“In a press release issued yesterday, it has been announced by the Free Education for Everyone Galway Group that students are set to march against the arranged increase of third-level fees to €3000 by 2015 and the abolition of the Postgraduate grant …” (more)
[College Tribune, 21 February]
“The High Court will this week consider whether to order a reversal of changes to the student grant system imposed in the 2011 Budget – hearing from students who claim the changes have forced them out of college …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 20 February]
“Most students could repay a €10,000 college fees loan within 15 years of graduation if the Government decided to introduce such a scheme, according to University of Limerick research …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 16 February]
“Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn TD visited the University of Limerick today as part of the Issues in Irish Journalism Seminar and discussed the economic concerns facing Irish students …” (more)
[Kelly O'Brien, An Focal, 15 February]
“CHATTERBOX: What’s the talk of education ‘Three THOUSAND, you say. *Calls kids. Suggests new career choices: chimney sweeping/door to door selling/marrying millionaire*’ …” (more)
[Irish Times, 14 February]
“The President of Trinity SU and the Students’ Union of Dun Laoghaire Institute Art, Design and Technology have proposed referenda on their continued association with the USI …” (more)
[College Tribune, 9 February]
“Taoiseach Enda Kenny has backed comments made by Education Minister Ruairí Quinn that third-level fees need to increase …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 3 February]
“The Scottish Parliament was accused in the Lords yesterday of ‘discriminating’ against students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland over tuition fees. Peers from all sides hit out at the ‘unfairness’ of allowing Scottish students to study for free at Scottish universities, while those from the rest of the UK had to pay up to £9000 a year …” (more)
[Herald Scotland, 3 February]
“A decision by the University of Glasgow to undercut rivals across Scotland in the setting of fee levels for rest of UK (RUK) students appears to have paid off after applications to the ancient institution from outside of Scotland jumped …” (more)
[Aimee Beveridge, The Journal, 2 February]
“Fewer young people from Northern Ireland have applied to go to university in September 2012. Figures from UCAS, the body through which people apply to universities, showed there were 4.4% fewer applications from NI young people …” (more)
[BBC News, 30 January]
“UCD Students’ Union President, Pat de Brún, has announced his intention of putting a motion to SU Council that would call for a referendum regarding the Union’s stance on free education and free fees …” (more)
[Katie Hughes, University Observer, 22 January]
“There is a web site called SeekingArrangement which puts sugar daddies and sugar babies in touch with another. Apparently, large numbers of college graduates are signing up in the latter category, perhaps because of increasing difficulties in paying off student loans. There is now a ranking of the top 20 colleges among sugar baby sign ups …” (more)
[University Ranking Watch, 14 January]
“Irish third-level colleges could come under even greater pressure this year as fewer students apply to UK universities. There has been a 20% drop in demand from students from the Republic of Ireland for UK colleges compared with this time last year …” (more)
[Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 5 January]
“Rising college fees in Britain look likely to put more pressure on for third-level places here as there has been a drop of almost 20% in Irish students applying to study across the Irish Sea …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 5 January]
“The recognition of the need to have a real, honest debate about our education system, how it serves our students, our society and its integrity — and how it is funded — seems to be gathering momentum …” (more)
[Irish Examiner, 23 December]
“Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is mandatory for a third level student to pay full tuition fees when a student changes course before completion of the original course; if there is a consistent approach taken by all third level institutions in relation to such costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter …” (more)
[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 15 December]
“Pressure continues to mount for higher college fees, after the publication of a report yesterday outlining the funding crisis at third-level. However, any final decision on whether students will have to pay more to go to college may be some time off, as further research is now being carried out …” (more)
[Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 16 December]
[The Report itself is here]
“Sir, – I note Gerry Adams trotting out the usual Sinn Féin hypocrisy while trying to justify the austerity policies of his colleagues in the Northern Assembly (November 22nd) …” (more)
[James Moran, Irish Times, 8 December]
“The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has warned that a hike in university fees and the abolition of the postgraduate grant announced in the Budget will exclude thousands of would-be students from education …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 5 December]
“Macra na Feirme, the national rural youth organisation, has slammed Minister Brendan Howlin’s announcement of the €250 to be added to the student registration fee …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 5 December]
