[…]Irish trending list on Twitter. The final figure of new student voters on the 8th October was 10,628 but students are expected to continue registering to vote at their local student unions. “10,628 new student voters is a force to be reckoned with,” USI president, Kevin Donoghue, said, “1 in 6 people living below the poverty line are students. 73% of students are suffering from stress or anxiety because of the cost of education. The cost of college for students is €11,000 per year, so college courses can cost between €33,000 and €77,000. For many young people, this is simply unaffordable. […]
Bank of Ireland cuts interest rates for postgraduate student loans to just 5.5% (5.6% APR) Monday, June 30th 2014 Bank of Ireland has today announced that it is cutting interest rates by almost half on postgraduate student loans to just 5.5% (5.6% APR). The move comes as students have finished the current academic year, and are looking at finance options for postgraduate studies. The new interest rates available at Bank of Ireland will make studying at 4th level a more affordable option. In addition, postgraduate students will be able to borrow up to €7,500 and defer repayments for up to one […]
[…]starting salary of €26,000. The same graduate nurses can earn far more abroad, up to €43,614 in Canada. When student nurses are interning they earn €6.49 per hour for the duration of the 9 month intern-ship, this works out as 50% of the starting graduate salary. In previous years this used to be 80% of the starting salary. USI and student nurses from across the country are telling Minister James Reilly, who previously said they can “emigrate or work in a fast food service if unhappy”, that they’ve had enough. USI President Joe O’Connor said: “The message to Minister Reilly […]
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[…]1: 9,283 x €250 = €2,320,750 Year 2: 9,283 x €500 = €4,641,500 Year 3: 9,283 x €750 = €6,962,250 Year 4: 9,283 x €1000 = €9,283,000 Total loss to local economy due to fee increases: €23,162,500 Total loss from UCC students: €25,056,550 Cork Institute of Technology Year-on-Year loss to the local economy due to grant cuts Year 1: 3,612 x €59 = €213,108 Year 2: 3,612 x €118 = €426,216 Year 3: 3,612 x €177 = €639,324 Year 4: 3,612 x €236 = €852,432 Total loss to local economy due to grant cuts: €2,131,080 Year-on-Year loss to the local […]
