Students face extra €50 cost for sports and recreation facilities

Students at University College Cork (UCC) could be paying an extra €50 a year to fund improved sports and recreation facilities if a vote that concludes today is passed.

The referendum to increase the student capitation is backed by the UCC Department of Sport and Physical Activity, and the university’s clubs executive which represents almost 60 student sports clubs.

If the referendum is passed, the €165 that undergraduates are currently charged in addition to their €3,000 annual fees would increase to €215.