Lynch urges UCC to scrap ‘ridiculous’ graduation fee

A LABOUR TD has called on University College Cork (UCC) to scrap its plans to introduce a “ridiculous” graduation fee.

Deputy Ciarán Lynch said the university’s decision to charge students €65 to attend their graduation ceremony “beggars belief”.

“This €65 charge is an additional educational cost on students being introduced through the back door under the guise of an unprecedented graduate fee,” Mr Lynch said.