National News
Employer’s levy to increase by 200 million to help fund higher education in Ireland
The Government is seeking to increase the employer levy by 50% to help fund higher and further education and training by 2020.
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National News
Over 600 DCU students march in support of publicly funded education
Thousands of students marched in protest of student fees last Wednesday in Dublin Read more…
News Features
Is the proposed loan system the only way to fund third-level?
To pursue the job of your dreams, there is a pretty good chance you are going to need a degree to get there. As the scrap for college places continues, the government also continues to Read more…
DCU News
Future students could pay as much as €20,000 in loans
The Cassell report on funding higher education discusses abolishing fees but introducing a loan scheme Read more…
University News
TCD Students Against fees wants to “finish the year with a bang”
TCD Students Against Fees held a meeting on Tuesday to decide on their structure and the action they should take.
Articles
Defiance against student loans must be heard
Following the announcement of plans to introduce student loans, Sean Cassidy speaks about why students need to rally against this new scheme. Read more…
DCU News
DCU students fight against fees
The DCU ‘Students Againsts Fees’ movement discussed their plan on spreading their message to the student body in their launch meeting last Monday. Read more…
Students' Union
USI slams Ógra Fianna Fail proposal
The USI slammed the youth branch of Fianna Fail for trying to garner support for an income-contingent loan scheme outside of TCD. Read more…
News
Australian student loan scheme for Ireland
Irish officials will decide whether to have student pay back loans based on their income at the end of this year. Read more…
Student Life
A quality education: the third-level funding crisis
The College View looks at the impact funding cuts are having on universities and whether there is any solution to the crisis of third-level funding. Read more…