Third-level education at breaking point, warns unions

Students’ leaders yesterday warned third-level education was “at breaking point and neither parents nor students can take any more”.

The Union of Students in Ireland called on the Government and education minister Ruairi Quinn to keep the costs of college “at the forefront of their minds” when drafting the October budget.

They were reacting to the Irish League of Credit Unions’ 2013 Third Level Education Survey which showed eight-in-10 parents are supporting their children with college-related expenses.