Students protest over planned €65 graduation fee

STUDENTS staged a protest at University College Cork (UCC) yesterday over the planned introduction of a €65 graduation fee.

Tue, 13 Apr, 2010 - 01:00

Eoin English

College authorities announced the new fee on April 1, which comes into effect this year.

It will allow the student and two guests to attend their graduation ceremony and the reception afterwards, at which tea, coffee and sandwiches are served.

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