Students fight against cuts to grants

Protesting students warned they could not afford to eat three meals a day and so another cut to grants could not be contemplated in this month’s budget.

Students fight against cuts to grants
Wed, 02 Oct, 2013 - 01:00
Niall Murray and Claire O’Sullivan

Thousands of students marched in Cork, Dublin, and Sligo yesterday to highlight their opposition to furthers cuts to third-level supports.

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CourtsStudents' protestsPlace: CorkPlace: DublinPlace: SligoPlace: MaynoothPlace: Molesworth StPerson: Joe O’ConnorPerson: Danny O’DonovanPerson: Cian PowerPerson: Karen SheahanEvent: Grand ParadeOrganisation: USIOrganisation: CIT Students’ UnionOrganisation: CITOrganisation: UCCOrganisation: Institute of Technology TraleeOrganisation: Limerick Institute of TechnologyOrganisation: Waterford Institute of TechnologyOrganisation: University College CorkOrganisation: Cork Institute of Technology
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