Students lose challenge to maintenance-grant cuts

Three students have lost a High Court challenge against cuts of around 60% to their maintenance grants.

Wed, 25 Apr, 2012 - 13:03

Three students have lost a High Court challenge against cuts of around 60% to their maintenance grants.

Medb McCarthy, a student at NUI Galway, Robert Johnson, studying at Dundalk IT and Iesha Rowan, a mature student at Galway-Mayo IT, brought the action.

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Courts Heathrow Person: Medb McCarthy Person: Robert Johnson Person: Iesha Rowan Person: John Hedigan Person: President of the Union of Students Person: Gary Redmond Person: Minister for Education Person: Ruairí Quinn Organisation: High Court Organisation: NUI Galway Organisation: Dundalk IT Organisation: Galway-Mayo IT

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