After a contentious and passionate debate on an issue that arises almost annually at its annual national congress, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) today voted to promote the part-time, unpaid role of the Vice-President for the Irish Language to a full-time, paid position, also voting to delay a vote to introduce a new Vice-President for Postgraduate Affairs until next year. Delegates at the union’s congress, currently taking place in Ennis, Co Clare, also voted to introduce a new officer for the Dublin region, similar to the officers it currently has for the border, midlands and west and the southern regions, and rejected calls … Continue reading USI Votes to Introduce Full-Time Irish Language Officer, Delaying Decision on Postgraduate Officer