State tries to aid stranded English-language students

Efforts are being made by government departments to help students affected by the closure of a number private international colleges in Dublin.

The Department of Education and the Department of Justice are in contact with some of the hundreds of students affected after the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service suspended some colleges from its register of approved course providers for alleged breaches of immigration conditions.

Because international students require their college to be on this register, it can affect their visa or residency status, and many have complained of being left out of pocket for thousands of euro paid in fees.