An increase in foreign students enrolling as a result of Brexit is said to be a factor.

Students occupying the dining hall of Trinity College Dublin, have accused the university of escalating the situation.

"Take your €20,000 debt, your degree, and get out”.

Student loans which can be repaid after entering the workforce are “entirely feasible” and would lead to a “substantial increase” in higher education funding.

University College Cork students have narrowly defeated a proposal to charge them €50 extra a year to improve and expand green spaces and sport facilities.

Update July 11, 4.03pm: A coalition, made up of the Union of Students in Ireland, IMPACT, IFUT, SIPTU and TUI, has criticised the loan scheme option in the Cassells Report, published this morning.

Funding for third-level colleges should be linked to performance targets, a new report being published today will recommend.

Students should be charged up to €5,000 in fees each year, according to a new expert report on third-level education costs.

UK consumers are preparing a £19bn (€22.5bn) class action lawsuit against MasterCard, almost two years after an EU court ruled the processing fees the company charged for cross-border transactions were unfair.

University fees for Irish students in the UK could triple according to a Fine Gael MEP.

One drug firm received fees over €225m from the HSE through the executive’s High Tech Drugs and Medicines scheme in 2014, new figures show.

The elitism in many fee-paying schools masks unfair treatment of some staff being paid up to one -third less than even the lowest-paid young teachers at other schools.

There has increasing pressure on mobile phone operators to reduce roaming charges quickly.

Lawyers' fees will be under the spotlight later when Government officials responsible for State legal services appear before the Public Accounts Committee.

“Study now, pay later” models for higher education fees would lead to an “astronomical increase” in costs for students, the president of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has said.

The Central Bank has spent €119m on professional fees since 2011, including expenditure of €27.55m last year.

Sinead O'Connor has publicly slammed the team behind a recent performance in Germany, revealing she was paid only €500 for three shows - which, she claimed, generated more than €47,000 in revenue.

The Government should begin removing financial barriers to part-time study by increasing the amount of tax relief available for fees, says a leading academic.

Accounting firm, Ernst & Young (EY) has received fees from the Central Bank totalling between €21m and €22m over the past two years.

Pharmacists are calling for a reversal of cuts in professional fees under Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Legislation.

Dozens of students who have not yet travelled to Ireland yet could be caught for fees paid to the latest international college to close.

The cost of paying with plastic will be cut throughout the EU after European Parliament members voted overwhelmingly to cap their fees.

From today, consumers will no longer have to "opt out" of additional services or be hit with hidden fees and charges when they are making purchases online.

A major review of how Ireland’s colleges and universities are funded has been launched due to concerns over whether the already stretched system can cope with an expected surge in future demand.

Initial professional fees connected with its proposed merger with US banana producer, Chiquita, affected profits at Fyffes in the early part of this year, but the Dublin-based fruit distributor has maintained its positive earnings forecast for this year.

Tánaiste Mary Harney has insisted there will be no reintroduction of third level fees in the lifetime of the Government.

Environment Minister Martin Cullen has announced plans to introduce a nationwide system of "pay-by-use" waste charges.

Environment Minister Martin Cullen is expected to announce plans today to introduce a nationwide pay-by-weight system of bin charges.

The Union of Students in Ireland has welcomed a report calling for reform of the grant system for students.

Fine Gael Parliamentary Party Chairman Tom Hayes today called on Education Minister Noel Dempsey to apologise to the nation for his handling of the third level fees debate.

Students in private third-level institutions are reportedly considering legal action against the Government over its failure to pay the fees of students studying in private colleges.

Fine Gael and the Labour Party are expected to launch an attack on the Government's handling of the third-level fees issue in the Dail later today.

The Minister for Finance Charlie McCreevy says his colleague Noel Dempsey has managed to get a good deal from the Exchequer for third level fees.

Fine Gael has called off a nationwide campaign opposing the return of third level fees. The campaign was due to begin this morning.

Noel Dempsey¹s U-turn on third level fees was welcomed today by Fine Gael education spokesperson Olwyn Enright TD, but she called on the Minister to deliver on his promises.

It appears that the Education Minister Noel Dempsey has taken a u-turn on his plans for the re-introduction of third level fees.

Education Minister Noel Dempsey has announced that he will make a "major announcement" to the press at 11am this morning.

The Labour Party says it is regrettable that the Government has not terminated the uncertainty surrounding third level fees.

The Union of Students in Ireland has claimed that the Government's abolition of the students' summer jobs scheme will lead to a rise in unemployment over the next few months.

The Tanaiste, Mary Harney, has reiterated the Government's intention to "bring clarity" to the issue of third-level fees before the Leaving Cert exams get underway next month.