Students protesting against fee hikes and cuts in grants have thrown eggs at Taoiseach Enda Kenny during an event at University College Dublin.

Enda Kenny attended the protest in the form of a cardboard cut-out — but it was still the Taoiseach’s most animated intervention in the gay marriage debate so far.

Students can expect to fork out up to €4,000 a year in rent is some parts of Dublin, figures showed today.

RENTS in Cork city have risen strongly in the past year, in sharp contrast to other parts of the country where they have fallen or remained unchanged.