STUDENTS may lose their right to vote because of election rules which are likely to prevent thousands of people studying away from home from participating in their local constituency ballots, it was claimed yesterday.

UP to 90,000 students could lose out on the chance to vote in the next general election unless it is held on a Saturday, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) claimed yesterday.

THE Government has been accused of presiding over a feast-and-famine situation in the difference between a TD’s salary and maintenance grants for third level students.

The Government was today accused of presiding over a feast and famine in the difference between a TD’s salary and maintenance grants.

STUDENTS have been urged to apply for maintenance grants in the usual manner, although qualifying income thresholds have yet to be decided.

THOUSANDS of students could be forced out of their homes and into dilapidatedand overcrowded accommodation, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) warned yesterday.

Spiritual rooms should be established at every college in Ireland to give students a chance to practice their own religious faith, it was urged today.