Students camp outside Dáil in protest at third-level fees

Ireland “Some 30 students camped outside Leinster House last night to protest against the reintroduction of third-level fees. The members of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) expect to be joined by hundreds of students from around the country today when a rally gets under way at 1pm. Today is the deadline set by Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe for Cabinet members to submit their views on the reintroduction of fees issue …” (more)

[Alison Healy, Irish Times, 15 September]

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