be there or bejaysus It is now crystal clear that the government will attempt to bring in some form of student fees (quite possibly from Sept 09). Batt O’Keeffe has indicated that he will bring such a proposal to the cabinet towards the start of April. Therefore, the building of a movement of students, linking…
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USI Free Education Protest: Same Tired Formula, breakaway group attempts Direct Action
The Union Of Students Of Ireland National Demonstration took place today in Dublin city centre. The protest was called to highlight and oppose the threats of fees and privatisation in education. A crowd 400-500 students marched from the Garden of Remembrance to the Dail (Moleswoth Street that is) where the crowd congregated behind the Garda…
The occupational failure, where to now for USI
Much debate has been taking place over the last few days regarding the success, or not, of the occupation of the department of education on Tuesday. By engaging in an occupation we are taking a particular stance. It is a form of direct action which means that the action has a direct effect on the…
30 Students Occupy Department of Education
ABOUT 30 students occupied the headquarters of the Department of Education in Dublin yesterday in a protest over university registration fees.On the eve of the release of Leaving Certificate results, protesters from the Union of Students of Ireland held the sit-in at five offices and called for Education Minister Noel Dempsey to abolish the registration…
Campaign for Free Education and USI Take Action
A number of Campaign for Free Education activists took part in an actions today with the Union of Students Ireland around Dublin. 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 demonstrations in UCD making it a place of hostility…
Student Protest Ends In Sit-In
A Student protest that started today ended in a sit in in the Department of Transport Over 1,000 students took part in a demonstration against fees outside government buildings today. While the turnout was good, the protest lacked any control from the students themselves. The USI leadership had arranged for the protest to take place…
Students Occupy Department of Finance
A GROUP of university students occupied a room in the Department of Finance for three hours in protest at education cutbacks yesterday morning. Their peaceful protest came as thousands of students plan to take the streets of Dublin today for one of the largest demonstrations in years. The students entered Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy’s department…
Campaign for Fee Education take part in USI Budget Day Demo.
The Campaign for Free Education (CFE) occupied the Department of Transport as part of a demonstration against FF-PD cut backs in today’s budget. The USI demonstration was supported by the UCDSU due to pressure of the elected CFE SU Councillors. Hundreds assembled outside the Department of Finance and listened to speeches. Among the speakers was…
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…
Students Protest for Better Grant
In a demonstration outside the Department of Education, on Thursday March 7th, 2002 around 70 students protested against the pathetic level of the student grant. The demo was the result of a motion put to UCD SU council by grass roots councillors.
