In 2013, following a referendum, members of UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) voted for their university to leave the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), the national representative union of students’ unions. This decision was a major blow to USI. They lost out on a significant amount of revenue from affiliation fees from students, and lost the manpower and support of thousands of students from the largest university in Ireland. Somewhat surprisingly, however, USI did not allow the loss of UCD to have a negative effect on its work. Significant progress has been made on all of the reforms that were requested by UCDSU in 2013, … Continue reading After Online No Campaign Gathers Steam, UCD Students Begin Voting on USI