Rental accommodation options for students fall again this summer
Latest Daft.ie report shows rent rises in Dublin and Cork since last year, and a drop in available rental properties nationwide.
View ArticleTrinity students vote to stick with USI
The overwhelming majority voted for affiliation with the USI during this week’s referendum.
View ArticleStudent union launches campaign site targeting TDs and Senators
The site features information on the cost of college and encourages students, parents and businesspeople to contact their local politicians to voice their opposition to fees and cuts.
View ArticleStudents in pre-budget protest against fee increases and grant cuts
Between 1,500 and 2,000 students protested in Galway today in the run up to next month’s budget.
View ArticleUSI President released following arrest in the Dáil
John Logue was arrested in the Dáil visitors’ gallery last night but was later released without charge.
View ArticleStudents criticised for failing to get out the vote in children’s referendum
The Union of Students in Ireland has been criticised by Fine Gael TD Alan Farrell in the wake of the low turnout in the children’s referendum last weekend.
View ArticleUSI president defends student turnout at Children’s Referendum
John Logue said the union advocated for a Yes vote and that thousands of students were unable to return home to vote as they were awaiting grant payments.
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View ArticleStudent sleep out cancelled after Gardaí refuse permission
The Union of Students Ireland said it had been indicated that the protest could go ahead and permission was refused at the last minute.
View ArticleStudent body hit out over use of debt collectors in colleges
The response from the USI comes after a tender by UCD for the “collection of outstanding monies”.
View ArticleUSI blames subversion by ‘small cohort’ as DCU SU voids affiliation referendum
The DCU Students’ Union has declared a referendum re-affiliating to the Union of Students’ in Ireland null and void prompting criticism from USI president John Logue.
View ArticleUSI calls for greater investment in Youth Guarantee Scheme
Latest figures have shown that 30.8 per cent of those under 25 years of age are now unemployed.
View ArticlePoll: Should young people be prioritised in job creation?
USI wants a ‘significant investment’ in youth job creation – but younger people are also less likely to have pressures like mortgages.
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