More than 10,000 students have marched on the Taoiseach’s office over the introduction of college loans.

With nearly two thirds of college students online for over two hours everyday, browsing YouTube, engaging with social media, gambling, and accessing porn — it’s the ideal forum to target their mental health needs, according to a leading sociologist.

Public funding is addictive, and the withdrawal symptoms are painful. But everyone would gain from a system that puts students first so that university becomes an education again, not merely something to fill three years of your life. The model to strive for is varied institutions charging varied fees

I COMMEND the great work of Niall Crowley whose leadership in the Equality Authority and contribution to equality and human rights in Ireland has been outstanding.