ISSU Women’s Conference
The ISSU Women’s Conference (IWC) is one of the ISSU’s newest and most loved events!
It aims to empower our female membership to become more involved and engaged with the work of the ISSU, to educate young women on why it's so important we increase numbers of women in politics and promote women's knowledge on the importance of consent and women in sport, among other things.
Date: March 8th 2024
Location: Dublin
Registration is now closed for the ISSU Women’s Conference 2024
An Chomhdháil Bhliaintiúl (Annual Assembly)
An Chomhdháil Bhliaintiúl (Annual Assembly) IS THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT OF THE YEAR FOR ISSU MEMBERS.
Student Council Representatives & ISSU School Reps from member schools attend to feed into the work of the ISSU and its policies for the coming years and learn skills to aid them in furthering student voice in their own schools.
Registration for 2024 is now open!
Dates: April 2nd & 3rd 2024
Location: Dublin
Regional Councils
Our Regional Council Meetings are held every year in the autumn time, in our 16 regions.
Any member school is entitled to attend a regional council meeting in their region, with non-members attending as observers.
These will take place in Autumn 2024 all over the country.
It is the role of each ISSU Regional Council to represent second-level Student Councils in their region and develop a constructive forum for local issues, and through this prioritise issues to bring to the attention of the ISSU Regional Officer Body.
Regional Officers are elected at the Regional Councils, and become a part of the Regional Officer Body (ROB)
Traenáil na nOifigeach
Is deis iontach í an traenáil bualadh le daoine eile a bhfuil suim acu i gcursaí na Gaeilge agus eile.
The Irish Second-Level Students' Union is delighted to announce that Traenáil na nOifigeach will be held in conjunction with Conradh na Gaeilge again this year!
We will be discussing ways to promote the language in your school, how to deal with negative opinions on Gaeilge, and how to organise events for Seachtain na Gaeilge!
Níos mó eolas ag teacht go luath - more information will be released soon
Skills Academy for Future Leaders
Skills Academy has been one of ISSU’s most empowering events for the past 6 years and it is not to be missed.
Skills Academy 2024 is a fantastic 3-day in-person, workshop and training event for young people to come together and realise their voice. We had a jam-packed agenda, featuring workshops, training and meetings with stakeholders and politicians - essential ingredients for creating empowered activists!
Registration for the 2024 edition will open in the summer.
DEbate your decision makers is back for the third year to bring students and decision makers together to create a more sustainable ireland
Debate Your Decision Makers is a National Sustainability Consultation Event for second-level students. In February, second-level students will come together with three main aims; to learn and be educated on sustainable development, to formulate a list of demands on behalf of all students that organisations, the government and other political parties can sign up to endorse, and to engage in meaningful conversation with their local decision makers (TDs and Senators).
The next Debate Your Decision Makers will be in Feb 2025