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USI Sleeps Out at Dáil Over Crisis Shortage of Student Accommodation
The union has said that no new course places should be given without living spaces provided.
USI Criticises Late Date of First SUSI Payment
Recipients of the grant will not receive their first stipend payment until October 8th.
USI Calls for College-Owned Student Accommodation Plan in Budget 2022
USI President Clare Austick told Newstalk’s Lunchtime Live that college-owned accommodation was cheaper for students.
USI: Hospitality Workers Should be Vaccinated to Serve Indoor Diners
The government is currently devising a plan that will see indoor dining in restaurants limited to people who have been vaccinated or who have recovered from coronavirus.
USI Joins Protesters Calling for State Ownership of New Maternity Hospital
Protesters were calling for the new National Maternity Hospital to be free of religious influence.
Abolition of PUP for Students ‘Detrimental’ for Education, Says USI President
The government today announced that students who have lost work due to the pandemic would no longer receive PUP after September 7th.
Student Leaders Hold Demonstration Outside Leinster House To Protest Fees
USI and other union bodies have called for years on government to reduce fees which are among the highest fees in Europe.
USI Warns Against Scams After Student Contacted By Embassy Fraudster
Students who think they might have been affected by a scam or fraud are being urged to contact their student union and the Gardaí.
USI to Re-Open Nominations for Leas Uachtarán don Ghaeilge
Muireann Nic Corcráin, who was elected to the position earlier this month, confirmed to this newspaper that she will not be taking up the role.
USI Votes to Deplatform and Protest Against Fascists
The motion was passed on the final day of USI’s annual meeting of its congress.