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The Union of Students in Ireland stands in solidarity with Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union and the Trinity students who have set up an encampment for Palestine on the campus.   USI also strongly condemns attempts by the college to fine the Students’ Union €214,000 for using their right to protest to demand the university cuts ties with Israel, as it carries out genocide against the Palestinian people. TCD Students’ Union and Trinity students have carried out a number of protests against the college’s links with Israel and against attempts by Trinity management to increase rents and fees for students, […]

[…]out.” The six main demands are: Permanent funding to bring student counselling services to a 1:1000 ratio of counsellors to students Increase in core grant funding for institutions to plug the €307 million funding gap in the third-level education sector Abolish tuition fees and move to a fully free higher education system Seize vacant housing, restore the eviction ban and introduce rent controls to affordable levels End precarious work in universities, among both academic and professional workers including postgraduates Implement Universal Design for […]