Student fees hike 'will force thousands to quit'

Thousands of students will be forced to drop out of college and emigrate if registration fees soared to €2,000 as proposed in the four-year rescue plan, it was claimed tonight.

Student fees hike 'will force thousands to quit'

Thousands of students will be forced to drop out of college and emigrate if registration fees soared to €2,000 as proposed in the four-year rescue plan, it was claimed tonight.

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) criticised the Government’s hypocrisy in claiming to invest in education while hitting them with a double whammy, which included a crippling cuts to the grant.

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