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Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU) Aontas Daltaí Iar-bhunscoile na hÉireann (ADIÉ)
President	Jack McGinn
Vice President	Máirín Harding
Honorary President	Shari Irfan
Founded	August 2008
Preceded by	Union of Secondary Students
International affiliation	OBESSU
Website	www.issu.ie

The Irish Second–Level Students' Union (ISSU) is Ireland's national umbrella body for second-level students working through the student council network in second-level schools. ISSU represents post-primary school students nationwide.

ISSU's activities have three stated strands: it aims to provide training, guidance and advice to students and to equip them with the skills needed to become involved in the decision-making processes in their own school communities; and it aims to work with other organisations to bring the views of secondary school students to the attention of policy-makers and the media; and it aims to provide services to the membership of ISSU on the principle that control of those services lies with the membership.

ISSU was founded in August 2008, from the remains of the Union of Secondary Students (USS) which had been in existence from 2001 to 2008. It is a member of the Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU) and the National Youth Council of Ireland.

During September 2009, ISSU modified its name from the Irish Secondary Students' Union to the Irish Second–Level Students' Union to encompass all Irish post-primary schools.

Students in Northern Ireland are represented by the Secondary Students' Union of Northern Ireland (SSUNI).

References

1. "ISSU Constitution". issu.ie. Irish Second–Level Students' Union. May 2021. Article1.1.
2. "Our People - Coiste Gnó".
3. "ISSU Exam Survey #ClarificationNow". SchoolDays.ie. April 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020.
4. ^ Kiernan, Lynda (18 May 2020). "Laois student elected as President of national secondary school union". LeinsterExpress.ie. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020.
5. "ISSU Website - About ISSU". issu.ie.
6. "Making a case for equality in education". IrishTimes.com. 20 May 2003.
7. "OBESSU | Members". www.obessu.org.
8. "Members - Irish Second-Level Students' Union". youth.ie.
9. "Cork teen: Why you should support the vote at 16". echolive.ie. The Echo. 2 June 2021.
10. "SSUNI | Secondary Students' Union of Northern Ireland". SSUNI | Secondary Students' Union of Northern Ireland. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

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• OBESSU

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