Elections Explained:
ISSU is democratic organisation, so our student officers are elected. At Chomhdháil, there will be two sets of elections; for the Coiste Gnó na nDaltaí and the Monitoring & Advisory Committee. Both are elected by you, the student council representatives of ISSU member schools.
Like with a general election, votes are cast via PR-STV or proportional representation with a single transferable vote. Simply put: you rank your candidates in order preference starting with 1.
In order to run any position in the Irish Second-level Students’ Union, you must
Come from a member school.
Received a nomination from your student council.
Reside in Ireland for the duration of your term.
Any student can run for any position, but obviously there are some more senior positions in which experience in the organisation would be highly important!
If you have any questions, please contact studentvoice@issu.ie, @issu4u or (01) 443 4461.
Running for Election webinar
You can watch back the running for election webinar by clicking the button on the right!
The passcode to view is: q8%zA.@V
nominations for welfare officer extended to Thursday March 28th @ 5pm
Are you passionate about student wellbeing? Do you want to create a better education system? Want to empower students on the matters that affect them?
Then Welfare Officer is for you!
Apply via the form below. You must receive a nomination from your student council by March 28th at 5pm.
election DATES TO KNOW!
Delegate Registration closes: 26th March, 2024 (you must be registered to before being a candidate)
Coiste Gnó & Monitoring and Advisory Committee (MAC) Nominations Close: 19th March 2024 @ 11:59pm
Welfare Officer Nomination Deadline: March 28th @ 5pm
Campaigning Begins: 26th March, 2024
Election Hustings: March 29th & 30th
ELECTIONS FOR COISTE GNÓ NA NDALTAÍ (NATIONAL STUDENT EXECUTIVE)
These are the positions of the national officers- in these roles you can find yourself organising campaigns, lobbying politicians, creating student-led projects, completing mandates, engaging with civil society organisations and more.
Come to our running for election webinar on date to be confirmed, where you can ask questions of the current officers about the roles.
You candidates for 2023/24 are:
UACHTARÁN (PRESIDENT)
-Lorcán Cullen
-Jack McGinn
LEAS-UACHTARÁN (DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
-Ilhan Abhi
-Máirín Harding
-Rebecca Livingstone
EDUCATION OFFICER
-Alex Caffrey
-Billy Campell
-Emma Cox
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
-Hugh Ahern
REGIONAL LIAISON & SUPPORT OFFICER
-Jason Tamayo
-Harrison Rossiter McGuire
OIFIGEACH NA GAEILGE
-Andrea Ní Fheraíl
-Robyn Hennessy
INTERNATIONAL OFFICER
-John Boix
-Preston O’Keeffe
WELFARE OFFICER
-Nomination Deadline Extended
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER
-Megan Campell Jacob
-Ryan Dolan
-Orla Quigley
DISABILITY OFFICER
-Kayleigh McNamara
-Cillian Fraher
-Ódhran Maxwell
-Darren Thompson
EQUALITY OFFICER
-Bel Nabulele
-Eoin Murphy
MONITORING AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MAC) ELECTIONS ARE ALSO HELD
Five candidates are elected to the MAC. To learn more about the MAC you can read the ISSU Constitution below or contact mac23@issu.ie
In order to run for the MAC, you must be nominated by a relevant nominating body within ISSU such as the Coiste Gnó, Regional Officer Body or a working group.
MAC roles are great for those interested in policy and procedures!
MAC Election Candidates 2023/24
-Sam Brooks
-Ryan Dolan
-Leo Galvin
-Louisa Tyrell
These documents are your guides to the elections process, you must read them carefully!
Hustings
Hustings will be held online and a link will be sent to all delegates. You can find the agenda and a link to submit questions below.
Students running for the Coiste Gnó and Monitoring and Advisory Committee will be given 1 minute to give a speech, 1 minute to answer questions and 1 minute for a concluding statement.
Students running for Uachtarán or Leas-Uachtarán will be given 2 minute to give a speech, 1 minute to answer questions and 2 minutes for a concluding statement.
Hustings agenda
This will be released closer to the time.