Irish language has been launched in DCU. The Queer Dictionary, translated as ‘An Foclóir Aiteach’ is the first of its kind in Ireland with over 100 words and terms Read more…
University News
ESU to give grants for projects reducing hate speech
Grants of up to €12,000 will be given to student groups for projects aimed at reducing hate speech towards refugees, according to the European Students’ Union (ESU).
News
USI concerned over referendum date
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) are concerned that any delays finalising the wording of the Eighth Amendment referendum would mean that students will be left unable to vote.
News
Free GP service now available for third level students
New VideoDoc initiative does not cater for those seeking help for mental health despite students waiting up to 6 weeks for one to one counselling.
University News
Are you getting it? – USI launches safe sex campaign
The Union of Students in Ireland launched a Sexual Health and Awareness Campaign last week, in collaboration with the HSE’s Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy initiative. The campaign, containing the “Are you getting it?” tagline, was Read more…
University News
Workshops at USI LGBT event cancelled over allegation
A speaker at Pink Training 2017 was asked to leave the event after coming into contact with a delegate who had previously made allegations against them to the Union of Students Ireland (USI).
News
USI launch ‘Get RegD’ Campaign
The USI launched their ‘Get RegD’ campaign to encourage students to register to vote. Back in 2014, over 120,000 people under the age of 25 were not registered to vote according to a survey published Read more…
University News
€47.5m increase in funding for higher education in Budget 2018
Minister Paschal Donohoe announced a €47.5million increase in funding for education in this year’s budget.
News
Students wait up to six weeks for one on one counselling
It can take up to six weeks for students to access the one on one counselling services offered by DCU according to Podge Henry, Student Union VP for Welfare and Equality.
News
No commitment to anything in third level budget worrying, say student activists
Budget 2018 will leave students with “not a lot to be happy about,” according to the President of the USI.
Opinion
Is free education our only hope?
We need to look at countries like Germany and Sweden who offer free third level education which mean equal opportunity for all citizens. The graduates who benefit from the free education system differ from Ireland’s graduates because they leave third level education in a comfortable and safe financial position and can therefore contribute to the growing economy from a much earlier age. Read more…
National News
Taoiseach dismisses UK and US style loan scheme
Leo Varadkar’s unclear plans for the proposed ‘Student Loan Scheme’ outraged the Union of Students in Ireland, who led the march for publicly funded education in Dublin on October 3rd. The Taoiseach ruled out the Read more…
National News
USI announce demonstration against student loans
Representatives from The Union of Students in Ireland met outside Leinster House last Monday to announce a national demonstration will be held in Dublin on October 4th.
National News
Strong student representation at March for Repeal
“We must stop shipping our shame across the Irish Sea,” USI president Michael Kerrigan exclaimed as he addressed over a thousand students gathered at the front square of TCD to campaign to repeal the Eighth Read more…
University News
Plans to address Postgraduate Representation at 2018 Congress
The Union for Students in Ireland (USI) aims to increase the representation of postgraduate students in 2018.
University News
USI Call for financial support for trainee teacher placement
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has launched a campaign with teachers’ unions to eliminate the costs for student teachers on class placements which is a mandatory aspect of their course.
University News
Ecstasy use among Students at an all-time high
Gardaí fear that ecstasy use among second and third level students has reached an all-time high. Last week, a 22-year-old college student was left in critical condition in Sligo University Hospital following a night out Read more…