Union of Students in Ireland
Aontas na Mac Léinn in Éirinn

Established	1959
Institution	Third-level educational institutions in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
President	Richard Morrisroe
Location	Ceann Áras na Mac Léinn, Grattan Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
Members	over 250,000
Affiliated to	European Students' Union, Eurodoc
Homepage	http://www.usi.ie

The Union of Students in Ireland (Irish: Aontas na Mac Léinn in Éirinn) is the national representative body for third-level students' unions in Ireland. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is the sole national representative body for students in Ireland. Founded in 1959, USI now represents more than 250,000 students in over forty colleges across the island of Ireland. ^[1] Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... The Spire at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: 01, +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... European Students Union (ESU) formerly known as ESIB - The National Unions of Students in Europe - is the umbrella organisation of 47 national unions of students from 36 countries and through these members represent over 10 million students. ... Created in 2001 and legally established in 2005 in Brussels, Eurodoc (www. ... Students attend a lecture at a tertiary institution. ... A students union, student government, student leadership, student council, or students association is a student organization present in many elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities. ...

The Union's sovereign body is its Annual Congress, and its executive authority is its National Council, comprising representatives from each member organisation. Members of the Officer Board of USI serve a one year term beginning on July 1st. As of 2007, the president of USI is Richard Morrisroe, a former student in UCC . Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The acronym UCC may stand for: Uniform Commercial Code Uniform Code Council The University Computer Club United Church of Christ United Church of Canada Universal Copyright Convention University College Cork, Cork, Ireland Upper Canada College Ursuline College, Chatham United Christian Church University College of the Cariboo See also UCC Ueshima...

Chief Justice John L. Murray was President in 1966/67 and broadcaster Joe Duffy held the post in 1983-84. Several prominent Irish politicians also started their careers through involvement in USI, including Labour Party leader Pat Rabbitte, Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Leader Mark Durkan, Labour TD Eamon Gilmore, Fianna Fáil Councillor Malcolm Byrne,Labour Party Councillor, Seán Ó hArgáin, Socialist Party councillor Mick Murphy, Labour's Ivana Bacik former Mayor of Tuam, Colm Keaveney and Labour and ITGWU/SIPTU activist Pat Brady. In 1992 controversial pro-life campaigner Justin Barrett (then known as Justin Slevin, he was a student and Fine Gael activist in Athlone RTC) ran an unsuccessful and brief campaign for president as a pro-life candidate in opposition to the pro-choice stance of the then leadership.-1... Logo of the Irish Labour Party The Irish Labour Party (Irish: Páirti an Lucht Oibre) is the third largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... Pat Rabbitte (born May 18, 1949) is a senior Irish politician, who has been the leader of the Labour Party since 2002. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... Mark Henry Durkan (born in 1960) is a Roman Catholic nationalist politician in Northern Ireland and the leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party. ... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ... Eamon Gilmore (born 1955) is an Irish Labour Party politician. ... Seán Ó hArgáin is an elected councillor in Kilkenny city, Ireland, who was elected to Kilkenny Borough Council in June 2004. ... The Socialist Party (in Irish Páirtí Sóisialach) is a political party active in Ireland. ... Mick Murphy is an Irish socialist elected representative. ... Ivana Bacik has been Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Law School since 1996, and was a made a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin in 2005. ... SIPTU (Services, Industrial, Professional, and Technical Union) is Irelands largest trade union, with over 200,000 members according to its website. ... Justin Barrett (born 1971 in County Tipperary) is an Irish conservative nationalist, anti-abortion and anti-immigration activist. ... Fine Gael (IPA: , though often anglicised to ) (approximate English translation: Family or Tribe of the Irish) and officially, Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party, is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland, presently forming the largest opposition party in the Dail (Irish Parliament), and claims a membership... Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Luain in Irish) formerly Regional Technical College, Athlone is one of the original network of Regional Technical Colleges; it was built in Athlone, Ireland. ...

In Northern Ireland, USI jointly operates NUS-USI with the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom, with students being members of both national unions. Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The National Union of Students (NUS) is the main federation of students unions that exist inside the United Kingdom. ...

USI is member of both ESIB and EURODOC and have provided officer-holders in both organisations. National Unions of Students in Europe (ESIB) is an association of 50 National Unions of Students from 37 European Nations. ... Created in 2001 and legally established in 2005 in Brussels, Eurodoc (www. ...

Presidents of USI

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The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin or more commonly Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, Irelands oldest university. ... Colm Jordan was President of the Union of Students in Ireland in 2002-03. ... The Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) was established officially in 1992 under the Dublin Institute of Technology Act but had been previously set up in 1978 on an ad-hoc basis. ... University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork - or more commonly University College Cork (UCC) - is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland located in Cork City. ... The National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI, Galway) (Irish Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh or OÉ, Gaillimh) can trace its existence to 1845 as Queens College, Galway and was known until recently as University College, Galway (UCG) (Irish: Coláiste na hOllscoile, Gaillimh or COG). ... Institute of Technology, Carlow (ITC), originally Regional Technical College, Carlow, is one of the original Regional Technical Colleges, it is located to the south of Carlow, Ireland on Kilkenny Road, it was the first such college located and announced. ... Dublin City University (DCU) is a university situated between Glasnevin and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland. ... The Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) was established officially in 1992 under the Dublin Institute of Technology Act but had been previously set up in 1978 on an ad-hoc basis. ... 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Deputy Presidents of USI

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Officer Board 06/07

• President: Colm Hamrogue
• Education Officer: Bernadette Farrell
• Welfare Officer: Kelly Mackey
• Eastern Area Officer: John McGuirk
• Western Area Officer: Kieran O'Malley
• Southern Area Officer: Katie Morrisroe
• Northern Area Officer: Colleen Dowdall
• LGBT Rights Officer: Steve Conlon
• Irish Language Officer: Ciaran Mac Fheargusa
• Postgraduate Officer: Patrick Carroll

External links

• Official site