Government must invest in underfunded third level system to ease significant burden of costs on students
[…]President, Clare Austick. Clare said: “We know going to college is extremely expensive in Ireland, with us having the highest fees in the EU, and these costs have been left to rise and rise in recent years. It was a huge challenge before COVID and now it is a crisis for many students and families. The figures published today are completely untenable. We cannot expect students or families to find this kind of money for three of four years in a row. Many students have lost part-time and full-time jobs over the summer months and throughout the year because of […]