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The Stressed Future of Ireland
Tuesday 05 July 2005
Although the USS agrees with the Ministers call for a reform within the Leaving Cert syllabus, we fe ...
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Minister Announces Grant Increase
Sunday 19 June 2005
The Union of Secondary Students (USS) welcomes the increase in the increase in the maintenance grant ...
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BeLonG To Launches New Website
Friday 10 June 2005
BeLonG To, a youth project for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender young people, today launched i ...
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Phones Ring out in Niteline Call Centre
Thursday 09 June 2005
The Union of Secondary Students, the national representative body for second level students in Irela ...
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USS LAUNCHES NITE LINE FOR STUDENTS
Friday 03 June 2005
The Union of Secondary Students, the national representative body for second level students in Irela ...
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Meeting Plans Action Against ASBO’s
Tuesday 31 May 2005

The Union of Secondary Students together with USI and various sectors involved in the campaign ag ...
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ASBOs and the Criminal Justice Bill: Big Brother will be watching you !
Sunday 29 May 2005

Hazel Nolan President of USS speaking yesterday said “The Union of Secondary Students is very con ...
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First World Country, Third World Standards !
Wednesday 25 May 2005
The Union of Secondary Students sends its most sincere condolences to the parents and families affec ...
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Criminalizing our Young People
Thursday 28 April 2005
The TUI, Teachers Union Ireland has recently suggested imposing permanent records on students in sec ...
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Youth Conference on Citzenship and Welfare April 16th 2005
Wednesday 13 April 2005
The Minister for State of Education Sile De Valera will host a Conference on Youth Citizenship and ...
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Celebrating Secondary Student Power
Sunday 10 April 2005
The Union of Secondary Students (USS) is celebrating its 4th Birthday at The Atrium, Civic Offices, ...
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Congress Launchs Battle Cry
Thursday 31 March 2005
The USS General meeting took place on the 29th and 30th of March. Once again students turned out in ...
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Evaluation of Teachers’ Performance, Teaching and Learning Methods
Friday 11 March 2005
The evaluation of teachers’ performance and teaching and learning methods is necessary and has the p ...
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The Student Council Working Group
Tuesday 08 March 2005
In a new departure in policy-development, second-level students are equal participants in the Studen ...
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Religion Class = Class about the evils of abortion in Catholic Schools
Monday 21 February 2005
The Union of Secondary Students, the national representative body for the secondary students in Irel ...
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The point’s race begins yet again.
Monday 31 January 2005
The race for college places has begun once again. Over the past few weeks 57,000 Leaving Certificate ...
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Schools Proliferate Inequality
Wednesday 26 January 2005
The Union of Secondary Students is dismayed at the inequality that exists between students and tea ...
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Minister wants to keep Out Dated Exam System
Tuesday 18 January 2005
According to the poll on www.skool.ie a week before the Leaving Certificate 2004 80% of students wer ...
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Students Urged to Have a Safe Christmas !
Tuesday 21 December 2004
The Union of Secondary Students (USS) has urged students to ensure they have a safe and healthy Chri ...
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USS Announces Plans for
Tuesday 14 December 2004
The Union of Secondary Students, the national representative body for second level students in Irela ...
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“Education for some and Equality for none”
Sunday 12 December 2004
The Union of Secondary Students is completely opposed to any introduction of ‘special units’ to segr ...
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Another Step Forward for Gay Student Rights
Friday 10 December 2004
The Union of Secondary Students is delighted to see and indeed support the proactive efforts being m ...
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USS Cautious of Budget 2005
Friday 03 December 2004
The USS welcomes the 9% increase in capital spending, but remains cautious in general towards the ed ...
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Supporting Lesbian and Gay young people in Schools nationwide
Friday 26 November 2004
Launch: By Mr Niall Crowley, CEO The Equality Authority Time: 12 midday Date: Friday 26th November ...
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USS Supports the NYCI "Don't Cut Taxes: Follow through on your committments!"
Thursday 25 November 2004
The Union of Secondary Students in Support of the National Youth Council of Ireland has posted this ...
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Artificial needs create artificial Greeds!
Wednesday 17 November 2004
Recently the T.U.I. have called upon the government to stop paying teachers salaries in fee-paying s ...
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Together we will be heard
Tuesday 16 November 2004
On the 17th of November the European students day will take place. It is something that has a signif ...
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Time well spent
Sunday 31 October 2004
Last Wednesday CUSS, congress of the USS took place with huge success. Over 100 students gathered in ...
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Ireland reaches a sexual crisis.
Wednesday 22 September 2004
September 20th saw the release of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency’s s Irish Contraceptive and Crisis P ...
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Puritanism makes a comeback!
Saturday 28 August 2004
The USS believes that Scariff Community College will see rebirth of Puritanism this September. The P ...
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LIFE AFTER LEAVING CERT
Wednesday 18 August 2004
“Exam stress has a major influence on the wellbeing of Irish second level students. Many of the is ...
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Alms for the Poor Outlawed
Saturday 26 June 2004
The Union of Secondary Students, USS, is now in the position that fundraising has been made impossi ...
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Leaving Cert Students Completely Stressed
Wednesday 02 June 2004
80% Stressed with Under One Week Left The USS recently found this poll on www.skool.ie. This poll ...
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Illegal Exams Must Stop
Wednesday 19 May 2004
The Union of Secondary Students, USS, is bewildered and furious at the possibility that children, as ...
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The Right to Strike
Friday 09 April 2004
The Union of Secondary Students, USS, has lifted its ban on Striking. Thus Students in Ireland may w ...
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USS Crosses the Border
Friday 09 April 2004
The Union of Secondary Students, USS, will now be glad to accept members from Northern Ireland into ...
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GM May Be Finished But Work of USS Continues
Friday 09 April 2004
The Union of Secondary Students, USS, General Meeting ended yesterday in the aftermath of the ASTI f ...
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Students Given Gift of Democracy
Tuesday 23 March 2004
The Union of Secondary Students, USS, is delighted that Student Councils are going to become commonp ...
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The Easy Option Should be the Thing Expelled
Saturday 20 March 2004
Students who disrupt other student’s learning are to be exiled from school. Students who misbehave a ...
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Test the Nation: USS Fights for UK Students
Wednesday 25 February 2004
The Union of Secondary Students, USS, was shocked to learn that the UK Government is discussing the ...
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Your Education System
Tuesday 20 January 2004
At the beginning of this week Mr. Dempsey announced the beginning of a national consultation process ...
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CUSS 04
Friday 05 October 2001
The Union of Secondary Students will hold their AGM on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th of October. ...
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