DCU SU President Ed Leamy has just declared the result of the DCU referendum on the funding of higher education “null and void”. The option of a “fully free education system” had won the vote. FEE DCU will campaign for the democratic will of students to be respected and for the result to be maintained….
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DCU Students Vote for “Free Education for Everyone”. Recount Called by SU.
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…
Occupation #4 – Students occupy Fine Gael TD’s office in opposition to education cuts
December 5 2011. Students from the Free Education for Everyone (FEE) campaign have occupied the Ranelagh offices of Eoghan Murphy, Fine Gael TD. They are protesting against any cuts to the grant and any increase of third level fees. FEE last week occupied the office of Brian Walsh T.D in Galway, and this is the…
Statement of Support with USI Occupations
Today, Tuesday the 29th of November, several officers from the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) took part in consecutive occupations of two government buildings, that of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation for 15 minutes, and the Department of Social Protection for a longer period. The Free Education for Everyone (FEE) student campaign…