A new Officer Board of the Union of Students in Ireland has now been elected. It is the first Officer Board of USI to not have a UCC alumnus since 2011. UCC represents a key hustings to win, as UCC possess a large number of votes; this is reflected in the results below, as almost…
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has made a submission to the Strategy for the Rented Sector. The Strategy will provide a vision of the role that the rental sector will play in the short, medium and long terms, as set out in Rebuilding Ireland. USI believes that it is crucial that affordable and secure…
A HSE report has revealed an increase of 22.1% in reported cases of Syphilis. In response, the Union of Students in Ireland has launched its online SHAG (Sexual Health and Awareness Guide) Week, and is encouraging young people to get themselves tested. The HSE report also showed that early infectious diagnosis were 2,290% higher in…
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) received the support of the USI (Union of Students Ireland) in their recent protest outside the Dáil on September 27th. The protest was organised to call for the restoration of incremental credit for nurses and midwives who graduated between 2011 and 2015. At the end of 2015, the…
Three UCC graduates were elected to the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) Executive at USI’s annual Congress. Annie Hoey, Daniel Waugh & Cian Power, who all served on the national union last year, sought re-election this year: Ms.Hoey, having been the Vice-President for Equality & Citizenship for the last two years, ran for the…