Students have today called for an end to adult "wage discrimination" at the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) annual congress today.

BASIC human rights could be violated if the Government presses ahead with proposed tough new rules on immigration, students claimed yesterday.

Class size, student discipline and pay will be put under the spotlight by hundreds of secondary school teachers later today.

The Union of Students in Ireland has renewed calls for a student accommodation taskforce to be established to address rising levels of rents students have to pay in order to attend their chosen colleges.

The Union of Students in Ireland are cautious about whether the investment announced today, €184m for third-level infrastructure, will be sufficient to keep pace with the schedule of funding necessary.