About 70 students angry about an anticipated increase in third-level registration fees and worried about a cut in grants held a loud protest outside Labour Party TD Ciara Conway’s constituency office yesterday.

Government TDs will face the wrath of students if maintenance grants are cut and college fees increased in the budget, student leaders warned yesterday.

The Union of Students in Ireland has spoken out against Bank of Ireland's new postgraduate loan scheme.

Almost 45,000 college places have been snapped up by students through the CAO after the latest round of offers closed for acceptances last night.