The Student President of a Midwest university has revealed that students have come to her looking for money for food due to financial deprivation.
The Union of Students in Ireland and various students’ unions’ are marching on Dáil Éireann tomorrow to call on the government to use its rainy day fund to “tackle the student accommodation crisis and soaring cost of going to college”.
While last year’s Budget included a €1,000 cut to the €3,000 student contribution fee, it’s been hinted that Budget 2024 could feature a further contribution fee cut of up to €2,000.
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TUS Limerick Students’ Union President Amelia Lown says student austerity has got to the point that even feeding oneself isn’t a certainty.
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