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Hourihane losses referendum - USI must now step-up fight!

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Thursday November 28, 2002 16:04author by OK - SYUCD

Today UCD students voted to stay in the USI and gave a mandate to the USI to step up fight on fees.

The 'No' vote was 72.57% (2109), the 'Yes' vote 27.43% (797)

The No campaign was fought on the slogan "No to Fees, No to Disaffiliation". Despite the watering down of criticisms of the USI by some in the campaign, and the involvement of full-time USI officials in the campaign, the result can be interpreted as a mandate to the USI to escalate the campaign against fees.

USI disaffiliation was something very close to the FF SU President Aonghus Hourihane, this referendum defeat is another blow to his presidency.

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