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# USI

Last year
2023
Over one in ten international students have been the victim of an accommodation scam in Ireland
14 Nov 2023
7.6k
Millions transferred through money mule accounts in first half of year
8 Sep 2023
13.6k
19
Student accommodation dash: Scarce rooms, few protections and potential scams
11 Aug 2023
20.8k
31
All time
Thousands of students stage walk-out from lectures in cost of living protest
13 Oct 2022
42.9k
59
College lecturers facing admin 'Groundhog Day' due to late release of Leaving Cert results
3 Jul 2022
17.8k
37
Campaign to raise awareness around spiking to be launched, says minister
5 Nov 2021
11.6k
26
Colleges around the country say that some students are having to rely on food banks to get by
8 Oct 2021
34.8k
57
Students encouraged to keep their social life 'safe, small and distant' in new campaign
28 Sep 2020
13.9k
6
DCU accommodation plans postponed indefinitely due to financial strain caused by Covid-19
27 Jul 2020
21.1k
1
Third-level students are suffering from extreme anxiety and depression, study shows
27 Aug 2019
18.0k
54
Students should be 'vigilant' in the search for accommodation, student unions warn
15 Aug 2019
11.3k
17
Tens of thousands of young people could miss deadline to register to vote
5 May 2018
32.4k
61
374,000 students get access to free online GP consultations
6 Feb 2018
16.5k
12
Poll: Do you agree with a loan system for students to pay fees?
4 Oct 2017
29.3k
109
Proposal for floating student accommodation met with cautious optimism by USI
23 Aug 2017
35.5k
42
'It's not just getting your foot in the door': Over 6,000 third-level students don't make it to 2nd year
27 Apr 2017
21.1k
58
A St Pat's lecturer brought her students to Tesco today to teach them about the strike
21 Feb 2017
50.4k
65
On a busy campus, an empty bag for every young life lost by suicide
22 Dec 2016
49.5k
29
"We cannot take this anymore" - Thousands of students take to the streets of Dublin
19 Oct 2016
26.5k
111
FactCheck: Do Irish students really pay some of the highest fees in the world?
19 Aug 2016
37.9k
53
Poll: Would you be happy for a student to rent your spare room?
18 Aug 2016
37.8k
86
People asked to rent spare rooms to students as accommodation crisis continues
18 Aug 2016
29.1k
38
Some landlords are demanding tenancy deposits of three months up front
2 Aug 2016
31.0k
98
It's a nightmare to find students digs, so the government is hiring someone to help
2 Aug 2016
14.8k
25
Students will face accommodation nightmare again this September
5 Jun 2016
15.1k
21
College students tell stories of gambling their rent money and losing at Cheltenham
22 Mar 2016
28.0k
57
Garda stations were jammed with students registering to vote yesterday
4 Feb 2016
32.7k
169
One in 12 female students are victims of rape or attempted rape
2 Feb 2016
21.6k
97
20,000 students are still waiting for their grant applications to be processed
30 Nov 2015
10.6k
40
"You asked her if she wanted to have sex, right?": A stark message for students
18 Sep 2015
29.8k
153
We're facing the prospect of students turning down college places because they can't afford to survive
Kevin Donoghue
21 Aug 2015
437
48
Could these be our future politicians? Meet the fresh young faces of Irish student politics
12 Jul 2015
25.4k
40
'A frenzy of panic': Advice for students looking for accommodation
11 Jul 2015
23.8k
17
'No ifs, no buts, no education cuts' - thousands of students march on Leinster House
8 Oct 2014
9.2k
48
USI calls on students who destroyed San Francisco apartment to pay up
22 Sep 2014
24.1k
40
Scammers target Irish students desperate for somewhere to live
26 Aug 2014
27.1k
48
Sadness at death of student travel pioneer
18 Jun 2014
18.9k
10
Union of Students want to talk to politicians today
18 Jun 2014
3.1k
15
USI says 'internship culture' to blame for low graduate wages
9 Jun 2014
7.5k
20
Gardaí seize 'Captain America' LSD after students warned of drug cocktail
15 May 2014
29.9k
94
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