No fees paid for Republic students in the North

Up to 5,000 students from the Republic, enrolled in third level colleges in the North will be denied payment of course fees paid next term.

The decision follows policy changes by the North’s Department for Employment and Learning.

The change, which comes on top of a €13 million budget cut for the North’s Further Education Colleges, means that only students from the Six Counties will have their course fees paid, leaving southern students facing bills of up to €2,000 for an FE course.