Fianna Fáil will spend an additional €100 million per year and freeze higher education fees at their current levels should it be elected, while reducing primary teacher-student ratios to 20:1, the party said.

The former president of University College Dublin has called for immediate action to address a 'national crisis' ahead of Brexit.

The Fianna Fáil leader has said third level education has been marginalised for far too long.