Category Archives: Campaign for Free Education

An archive of posts and articles from the Campaign for Free Education. Active mainly in UCD from 2002-2003

Minister of Justice feels the heat at Campaign for Free Education protest in UCD

Below is a report of the demo by Paul Murphy (member of CFE) Around 20 students joined a CFE protest at around 7.30pm this evening, at a Lawsoc debate, at which the Minister of Justice, McDowell, was present. We confronted the Minister and tried to blockade his access to our college, just as his government…

Campaign for Free Education and USI In Actions Across City- 14/11/02

A number of Campaign for Free Education activists took part in occupations today with the Union of Students Ireland. The CFE has been one of the most formidable opponents of fees and cutbacks in education since the summer. It has organized numerous on-campus demon-strations in UCD making it a place of hostility to visiting government…

College Tribune poll – Students support Campaign for Free Education

90.6% are opposed to the reintroduction of fees. 76% support the Campaign for Free Education (CFE) 53% are not satisfied with the pro fees SU president Aonghus Hourihane 59% oppose attempts by the FF dominated exec of the union to disaffiliate from the USI.

Campaign for Free Education take 17 seats on UCD SU council

Results of UCD SU council elections – more detailed results to come The results of the student council election count has been taking place this morning. All the results are not officially confirmed as yet. But the constituencies in which CFE candidates were standing are all in. The Campaign for free education platform, stood on…

UCD students barricade minister into building

Today hundreds of students sat down to prevent the minister of education, Noel Dempsey, leaving the Vets building in UCD. Barricades were erected to prevent his car leaving

UCD PROTESTS SET TO CONTINUE TODAY!

Yesterday, in what was the largest on-campus demonstration in UCD in years, over 300 students marched through various faculties on-campus in a protest organised by the Campaign for Free Education (CFE) chanting ‘What do we want? Free Education! How Do We Get it Occupation!’. After the crowd attempted to occupy O’Reilly Hall, only to be…

Students Blockade Minister In Buildings

Hundreds of students blockaded the Minister of Eduaction, Noel Dempsey, into the new Vets building for 2 hours. The Campaign for Free Education is calling for a gaurantee from the Government that fees will not be re-introduced.

Students occupy N11 dual carriage way in opposition to fees

The Campaign for Free Education occupied the Stillorgan dual carrageway today for half an hour. Hundreds of students gathered at 3pm and marched around the campus. The college authorities quickly locked the doors of the main buildings such as the Admin block.

UCD Students Blockade Fianna Fail Junior Minister

UCD STUDENTS BLOCKADE BRIAN LENIHAN TD. Today over over 60 students engaged in a walking picket and sit down blockade at the opening ceremony of the new Arts Annex in UCD. The protest organised by the Campaign for Free Education (CFE) came on the back of a meeting of ordinary students held in UCD last…

Student Protests Continue To Escalate.

Over 60 students engaged in a walking picket and sit down blockade at the opening ceremony of the new Arts Annex at University College Dublin. The protest organised by the Irish Campaign for Free Education (CFE) came on the back of a meeting of ordinary students held in UCD last week. Originally it was believed…