USI
USI to Campaign for Better Placement Conditions for Nurses, Midwives
The union will work with the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation to demand better pay for nurses and midwives on placement.
USI to Push for Stronger Anti-Racism Protocols on Campuses
The union will also lobby for the use of iReport – an online tool for confidentially reporting racism – across Ireland.
USI to Consider Feasibility of Nationwide Welfare Campaign
Ciarán Watts, who proposed the motion, said that a campaign like Break the Barriers could 'work really well on the welfare side of things'.
USI to Lobby Government for Reform of ‘Shoddy and Broken’ SUSI Grant
The national union voted today in favour of a motion to lobby for changes to SUSI's eligibility criteria.
USI Records €80k Surplus for Year Ending June 2019
The body's accounts warn USI is ‘developing a dependency on grant income which relate to specific projects’.
Analysis
On National Issues, Students Should Take Lessons From Marriage Equality
On repeal and marriage equality, students were right at the heart of Ireland's political discourse – a hard spot to reach, writes Faye Curran.
How a Student Movement at Its Peak Made Ireland Listen Up
Five years on from the marriage equality referendum, those who led the student campaign say creativity was crucial to influencing debate.
Lorna Fitzpatrick is Ready to Lead USI Through a Pandemic – and its Fallout
USI’s president is running unopposed for a second term. There’s still plenty to be done, she says.
USI to Launch Online Archive Hailing Students’ Role in Marriage Equality
The archive, which will feature reports, photos and videos from the time of the referendum, will go live on the union's website tomorrow.
USI: Student Nurses, Midwives on Placement Need ‘Urgent Clarity’
In Trinity, first and third-year students have been pulled from unpaid placements, but final-year interns are still required to attend work.