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Your Advocacy Officers for 2026/27:

 
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Nat Horan

President (Full-Time Advocacy Officer)

E: misupres@mic.ul.ie 

T: 086-0220686 or 061-400013 

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Adrianna Figiel

Part-Time Advocacy Officer

Will be contactable from September 2026.

For any questions in the interim, please contact MISU President - Nat Horan. 

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This Could Be You!

See Vacant Positions below for details. 

 

  • As your elected student representatives, you can talk to your Advocacy Officers about any issues or ideas which you have.

  • They serve as your primary student voice representatives on institutional and external committees, policy forums and key representational spaces where an elected voice is important for credibility and influence.

  • Contact any of your Advocacy Officers using their details below or simply stop them for a chat when you see them around campus.

What is the Advocacy Officer Team?

The Advocacy Officer Team is made up of 1 Full-Time Officer (MISU President) and 2 Part-Time Officers (current students) who are elected by the student body of MIC each year to lead them, represent them, and advocate for them in the next academic year. 

They are responsible for representing student interests, advocating on behalf of the student body, and implementing the decisions made by referendum and relevant governance bodies.

What Do Advocacy Officers Do?

The students of MIC are at the centre of everything the Advocacy Officer Team do.

The 3 Officers work together on any student issues; any Officer can help with any issue and their focus is on one thing: fighting for what students actually need.

The Advocacy Officer Team:

  • represent student interests on institutional and external committees and forums

  • advocate for students with college management and staff

  • champion student-led campaigns and action squads identified through democratic participation channels such as the Student Community Organisers

  • ensure that the student voice is to the forefront of college decisions

  • implement decisions made by referendum and relevant governance bodies

  • protect and uphold the terms of the MISU Constitution

  • are accountable to the student body

The roles and responsibilites of the Advocacy Officers are set out in Schedule 8 of the MISU Constitution.

Vacant Positions

The following position became vacant following the MISU Elections 2026 on account of a resignation:

  • Part-Time Advocacy Officer

Are you interested in creating real change in MIC and having an opportunity to earn whilst you learn?

Join MISU as a Part-Time Advocacy Officer 2026/27!

A By-Election to fill this role will take place in September 2026.

Email Representation@misu.ie to express your interest in this role or ask any questions!

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