By FEE UCD As has been well documented, when Labour became the balance of power under the Spring Tide, one of their lasting achievements was the abolishment of third level fees for all undergraduates. Next week, students of UCD will be asked whether or not they want to abandon this principle in favour of…
Free Education for Everyone is calling on all those who believe in universal education to attend this USI Congress next week – delegate or not.
Maynooth Student’s Union held a protest outside the Iontas building on North Campus on Monday the 12th March, when Minister of State and European affairs Lucinda Creighton was visiting to give a lecture on opportunities for graduates in Europe. This followed an open letter they sent to the President of the College, Professor Philip Nolan,…
By Sarah McCarthy (FEE Galway) Recently, Education Minister Ruarí Quinn and Taoiseach Enda Kenny announced that third-level fees will have reached €3,000 by 2015. Coupled with the recent removal of the maintenance grant for Post-Graduate degrees, this measure comes as a serious blow to current and prospective students. The same week as this revelation, FEE…
This Monday, 23rd January FEE Galway are hosting an open forum dedicated to how people have been affected by rising fees and falling grants. It will take place from 6 – 8pm in the O’Flaherty Theatre (NUIG) All are welcome to attend
After a mandate from DCU’s Class Rep Council, a historic referendum was held in DCU this week to ask students their opinion on how higher education should be funded in Ireland. The original mandate put before the council had four options for students to vote on, but left out the option of a “fully free…
Q: Do you support a graduate tax on third level students? Fine Gael have proposed a graduate tax to be placed on third level courses. This could see students paying anything between 25 to 64 thousand Euro after finishing their courses. At a time when taking a third level course is already an expensive option,…
To Gary Redmond, I am currently a part-time student, paying fees in NUI Maynooth. I am also a full time worker. I am writing to express my disgust at your statement below: From The Irishtimes online: “USI is saddened by the actions of a small minority of people who staged a sit-in protest at the…
Written in 2006 by current Labour Party Councillor, Dermot Looney. Dermot Looney leaves UCD once and for all with confidence in future radicalism.
The CFE was the Campaign for Free Education. It existed the summer of 2002 and the summer of 2003 and was predominantly based in UCD. Mary (MOF) spoke to two activists from the CFE campaign to find out what student activists today can learn from their experiences.